STA Ferret Rescue

STARescue ferret show - 19th August 2012

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On the weekend of the 18th & 19th August we will be holding our annual ferret show at:

The Flowing Spring Pub
Henley Road, Playhatch,Oxfordshire, RG4 9RB

Everyone is welcome (with or without ferrets).

Its a fun weekend organised by StaRacers - a group of like-minded ferrets with two main aims in life: To have fun and raise money for other ferrets and pets less fortunate than themselves.

The show - Sunday 19th August 2012

Blind judging starts 11am with registration from 9am.

Entrance fees will be £1 per ferret per class, 50p for racing.

Classes will be

Polecat hob
Polecat jill
Albino hob
Albino jill
Sandy hob
Sandy jill
Coloured hob
Coloured jill
Kit (under 1 year)
Veteran (6 years and older)
Disabled
Not Quite (minor ailments e.g. cataracts, broken tooth, no tail)
Looky Likey Pairs (gender doesnt matter, just that they look alike)
Child Handler (12 years old or under)

We've lovely rossettes this year for 1st to 3rd place positions, and we will also have certificates for 4th place plus some discretionary judge commendation certificates.

With the STAR trophies going to

Show Champion
Reserve Champion
Race Champion

Amongst the stalls there will be

- a raffle and tombola
- ferret goodies (cards, keyrings, hammocks and such likes)
- microchipping
- some birds of prey (courtessy of Norm and Iris)
- Creature Teachers (owl, reptile and insect encounters)

If you would like to attend with a stall
please contact us, the more the merrier.

Camping - Saturday 18th August 2012

Show Sponsors

We would like to thank the following for donating prizes

As with other years many of us will be camping on Saturday, hopefully soaking up the sun if its kind to us and having a good old catchup.

The food, drinks and hospitality at the pub is brilliant, so should be a great weekend.
There will be a BBQ on Sunday too.

And of course Nick and Hazel for providing the venue.

Ferret owners please read...

For the safety of your ferrets and those of other owners attending this show PLEASE...

DO NOT bring any ferrets showing signs of illness.DO NOT bring any ferrets that have had diarrhoea within the last 3 months prior to today's show. IF any of your ferrets has had Coronavirus/ECE (green slime disease) then this increases to within 9 months prior to this show, and we would ask that you dont bring any ferrets to the show even if only one showed symptoms. This is a highly contagious disease that can be carried by ferrets even if they dont show symptoms for upto 9 months. IF in doubt please contact us.If handling ferrets other than your own, please wash hands with an antibacterial hand hygiene gel in between handling different owners' ferrets, so as to minimise risk of cross infection. We will have several hand hygiene gels for this purpose placed on tables around the show area.Ensure clean bedding is used on the day.Avoid sharing bedding/toys with other show exhibitors ferrets.Clean up any urine/faeces straight away and dispose of in one of the black bags placed around the show area.Avoid introducing new ferrets to your 'business' on show day. It is always advisable to quarantine any new ferret(s) for several days.If a ferret is being dropped off for re-homing, only exchange at the end of the day once you have packed up and are ready to leave. These ferrets should not be entered into the show and must be kept separate from an owner's/rescue's show ferrets so as to minimise risk of cross infection. Ideally ferret re-homing should be done at an alternative venue but the Ferret United understands that sometimes this is not practical so please ensure best practice with all hygiene and quarantine so that any risk to other exhibitors ferrets is kept to a minimum. All clothing worn on the day should be washed straight away so as to minimise risk of cross infection.