From the American Ferret Association: Starting a ferret shelter/rescue should not be taken lightly. There are many good hearted folks who thought they were going to help ferrets and in turn ended up hurting themselves and others along the way. If you are new to ferrets and want to help then ferret out your closest ferret shelter and volunteer. If there isn’t a ferret shelter close then volunteer for your local animal shelter. Find out what sheltering is all about. Next, be sure to own ferrets for a couple years. It’s only after living and caring for ferrets that you will truly understand just what it takes to care for ferrets during the good times as well as the hard times. Trust me, when you are a shelter there are many more hard times.
The following was written by the American Ferret Association’s (AFA’s) current Shelter Committee Director, Mary McCarty-Houser, back in 2007 when she was asked to give some advice to someone wanting to start sheltering. Please read and if you can’t check off everything that is needed then starting a ferret shelter may not be best for you at this time. (Updated in 2014)
“Starting a Ferret Shelter”
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