Oregon Ferret Shelter seeks homes for more than 150 resident rescue animals (Photos)

Tayla is a charming and playful sable siamese girl. Call the Oregon Ferret Shelter at 503-557-8369 for more information. Ellie is a very nicely marked year-old chocolate ferret with a cheerful disposition. Call the Oregon Ferret Shelter at 503-557-8369 for more information. Alecia is a big beautiful albino girl who is about a year old. She is slow to warm up but gets over her shyness quickly with a little prompting. Call the Oregon Ferret Shelter at 503-557-8369 for more information. 4 photosView the full slideshow »
Lucy is a fiery and playful sable siamese. Call the Oregon Ferret Shelter at 503-557-8369 for more information about her.

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The Oregon Ferret Shelter in Oregon City has many pet ferrets looking for a home. If you are looking to adopt a new family pet, please consider getting a pre-owned fuzzy from this local Portland-area shelter.

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Ferret adoptions are available for $100 through 3 years of age, and $60 for ages 4 and up. Right now, the shelter is having a special on 5-year-old and older ferrets at $30 each.

View slideshow: Adoptable ferrets from the Oregon Ferret Shelter

The adoption fee covers:

  • spaying or neutering
  • a coupon for a free visit to our veterinarian (Full Circle Vet at http://fullcirclevets.com/)
  • a current distemper shot
  • an AVID microchip that you can have registered in your name

The Oregon Ferret Shelter typically has more than 150 ferrets available for adoption. Right now, they have around 150 adoptable candidates (not including sick or elderly ferrets who for some reason cannot be adopted out). The selection is huge, all kinds of colors and temperaments.

All adoptions are by appointment only. Please call (503) 557-8369 to schedule one. The regular shelter hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but the shelter staff will work with your schedule too. The shelter is attached to the home of Chris and Dave Mathis in Oregon City at 17560 S Holly Lane, Oregon City, OR 97045.

Before they let you take one of their ferrets home, the shelter will make sure that you are ready for the pet. Their adoption form covers many basic questions, such as whether you have owned ferrets before, if you have other pets, if you have permission from your landlord (if you need it), and even such basics as if you have a cage ready for them at home. It's important to the shelter staff that you know what you are getting into and that your transition into ferret ownership is a smooth one.

If you would like to download an adoption form so you can have it ready to go, you can do so here: http://www.oregonferretshelter.org/ADOPTIONFORM.pdf

If you would like to see other shelter residents that are up for adoption, please check out the OFS’ listing at Petfinder: http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=OR12

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, Portland Ferret Examiner

Jeni Clark currently serves as the Oregon Ferret Shelter's newsletter editor, blogger, Facebook Queen, and webmistress for Oregon Ferret Shelter. She also volunteers for the Cascade Ferret Network and Alaska's Forget-Me-Not Ferrets. In addition, she has worked in newspaper, magazine, web, and...

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