Greater Chicago Ferret Association

07/11/2024

Thank you to VCA West Suburban for recognizing us for Shelter Appreciation Week!

05/07/2024

July 12th is the last day to bid! GCFA receives a portion of all sales!

We have been chosen this week to receive donations in the Ferret Fabulous Finds Auction House! Please go on over to their group and bid on cool stuff!

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25/06/2024

On June 6th we had a small fire at the GCFA caused by an old light fixture in the bathroom. *All of our ferrets are safe and unharmed!* 🙏🏼

We were incredibly fortunate that our volunteer Michelle was present when it caught fire. Tragedy was averted thanks to her quick actions. We are eternally grateful to Michelle, our board member Rhonda and her daughter Mia who also rushed to the scene to help, and the Lyons Fire Department ❤️❤️❤️

The ferrets were evacuated while the smoke was clearing. We had some coughing but fortunately none of them required hospitalization.

The damage to the building was contained to the bathroom. We had already felt pressure to move due to our landlord’s plans to retire and sell the building and have been searching for a new property for over a year now with no luck. This event has put even more urgency on our relocation plans. Unfortunately as a non-profit animal shelter it has been incredibly difficult to work around zoning restrictions and unwilling landlords, and to find a property that’s suitable, safe, and within our budget.

We need your help. If you know of any properties or commercial realtors that could be suitable for us, please send a message. Moving will be expensive and we would appreciate any donation large or small. It will also require a large volunteer effort. If you are able to donate or volunteer (regularly or as a one-off when we finally move) please see this link: https://ferr.et/gcfa

Thank you for your compassion and support ❤️

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09/06/2024

It’s giveaway time!!! 🎉
It's hard to believe that The Timmy Trust turns FIVE next month!
We are so grateful to everyone who has helped to make this labor of love the success that it has become!
To date, we have been able to donate over $10,500 to rescue organizations across the nation - something that YOU have made possible! 🐾❤️🐾
🎁To show our thanks, we are giving away a $25 gift certificate on our anniversary - July 9.
How can you win ❓
Just shop!
Go to www.TheTimmyTrust.Etsy.com and shop to your heart’s content ❤️
For every order that is placed between June 9th and midnight on July 8th, the buyer’s name will be entered into the drawing. For every item ordered, one entry will be entered. For instance, if you place an order for 4 items, you will have four entries!
A random drawing will be held on July 9th and the winner will be contacted via Etsy messages
As a reminder, Greater Chicago Ferret Association is the recipient of our Q2 donation - a portion of every sale through June 30, 2024 will be donated to GCFA. Be sure to check them out!

02/06/2024

Sleepy 😴 ➡️ ANGY 😡

24/05/2024

20/05/2024

Some of our volunteers enjoyed the day at yesterday! Of course our first stop was to visit the river otter (aka water ferret) 🦦

We are so grateful for each and every one of our volunteers. We wouldn’t be able to rescue and rehome hundreds of ferrets every year without you! ❤️ and being able to support another local animal non-profit was just a bonus

(Transparency note: this outing was paid for by our vice president, no shelter funds or donations were used)

📸 by and

06/05/2024

2025 CALENDAR PHOTOS NEEDED OF YOUR GCFA ADOPTED OR FOSTERED FERRETS!

OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS FERRET MUSIC FEST 🎺🥁

• A song is not required. We just want photos of your adorable ferrets!

• You can pick a song that you think your picture relates to and we may choose your song theme for one of the 12 months.

• Any song era - any time. Song must be appropriate - no profanity or explicit language

• Photo must be a GCFA adopted or fostered ferret

EMAIL YOUR PHOTOS OR QUESTIONS TO: [email protected]

The Calendar Committee can't wait to see all your great ferret photos for next year's calendar ❤

24/04/2024

Woozlefest is This Saturday!

20/04/2024

Next Saturday Join Us at Woozlefest!

17/04/2024

I believe I blocked all the scammers for tonight. If you see them commenting on old posts please don’t comment on their comments.

02/04/2024

Happy National Ferret Day!!!

02/04/2024

01/04/2024

We were on tv!
https://wgntv.com/morning-news/from-the-330-show-a-very-special-adopt-a-pet/?fbclid=IwAR3_yfu3WkW92z4OmW6jnM2reK8NXzLQOaRbM1NEAzdCfxF8xKHlCM9Hd9k_aem_Abz6vAvCfYze1XChMddX2xNGauei9mYd4G4h1afjPiEH1IiyrQ3sGC9CCKQwMOLoyOFPquZd2-rIBrhZyiEElCO1

As part of our WGN 3:30 a.m. Morning Show on Monday April 1, we had a very special Adopt a Pet segment.

19/11/2023

We still have ferrets on our giving tree! Please note that when you choose someone please check your spam folder to confirm your choice. Please ask me if you have questions. :-)

The Ferret Giving Tree 2023 Greater Chicago Ferret Association Email Us: [email protected] Website: https://www.GCFA.comPayPal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LEFRFKDSVAYQJ&ssrt=1698633628251Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DD...

16/11/2023

** Link to order below **

Our 2024 calendar is here! It features over 100 photos of adopted and fostered ferrets from the GCFA, and of course has all of our events for next year on it so you don’t miss anything!

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted photos and of course to all who have adopted and supported us ❤️‍🩹 we are so grateful and so happy to see our ferrets happy in their forever homes

Order here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetFFjSXGGF3H5eWAMw61ktUBRWDoWqAwxR5HzLq1P5b8ZC-w/viewform