Last year, Caputo-Lee, who operated Ferrets Unlimited, moved to Virginia
and disbanded the nonprofit rescue organization, which she had run from
her Cleveland home since 1992.
Armed with a substantial donation, Caputo had purchased a property in
Parma in 2006 for what would have been Ohio's only ferret shelter. At the
time, she was keeping the rescued ferrets -- which numbered more than 80
-- in cages in her Cleveland home.
After she decided to move to Virginia, Caputo asked other ferret rescue
volunteers to carry out her vision for a shelter,
While cats and dogs rank among the most popular pets, ferrets are the
top four-legged friends for Winnipegger Kelly Yager.
The owner of seven ferrets said she fell in love with the small critters
in 2001 after spending an afternoon playing with them. Since that time,
she's had 16 of them, each of them living an average five to eight years.
In addition to being a ferret owner for the past eight years, Yager
has also shown her love for the species as a volunteer with the Manitoba
Ferret Association (MFA). The organization runs a no-kill shelter, rescuing
orphaned and neglected ferrets, and raises awareness about the animals.
"I've been called ferret-crazy but I don't care -- I like them," said
Yager, laughing. "They're playful and very outgoing. They're a lot of
fun."
She said it's hard to see ferrets that have been abused and
Ten years ago, MaryBeth Stanistreet knew very little, if anything, about
ferrets.
But one night in 1999, the paramedic was surprised when a ferret ran
out of a bush and sat on her foot.
"I took him home," she said. A week and a bit of research later, she
had named him Chichi, was feeding him kibble, had gotten him up to date
on his shots, had purchased a cage, toys and was walking him with the
family dog.
Chichi had "won her family over," she said. As for Stanistreet, she
was hooked.
Now the president of the Ferret Rescue Society of Ottawa and Area, Stanistreet
fosters 30 ferrets in her country home.
There are a lot of misconceptions about ferrets, said Stanistreet.
"They are not wild animals," she said. "They've been domesticated for
over 2,500 years. They're wonderful pets. Cats can be indifferent
A pet owner from Carlisle has been
placed on curfew after he let his ferret starve to death.
Ian David Turner, of Hebden Avenue, Morton, pleaded guilty to causing
unnecessary suffering to a protected animal at Carlisle magistrates court.
The court heard how RSPCA inspectors visited the 25-year-old’s
previous address at Marina Crescent last September and found the dead
ferret in a wooden hut at the back of the garden with no food or water.
The floor was covered in wood shavings and soiled.
David Sharp, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, told the court that
a post mortem showed that the ferret had died from starvation.
He said that the animal had suffered and its body was emaciated, its
spine was visible, and it had not had any food for at least 48 hours
LA MESA, Calif. — In an effort to legalize domestic ferrets
in California, one of only two states to ban the critters, ferret owners
are asking for help from PETCO(R), the state’s largest pet supply
retailer. “Now we’re asking PETCO to support ferret owners,” said
Pat Wright, of LegalizeFerrets.org.
Ferret legalization proponents are working with Dr. Geo Graening,
a professional EIR Consultant with Natural Investigations and California
State University Sacramento to comply with the Department of Fish and
Game’s requirement of an Environmental Impact Report before they
will address the issue of ferret legalization in California.
California has the largest ferret population in the nation. According
to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (the largest pet trade association
------------- Shelter News ------------- Written by: Pat van den Beemt
Adopt one of these 'endearing' pets at Ferretstock
Barbara Clay holds adoptable
ferrets from Rocky’s Ferret Rescue and Shelter that she
runs at a former dairy farm in Parkton. Rocky’s is holding
its annual fundraiser, Ferretstock, May 30 at the Parkton American
Legion on York Road. (Submitted photo)
By Pat van den Beemt
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5/21/09
In 1994, Barbara Clay's pet ferret, "Rocky," climbed
out a window in her home and was never found. A year later, she visited
a ferret breeder to buy another.
But she found horrible conditions and a breeder overwhelmed with
230 ferrets. She offered to help find homes for them and ended up
creating Rocky's Ferret Rescue and Shelter. She set up cages in an
old milking parlor on the former dairy farm she rents in Parkton
and moved the ferrets in.
Clay has since arranged adoptions for 3,000 ferrets of all sizes,
ages and colors. Today, she has 30 ferrets available for adoption,
and generally keeps no more than 40 at her shelter.
Rocky's is hosting its annual fundraiser, Ferretstock on May 30
from 2 p.m. to midnight at the pavilion and picnic area at the Parkton American
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