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ADV Policy in Effect for All AFA Sanctioned and Sponsored Shows Last Update: January 2025 Previous Updates : March 2011 and September 2002 The following text is the current ADV POLICY as of January 2025 Beginning with the 2025 Spring Nationals in March, AFA will implement a new vaccination waiver process to ensure the health and safety of all ferrets at our events. All exhibitors and attendees bringing ferrets to AFA-sanctioned shows must:
To protect the ferret community, owners who fail to provide proof of proper vaccinations or knowingly expose other ferrets to communicable diseases at AFA events may face legal and disciplinary consequences. We are confident these changes will enhance the safety, inclusivity, and educational value of AFA-sanctioned ferret shows. Thank you for your continued commitment to responsible ferret ownership and for helping us build a stronger, healthier community.
The following text was the ADV POLICY on March 1, 2011 - no longer in effect The American Ferret Association is extremely concerned about the dangers of Aleutian Disease Virus (ADV), a communicable parvo virus that affects ferrets. To promote the safety of ferrets at shows and events, and to help educate the public about this serious virus, the AFA began requiring testing for ADV with the Holiday Ferret Expo on December 8, 2001. For all AFA sanctioned shows contracted after March 1, 2011, the following ADV policy is in effect as a requirement for entrance to shows by exhibitors and their ferrets. Learn more about what ADV is and what testing options are available. ADV POLICY All ferrets at an AFA show must provide proof of negative Aleutian's Disease Virus (ADV) testing within twelve months of the show date. Testing must be by the United CEP Test or the Avecon ELISA (saliva) Test and results must be:
→ A letter from your vet is NOT ACCEPTABLE. → Faxes or copies are NOT ACCEPTABLE. Notarized copies with raised seal are acceptable. ADV Waiver Statement The following waiver must be signed by each person bringing ferrets into an AFA show hall. (Forms are available in the show packet for each AFA event). No ferret that I am bringing with me into the show hall today has ever had a definitive positive test result on the United CEP or Avecon ELISA saliva test (POCT and ELISA blood tests are not acceptable). If in the past 4 months a ferret from my household (shelter/facility/ferretry) has had a definitive positive test result on the United CEP or Avecon ELISA saliva test (POCT and ELISA blood tests are not acceptable), I understand that all ferrets in the same household (shelter/facility/ferretry) are considered as being exposed. I also understand that I can not show or bring any ferrets from said household into the show hall today, regardless of their testing status. I also understand that just because all ferrets in the show hall today have been tested for ADV within the twelve months prior to the show, that this is not a guarantee of safety. I understand that the test is only as good as the day it was taken and I still need to practice SAFE FERRET habits at all times. Questions can be directed to afa@ferret.org. |
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