PERSONAL INFORMATION
First Name:
Last Name:
Street Address:
Please note: we ONLY adopt to residents
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and bordering counties in
Maryland and Delaware. We DO NOT SHIP ferrets.
City:
State:
Select
PA
NJ
DE
MD
County:
Home Telephone:
Daytime Phone:
E-Mail Address:
Are you over 18 years of age?
Residence Type:
Do you:
Do you have children under 18?
What is your occupation?
How did you hear about us? Please be specific:
PET OWNERSHIP
HISTORY
Please list the number, types, and ages
of any pets OTHER THAN FERRETS that you currently own:
Of any kind of pet that you have ever owned,
have you ever given any pet away, surrendered it to a
shelter, or otherwise lost it due to any cause other than
death?
Does your current veterinarian regularly
treat ferrets?
Name, Hospital Name, and Location of your
current veterinarian:
FERRET OWNERSHIP
INFORMATION: Skip this section if you have never
owned ferrets
How many ferrets do you currently own?
What are the ages of your current
ferrets?
How many ferrets have you owned in the past
that you no longer have?
Of the ferrets that you once owned but no
longer have, what happened to them?
Are your ferrets current on rabies and distemper
vaccines?
Have your ferrets been tested for Aleutian's
Disease (ADV)?
Has any ferret in your household ever tested
positive for ADV?
How are your ferrets primarily housed?
If your ferrets are caged, how frequently
are they let out to play, and how long is a normal "runtime"
when they are out?
Please list your ferret's current diet,
including primary foods and regular treats:
ABOUT
THIS ADOPTION
How many ferrets are you interested in adopting?
Do you prefer:
Are you particularly interested in any ferrets
you saw on this site? If so, who?
Are you looking for a particular color,
pattern, or other specific ferret type?
What is the age range you are interested
in? (check all that apply)
How do you plan to primarily house this/these
ferrets?
POLICY
AND GUIDELINE INFORMATION
The Pennsylvania Ferret Club & Shelter
maintains policies about our adoptions which are clearly
outlined in our adoption contract. If you are approved
for adoption, you will be required to agree to and sign
this contract. The following questions will make you aware
of some of our policies that we strictly enforce, so that
you can make a sound decision about adoption from our
organization. After each question below, please check
"yes," "no," or "more information."
If you check "more information" we will be happy
to explain the policy fully to you or answer any questions
you have.
We require that all adopters provide only
a high-quality cat or ferret food to any ferrets adopted
from the PFCS. These foods cost more than grocery store-bought
cat foods. Do you agree to feed these types of food?
We require that all adopters provide annual
distemper and rabies vaccines to any ferret adopted from
the PFCS. Will you adhere to this policy?
Ferrets are particularly susceptible to
certain serious illnesses, such as insulinoma and adrenal
disease. These illnesses can be detected early and treatment
administered, however. For early detection, annual veterinary
visits are required, and beginning at the age of four,
bloodwork should be routinely performed. These tests can
run from $75 to $125. Are you willing to have these tests
run annually?
The cost of medical treatment for ferrets
can be costly, particularly in their older years. If your
adopted ferret(s) become ill, we require that any reasonable
medical tests and procedures be performed, and that euthanasia
NOT be elected as an alternative to treatment for financial
reasons. Do you agree to provide all necessary care?
If for any reason you find that you are
no longer able to provide a suitable home for any ferret
that you adopt from the PFCS, or if the ferret(s) that
you adopted from the PFCS require medical treatment that
you cannot afford to provide, we REQUIRE that the ferret(s)
be returned to the PFCS and that you will not give or
sell the ferret(s) to anyone else. Will you adhere to
this policy?
Please use the space below to tell us more
about yourself, your household, your family, and/or your
pets. Help us to get to know the family that our ferret(s)
will become a part of! Perhaps tell us how you learned
about ferrets, or why you like them. This portion of the
application can oftentimes be the most determining factor
in our adoption decision, so write as much as you like!
We know that this application is long and
comprehensive. However, due to the high volume of ferrets
that come through our shelter, and the reasons they wound
up with us in the first place, we feel that it is our
responsibility to be extremely thorough in our screening
process. We want to find only the very best of homes for
the ferrets in our care, and if you are the kind of home
that we're looking for, you will understand the need for
our thorough process, and you won't mind filling out our
lengthy application.
