MISSION: The Greater Chicago Ferret Association (GCFA) is a non-for-profit ferret shelter and club that exists to educate the public about the domestic ferret as pets as well as the care and shelter of neglected, abused or abandoned ferrets.
ABOUT US: The GCFA is the sole no-kill ferret shelter servicing the Northeastern Illinois area since 1987. The GCFA does not receive federal, state or local tax dollars and relies on donations and fundraising activities. Since our inception, the GCFA and its volunteers who dedicate countless hours each year have rescued over 6000 ferrets; the majority of which have been adopted or fostered out to their forever homes.
Executive Board
Board Members
Steve Malec
Elected: 2008Other Positions: Shelter Director
Patty Petrillo
Elected: N/AOther Positions: Shelter Manager
Stephanie Dickinson
Elected: 2009
Jaclyn Ellis
Elected: 2009
Open Position
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Greater Chicago Ferret Association
PO Box 3
Lyons, IL 60534
708.442.8650