About the Shelter

A private-home, no-kill shelter, rescue & respite home for ferrets.  Federally registered as a Non-Profit Charity (501(c)(3)), licensed & inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture.  Located in Hazel Park, we serve the Detroit Metropolitan Area.  Browse through our site to learn about the Shelter, meet the critters up for adoption, get health & care information, find supplies or locate a vet or ferret-sitter! 

Shelter Stats as of 8 May, 2009:  We currently have 30 critters in the Shelter
2 Shelter Ambassadors, 1 Resident and 27 Adoptable Ferrets on the hunt for great new homes!

An old man was walking along a beach after a particularly high and violent tide had receded, leaving thousands of starfish stranded above the waterline to die. Ahead of him he saw a youth, bending down and then standing to fling something into the waves. Coming closer, he saw the youth was tossing starfish back into the ocean where they had a chance to live.  "Why bother?" the old man told the youth. "There are thousands here. You can't toss them all back before they die. You can't even toss a small fraction of them back in time. What you're doing doesn't matter."  
The youth pondered that a moment, looking at the starfish he held in his hand.  

"It matters to this one," he replied, and threw it back into the water.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
- Gandhi  

If you or someone you know plans to surrender a pet to a municipal type (aka "Kill") Shelter, please click here.

Catch Motor City Ferrets on TV!

Click here for a great article about Motor City Ferrets!

Dear little King, neglected to death by heartless humans.  Click on King's photo to read his SadTail.  Warning:  you may find King's story  upsetting.  

Click here for memories of our 2008 Ferrets, Folks & Fun Fest!

Please don't 
breed or buy 
while pets in 
shelters die!