Dear FML, I am a ferret owner, and foster-mom. I am writing to ask two things. First, Can anyone help transport overflow from our local Minnesota shelter to any of the following cities: Jefferson City, or St.Louis Missouri, or Nashville Tennessee? The local shelter is crowded beyond the capacity that can be accomodated. There is a shelter that can take the overflow, and all these guys need is a ride. I transported 10 ferrets in November, but cannot make the trip right now because I'm scheduled to have surgery on Monday. Unfortunately all the foster homes are full, and there are over 50 ferrets at the shelter alone. We are in dire need of foster homes, and adoptions. The person who runs the shelter has not even been able to read the FML for months now, she's too busy caring for the sick, the terminal, and the newcomers. We have repeatedly appealed to the members of our local club, and those who came forward to help were just a minor fraction of the members. We have posted everywhere trying to find adoptive homes, but it seems that people aren't adopting when they can get a baby at any of the twin cities Petco's. We are trying to get Petco to stop selling ferrets, which brings me to the next issue. It has been suggested that there is some sort of regulation preventing the shipment of young kits to pet shops, for sale. We are seeing kits as young as 4-6 weeks old in our local pet shops. We tried suggesting that it was not legal to transport such young babies, but were told by the state officials that there is no regulation prevening the shipment of ferrets that young. If anyone can provide a copy of any existing regulation re: the age of ferrets that are too young to ship, PLEASE... either let me know how to get a copy, or better yet send it to me at [log in to unmask] On a final note, if you live in the twin cities area, and can either foster a ferret, or would like to adopt one, again: PLEASE contact me, and I will put you in touch with the shelter. The angel who runs the shelter cannot go on like this. She barely has time to eat and sleep. Christmas won't be coming to the Minnesota shelter this year. Dawn [Posted in FML issue 2530]