Fox Valley Ferret is a 501(c)-3 tax exempt shelter serving Central and Northern Wisconsin and the U.P. (and sometimes MN). We have been sheltering since 1995 and have never turned away a ferret regardless of age, veterinary needs or behavior issues. Ferrets inappropriate for adoption remain with us until they go to the bridge. We are 100% volunteer run and do not receive any government funding. We try to return all calls the same day, but the shelter mom works two jobs outside of the shelter, which include evening and weekend hours.
N3633 State Road 76
Hortonville, WI 54944
Fox Valley Ferret is a 501(c)-3 tax exempt shelter serving Central and Northern Wisconsin and the U.P. (and sometimes MN).
The majority of our calls come from the Appleton, Green Bay and Oshkosh areas.
Additional adoption info
We start with a phone interview to make sure the person has a realistic expectation of having ferrets. Once the person passes the interview (and not everyone does) we set up a play date for the person to come to the shelter and spend time with the appropriate ferrets. The adoption is done after the play date if appropriate.
Adopters agree to return the ferret(s) to the shelter if at any time they can no longer keep them.
We place a follow up call to the adopter approx 2 months after the adoption but instruct adopters not to wait for our call if they have any questions or concerns.
The adoption fee is $40 for a single, $60 for a pair which covers our cost for the vet check and distemper shots. We offer special adoption packages for senior or hard to place animals.
We do not list the adoption fee on our site because we don't want people to come here looking for "cheap" ferrets and because we can (and have) at first quoted a much higher fee to find out if certain adopters had thought things out and had resources to care for ferrets.
Appleton, WI 54915
Appleton, WI 54911
Appleton, WI 54911
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