Members of the Biggest Little
Ferret Shelter and the Northern Nevada Ferret Network write this newsletter.
The
NNFN, Northern Nevada Ferret Network is a group of ferret enthusiasts
who get together and talk ferret talk, how to raise money, how to
spend money, ideas, how to get the needed education about ferrets
out there, etc.
The BLFS, Biggest Little Ferret Shelter is a
no-kill ferret shelter where no ferret is denied the right to be a
ferret. www.renoferrets.org
New volunteers always welcome! The NNFN is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Well, it's done, the shelter is sort of closed. We're still around, to educate, answer questions, advice, recommend a vet, run the annual frolic, etc. We even still have some ferrets for adoption. We are now acting as a placement, re-homing referral, please let me know if you would be able to adopt these ferrets as I'm compiling a list of names. We are also looking for foster homes to temporarily take in ferrets, during the transition of going to their new home.
This
has been one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. I’ve put two and a half years of my life into this. Never ending
research, questions, vet visits, home visits, scrawny little ferrets
coming in day before dead, each day, I never knew what to expect. I had truly hoped that someone would take over the shelter before
I burned out. Maybe someone still will.
The vet bill is
once again outrageous. In order to adopt out the ferrets here,
I had to get their adrenal surgeries done, no more waiting list, there
were three that needed to go in and soon. So, they’re recovering
and are either in their foster or permanent homes.
So now what?
Well,
for me at least, my efforts are changing direction. I am going
to continue the educational booths at our local pet stores, and I
will do my best to let people know that there are plenty of ferrets
at Reno animal Services and the Humane society, and to refrain from
buying in pet stores as to not support the huge ferret mills. Maybe I’ll get lucky, and one person will listen, and that will be
one less ferret in need of a new home.
I’m also going to
really push proper ferret care. There seems to be so many different
opinions on what is right and wrong. Sadly, I’m still finding
books at the pet stores that still have mis-information, such as feed
your ferret fruits and veggies, or bathe them weekly. I might
have time to finally sit down and read every ferret book there is
and do a paragraph review on each of them, that is something our network
once talked about.
As far as this newsletter goes, I feel there
will still be a need for a newsletter, especially for the CA confiscates,
and the emergencies, and the education, new research, etc. So
don’t worry, you’re not rid of me yet :)
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