Oregon Ferret Shelter

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Oregon Ferret Shelter

Oregon Ferret Shelter is closed effective April 8th 2021. Thank you for 40 years of support and helping us rescue & rehome over 10,000 ferrets.
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Lane Area Ferret Shelter & Willamette Valley Ferret Shelter are still in operation as of 4/10/21.

08/13/2021

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CHOMPER IS HOME!!!!!!!!!! OMG HE'S HOME!!!!!!!! HE IS SAFE AND EATING AND HE'S OK! ONE MONTH YOU GUYS!😭😭😭 Worst month ever! But we couldn't be happier! Thank you to everyone who helped look and share our posts, it helped more than you know! When our spirits were down, you brought them up! Chomper was found scratching from inside a vent facing outdoors into the complex. His dad was on another endless walk around the complex and heard a faint noise. Seconds later they were reunited😭
We are so happy and he's going to the vet tomorrow!
Again, thank you everyone!!!!!
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8/24: Despite various positive sightings, Chomper has still not made it home. But we are not giving up. It is imperative that if anyone ever sees a ferret, that you PICK HIM UP. He is friendly, and similar to a kitten, helpless on his own. It is beyond disappointing how many sightings we have had that came in hours later, or people saying they were too scared to grab him when he walked across their lawn only FEET in front of them.

For the right person, ferrets make amazing pets. They bond to their people and have unique, sweet, and quirky personalities. They are, like cats, carnivores. Not at all like rodents.
We miss you Chomps and we are so sorry😔
A great thank you to those who came out to help search. Your positivity and support has been more helpful than you know. ❤

Sunday 8:15 pm: IF ANYONE CAN COME HELP SEARCH WE ARE HERE LOOKING FOR CHOMPER!

As of 8/14 3;50pm, Chomps is still missing despite various vegue reports of sightings. If anyone can come walk the area in the oswego foothills apartments, park, & surrounding area, please come. We are exhausted and having trouble with sustaining the energy needed to find him. The more eyes the better. ❤💔❤

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3347 SE Umatilla Loop
Prineville, OR
97754

Telephone

+19713133622

Website

http://www.oregonferretshelter.org/

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Our Story(the short version)

Dave and I have known each other since high school. We became high school sweethearts and married shortly after graduation. We raised four children. Our third child, Sean, was responsible for beginning our love for ferrets. His pet, Buddy, came into our home, and the whole family fell in love with him. Sean wasn’t too pleased about sharing his new friend with Mom, so Mom went to the local shelter and got her own! His name was Spunky. Then Mom went back, and then again and again. Soon we had several pet ferrets.

After visiting the shelter that we got our first ferrets from, we noticed that there were many ferrets without permanent homes and in need of TLC. We started helping in the shelter, and shortly after that, we became a satellite shelter. The original shelter had been run for many years by Darla Murphy, one of the original ferret activists in the state of Oregon. We became good friends and helped with more and more shelter duties and ferret events. As Darla ran out of room, we started taking shelter ferrets into our own home. This lasted about four years. Then, Darla became seriously ill and passed away, and overnight we added her shelter ferrets to ours. This occurred while we were moving to our location in Oregon City. At that point, we decided this venture should have a name. Thus, we adopted the name "Oregon Ferret Shelter" in 1992.

The goal of the Oregon Ferret Shelter is to care for all homeless ferrets until a new permanent loving home is found. We are a 100 percent no-kill shelter -- no ferrets are ever euthanized due to lack of room. We offer sponsorship and foster programs. Someone can sponsor a special needs ferret that remains in the care of the shelter for $10 a month. (This helps defray medical costs for a specific ferret). Ferret adoptions are available for $100 through three years of age, and $60 for ages four and up. The adoption fee includes adult ferrets that are spayed or neutered with distemper shot and a certificate with contract for kits to be altered at the appropriate time. Distemper shots given prior to adoption are those appropriate for the age of the ferret kit. All ferrets are also ADV tested and receive an AVID microchip that you can have registered in your name. We typically have 40 to 75 ferrets available for adoption at the shelter.