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Greater Chicago Ferret Association

The Greater Chicago Ferret Association (GCFA) is an educational, rescue, and adoption organization.

We have been supporting ferret owners as the only not-for-profit, no-kill shelter and club in Chicagoland for the past 30 years. Our goals are to spread the word about keeping ferrets as pets, and to care for neglected, abused and abandoned ferrets.

In addition to offering resources and information about the care and needs of the domestic ferret, we shelter hundreds of these energetic, sociable animals each year while looking for loving families to bring them to their forever homes.

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Shelter FAQs

Chicago and suburbs, Northwest Indiana

  • 1. Interview
  • 2. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 3. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

Our volunteer adoption staff will discuss ferret care, ferret illness, your adoption contract, fees and any additional information about the ferret you are about to take home.

Plan on being at the shelter for more than an hour to complete your adoption.

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