Ferret Association Of Connecticut Inc

THE FERRET ASSOCIATION IS FOCUSED ON THE WELFARE OF DOMESTIC FERRETS. TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO CARETAKERS, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PROTECTION AND SAFE TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SHELTER EFFORTS FOR ANIMALS LOST OR ABANDONED.

SHELTER SERVICES: DEDICATED SHELTER FOR LOST OR ABANDONED DOMESTIC FERRETS; PERMANENT FOSTER CARE OF ILL/ELDERLY ANIMALS. IN 2021, 61 ANIMALS WERE ACCEPTED FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND (CT: 26; NY: 11; MA: 18). 48 WERE SURRENDERED DIRECTLY FROM OWNERS UNABLE/UNWILLING TO PROVIDE CARE. 2 HAD BEEN ABANDONED OUTDOORS. 7 WERE RELEASED FROM A MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY. THE REMAINING 4 CAME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. 52 WERE ADOPTED INTO CAREFULLY-SCREENED NEW HOMES AND 6 WERE PLACED INTO PERMANENT FOSTER CARE. AN AVERAGE OF 15 ANIMALS WERE CARED FOR IN 2021 UNDER THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM, WHICH PLACES ANIMALS UNLIKELY TO BE ADOPTED DUE TO AGE OR ILLNESS INTO A SCREENED VOLUNTEER HOME, WHERE THEY LIVE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE FERRET ASSOCIATION HAS CARED FOR 2,114 FERRETS OVER THE COURSE OF OUR 30-YEAR HISTORY.

PUBLIC EDUCATION: WEBSITE, PRINT NEWSLETTER, INFO REQUEST RESPONSES. AN AVERAGE OF 50 INDIVIDUALS PER MONTH REQUEST HEALTH, CARE OR BEHAVIOR INFORMATION AND ARE ANSWERED FREE OF CHARGE. INQUIRIES ARE GENERATED VIA OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND PHONE. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HAS ALMOST 2,600 FOLLOWERS. A TOTAL OF 58,000 UNIQUE USERS VISITED OUR WEBSITE IN 2020, WITH A TOTAL 70,000 SESSIONS. 93% ARE US RESIDENTS. MOST SEEK HEALTH & ADOPTION INFORMATION.

SUPPORT FOR OTHER FERRET SHELTERERS INCLUDING THE CANINE DISTEMPER FUND AND THE FERRET SHELTERS DIRECTORY. CURRENT PROGRAMS: 1.) THE FERRET ASSOCIATION FISCALLY SPONSORS THE XAVIER/A FERRET ABROAD CANINE DISTEMPER FUND, A FACEBOOK GROUP WHICH RAISES MONEY FOR FERRET SHELTERS ACROSS THE WORLD WHO SUFFER AN OUTBREAK OF CANINE DISTEMPER. 2.) THE FERRET SHELTERS DIRECTORY (WWW.FERRETSHELTERS.ORG) IS AN ONLINE, SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF PLACES THAT ACCEPT AND PLACE FERRETS. CREATED & ADMINISTERED BY THE FERRET ASSOCIATION, LISTINGS ARE FREE FOR SHELTERS AND PUBLIC USERS. IN 2020, 63,000 UNIQUE USERS VISITED THE DIRECTORY. 93% OF USERS WERE US RESIDENTS. 3.) EMERGENCY FUNDS FACILITATION: NON-US SHELTERS MAY ENCOUNTER SPECIAL RESCUES FOR WHICH US DONORS WISH TO CONTRIBUTE. COLLECTING THOSE US FUNDS INTO A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUND & TRANSFERRING IN A LUMP SUM AVOIDS FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS FEES ON EACH SMALL DONATION. FUNDS ARE ONLY PAID TO VETERINARY HOSPITALS. NO FEE TO THE DONOR OR SHELTER IS CHARGED.