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The GCFA has gone international!

This June, we worked with the Ferret Association of Connecticut (FACT) and other shelters in the US and Canada as part of a large operation to rescue 24 ferrets that were retiring from a private Canadian breeder. This was a herculean effort run by Vanessa Gruden from FACT which we were honored to be a…

Local Ferret Shelter Asks for Support after Fire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michelle Williams 740-395-3421 williams.michellef@gmail.com LYONS, June 6 2024 — A faulty wire in a light fixture started a fire at The Greater Chicago Ferret Association (GCFA). A volunteer called 911 as the not-for-profit, no-kill ferret shelter was filling with smoke. The Lyons Fire Department (LFD) rushed to the shelter located on Odgen…