Beginning February 24th 1999 and running through the 26th Shelters That Adopt and Rescue (STAR*) will have a booth at the Humane Society of the United States EXPO 99 being held in Orlando, Florida. Chere McCoy and Barbara Choniaki will be manning the booth. Ferrets always benefit from Ferret people's participation in this show. We hand out all kinds of information regarding Ferret Care & Shelter. You can help us make this the best show ever. We need ferret informational handouts for the show. If your Club, Organization or Shelter have printed handouts regarding Ferret Care, Veterinary Contacts, info about your Ferret Club or Organization or other Ferret related Information we want you to participate by sending us the handouts to put on the tables. The people who attend the show run Humane Society Shelters from all over the United States; also attending are Veterinarians, Animal Care Givers, Disaster Response (for the animals) and many many others. We have made up cards for each state so it will be easy for the attendee's to get information for contacts in their state. It is an absolute fact that handouts in previous years at the HSUS EXPO's have saved many hundreds of ferret lives. Also participation and discussion at the HSUS EXPO 96 in Las Vegas Nevada led the HSUS change in policy which declared the ferret "As with any companion animal, domestic ferrets deserve lifelong, responsible homes and caretakers." Also added was "Animal shelters should develop ferret placement policies that are consistent with state laws...Whenever possible shelters should work with responsible local ferret- adoption groups that can assist in the placement of homeless ferrets in lifelong homes...," and of course On disaster response planning "Ferrets should be included in local emergency-rescue and disaster-management plans..." So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get your information handouts to us for this all important show. We need your handouts to arrive at the below address no later than 20 February 1999 - be sure and send them out by the 16th to insure we receive them. Send your handouts to: Chere McCoy 8775 20th Street, Lot 614 Vero Beach, FL 32966 Congratulations to Linda Harrah of Ferret Sense (of Ohio) for sending the first handouts. Lets do it for our Children of Fur. Your information will help us SAVE FERRETS - ACT NOW [Posted in FML issue 2578]