Greetings all. Normally we would not post such a letter to the FML asking for help, but recently we have been experiencing a large number of 'turn-in's and 'lost' ferrets in our shelter. Generally we have anywhere from 2-7 adult ferrets seeking new homes to love and care for them, but here in the past two weeks the tables have turned. The same is true of the other shelters here in Phoenix that we are aware of. Right now we have 10 adorable fuzzies in the shelter and possibly 3 more coming later this week. All of these ferrets are under 4 years of age and all are healthy, happy and have had their distemper vaccinations. Of the 10, there is one adorable albino male (blind) that could use a very special home. If you live in or near Arizona and are looking for a new companion ferret or could be a great home to a 'temporarily displaced' fuzzie, please take the time to peek at our shelters/rescues page at: http://www.wuzzles.com/ferrets/rescues/ If you would be interested in adopting one of these wonderful little guys, please give us a call at (602)547-0031 and we can give you more information about them. On another note: As I mentioned in the above paragraph, we've had quite a few 'lost' ferrets in the past few weeks. Most of these have been found by strangers and turned into the Humane Society. From the Humane Society they come here for their 'beauty treatment and quarantine'. After at least a weeks time, we post them and make them available for adoption. Of course we make all the necessary regular phone calls to the other shelters, the Pet Line and any of the breeders that we are aware of. Unfortunately in many cases we are not able to locate the parents and eventually the pet is placed in a new home. Here's my point.... PLEASE! Make sure you know where your ferret is at all times. If they are not caged while they are not being monitored, make sure they are somewhere where they are safe and get can't outside. Here in Arizona the outdoors poses many dangers the greatest of which is the incredible heat, not to mention dogs, cats and the abundance of pools and cars. If your ferret has become lost, don't give up! Make all the phone calls you can think of. Pet stores, vet clinics, animal control, Humane Society, shelters, breeders and anyone that might even remotely have come across your ferret. Okay, enough of my soap box speech..... Kevin & Julie Groninga 'West Valley Wuzzles!' Ferret Breeding, Rescue & Shelter http://www.wuzzles.com/ferrets/ [Posted in FML issue 2681]