{"id":114905,"date":"2006-09-28T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-28T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/promise-of-a-new-home-may-doom-non-profit-ferret-shelter-with-over-100-animals\/"},"modified":"2006-09-28T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-28T21:30:00","slug":"promise-of-a-new-home-may-doom-non-profit-ferret-shelter-with-over-100-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/promise-of-a-new-home-may-doom-non-profit-ferret-shelter-with-over-100-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Promise of a New Home May Doom Non Profit Ferret Shelter with Over 100 Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS SOURCE: Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter<\/strong><\/p>\n

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sept. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Since the announcement of an anonymous couple being willing to donate to purchase a building for Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter, things have gone horribly wrong. According Shelter Director Jean Caputo-Lee, surrenders are up 70%, couple that with mounting veterinary costs ($9500 in six months), and a severe decline of donations, the shelter is looking at a grim future.<\/p>\n

\"\"“Things have just gone from bad to worse since the announcement,” states Caputo-Lee. “We were hoping people would be supportive, the opposite has happened. People expect this couple to support the shelter and provide a building. People think the government funds the shelter, they don’t.”<\/p>\n

*(Photo Caption: Looking for a forever home.)<\/em><\/p>\n

“We are trying to set precedence; we want to provide better service to Northern Ohio. We need the support of Northern Ohio, and the ferret community. We desperately need volunteers.”<\/p>\n

Ferrets Unlimited fund raising attempts have fallen short of normal operating costs, they also need to purchase items for a building.<\/p>\n

When asked why it is necessary, Caputo-Lee replies, “We specialize in ferrets care, making it one less for local municipality kennels, and Humane Societies to worry about. We provide education; an educated pet owner is a happier pet owner.”<\/p>\n

“Some ferrets we have would have been considered unadoptable due to health issues, training, or abuse. We change that.”<\/p>\n

“We get the necessary surgery, we work with the abused, and we help trust and love again; then we find them homes. There is no such thing as an unadoptable animal; it is just a matter of time to find the right home.”<\/p>\n

“What happens if we close because of good intentions (the promise of a building)? There are over 100 animals here, some needing surgery, some are elderly.” <\/p>\n

“The shelter survived for 12 years. 2003, when I had Stage 4 CANCER, and lost my left hamstring, it survived. Nevertheless, it looks like the shelter will not survive good intentions. It just isn’t right.”<\/p>\n

For more information, call:<\/strong> Jean at +1-216-749-3885<\/p>\n

Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter is a non-profit charity under IRS Code 501 (c) (3). Located at: 4116 Bucyrus Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Donations are tax deductible.<\/p>\n

News issued by: Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter<\/p>\n

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Original Story ID: (2043) :: 2006-09-0928-002<\/small><\/p>\n

Original Keywords: Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter, Cleveland Ohio Non Profit, Jean Caputo-Lee, animal rescue, ferrets adoption, non-profit charity, Northern Ohio ferret community, support, donations Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter <\/small><\/p>\n

NEWS SOURCE: Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter<\/strong> | Published: 2006-09-28 17:30:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sept. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Since the announcement of an anonymous couple being willing to donate to purchase a building for Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter, things have gone horribly wrong. According Shelter Director Jean Caputo-Lee, surrenders are up 70%, couple that with mounting veterinary costs ($9500 in six months), and a severe decline of donations, the shelter is looking at a grim future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9780,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"singles-wide.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19937],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases-archive","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":504,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}