06/06/2026
Just to clarify from someone who was sadly damaged by all the rumours and whispers.
I can’t share this post as it’s only a select audience. If anyone wants or needs the ins and outs and her explanation if it’s effected you please just ask.
I feel no hate towards them and will not engage in petty behaviour or condone any malice towards them.
What’s done is done and let’s draw a line and learn from this. This is purely setting the record straight without a huge essay.
The issue was with many they thought they were talking and dealing with a Joseph reeder and also a Johnathan reeder depending what platform you were on.
That’s why people were hurt more than anything including myself. With so many scams about honesty is more than ever important.
The rescue was accused of breeding due to ocean city shows and lighthouse Ferrety being connected via the ferrets breeding names and ferretige.
Sadly many people have confused myself the rescue as being Ellie who they think runs the rescue. No idea why this still happens.
So consequently I (Vicky) got accused of breeding as a rescue with no way to prove it as I was in the dark.
Consequently this got the ball rolling to the rescue loosing vital funds and the trust of the public thinking a rescue was breeding. Donations are hard enough to come by.
Even trying to join the lighthouse page I was refused and felt personally they didn’t want even me to know which hurts considering all the years and advice given out.
After a long time of speculation I myself set up a fake account and was finally let into the group which meant I could finally confirm what I was told and suspected.
I was now talking to a man named Johnathan that said his partner would deal with kit meets and FaceTime me.
That’s why people were hurt more than anything including myself as they’ve felt deceived.
I’d given many chances along with other people to come clean. Asked where ferrets and kits had come from only to be lied to or met with evasion. Others have asked too. Even directly.
Im sure no one would have had an issue with them breeding at all. They’d of supported a good local breeder. I’d of happily recommended somone locally producing decent healthy responsibly bread kits when I’m often asked if I know of any.
Even as a rescue I know we need good breeders but open honest and upfront about it all.
The petty bickering and slander by a few in the ferret community is ripping it apart.
If anyone truly does have an issue with myself you are welcome to contact me directly.
To hear I along with Claire my volunteer was being slandered at shows is not right.
Other shows being slandered is sad to hear too.
Whether this is fact or fiction no one truly knows.
I’d like to think fiction as tend to think the best of people.
People need to stop idle gossip and bad mouthing. We are not children!
We all have a shared passion for ferrets and love. That should hold us togeather not rip us apart.
Now it’s suggested malice intent towards me and I’m untrustworthy. Not directly by Ellie but associates.
That speaks volumes about a persons character and is truly petty and quite concerning.
I will say this that if anyone tries to harm my rescue and ferrets let’s just say a very old ugly version of me will rear its head.
I do not want to meet that person. I have chilled with age.
Yes I was deceptive when I created a fake account recently to finally get to the truth as had exhausted other options and did not want to blow this up and cause grief. Maybe I should have just confronted them sooner but I felt I’d not of got the whole truth and had already felt I’d given a fair chance.
Sadly I now feel judged to be the bad person causing stress and upset.
Truth is I’m beyond caring.
I’m too long in the tooth for that and this reminds me of school drama.
Life too short.
So if anyone has an issue with me directly please feel free to get in contact.
I will however be closed for the next week as well and truly need a brake from people.
Running a rescue Is hard enough without all the added unnecessary drama.
I wish this person all the best in the future of breeding and the rescue will always be there for advice if needed.
Trust is a fragile thing. Easily broken and hard to repair.
What happens next Is out of my control but I’ll continue to carry on as I always have done. Pick myself up and brush myself off.
