Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter Support

If you ever think that a donation to a shelter can't make a difference because it's not "big enough", or that it won't really help, please take a look at Angelo.
Angelo was found loose on a trail, very dehydrated and nearly starved to death. He was brought to the shelter and nursed to health. He's now living out his days at one of our foster homes.
Miracles like this are not possible without the generous support of all of you.

Angelo when he arrived	Angelo today

The Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter is a Washington State non-profit group with Federal 501(c)3 non-profit status.

There are several ways to help the shelter.

You can support the shelter effortlessly and at no cost to yourself while you shop online!

Donate money (via PayPal, check or by sponsoring a ferret or two!).

Donate gear and supplies (cages, blankets, etc.).

Volunteer! Shelter hours are Saturdays from 10am-3pm. We can always use cage cleaners, people to play with the ferrets and adoption advisors (speaking to the public about the pros/cons of ferret ownership).

Apply to be a foster home!

If you have any questions about donations, contact the shelter staff.

Donating Money

Monetary donations via check or PayPal are always welcome. Donations are used exclusively for the benefit of our ferrets. Many large corporations will match their employees' donations to 501(c)3 organizations. If you are interested in a corporate matching donation, have your employer contact the shelter so the necessary paperwork can be done.

You can also choose to sponsor a ferret or two. Sponsorships go toward food, utilities, bedding, medication, etc. for both our adoptable and foster animals.

Please send all checks and sponsorship forms to:

Donating Supplies

The shelter can always use donated ferret supplies and equipment. If you have anything you'd like to donate that's not listed on our wish list, please email the shelter to see if your items might be useful.

Donating Time

We can always use help cleaning cages, trimming nails and giving the ferrets attention. If you would like to come by, volunteer hours are from 10am-3pm every Saturday.

Of course, one of the best ways you can support the shelter is to adopt or foster one (or two, or three, or ???) ferrets. We'd be happiest if all of our fuzzies found great new homes!

Ferrety Fashions

Visit our online store at Cafe Press for fun t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, etc. with our logo.

Cages, Galore!

The Shelter has used cages, bedding and other supplies for sale. We have just about everything needed to bring home your new pet today!

iGive

If you regularly shop online, please consider joining iGive. Doing so will donate a percentage of your purchase directly to the shelter. There are dozens of merchants you can choose from, even ones that are not directly ferret related. Once you have joined, head to the iGive Mall and start shopping! Depending on the merchant's policies, they will give one or two percent of your purchase price to the shelter -- at no cost to you. You're going to be shopping online anyway -- please try to remember us when you do!

GoodSearch

What if the Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter the Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!

Amazon.com

If you are online purchasing books (ferret related or not!), you can easily benefit the shelter for free by using one of our affiliate shopping links. Our merchant partners donate a percentage of their profits to the shelter, so everything you buy from them helps us out at no cost to you! Check out our book suggestions below or jump right to Amazon.com.

Ferrets for Dummies
This is an excellent book covering the history and husbandry of ferrets.

Training Your Pet Ferret
This Barron's guide is the only volume available that speaks directly to the issue of training a ferret.

The Wit and Wisdom of the Modern Ferrets
From the publishers of Modern Ferret magazine

Other recommended ferret titles: