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Dec
20
2009
Frisky ferrets find fans while staying high and dry at the aquarium |
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
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Frisky ferrets find fans while staying high and dry at the aquarium |
By VINCENT JACKSON, Staff Writer
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Trish Marion entertains Fabio and Farrah,
two new ferrets who entertain visitors to the Atlantic City Aquarium. |
Press of Atlantic City
December 20, 2009
ATLANTIC CITY - Some of the most popular inhabitants of the Atlantic City
Aquarium have neither fins, scales nor gills.
What they do have is energy, and a serious case of the cutes.
"Everybody loves them. They are hysterical to watch," Jack Keith, executive
director of the Atlantic City Historical Waterfront Foundation, said of
Fabio and Farrah, two 4-month old ferrets who have been entertaining fans
at the aquarium for the past two months.
The pair aren't the first ferrets to call the aquarium home. The facility's
previous ferret died in the spring.
The aquarium waited to see if someone would donate a ferret, but it didn't
happen.
So, officials purchased two ferrets - the darker and larger Fabio and
the lighter-colored and smaller Farrah.
It is possible to visit the aquarium and not see the ferrets at all. They
spend most of the day sleeping, unseen, in a cage in a husbandry section
of the aquarium, but come out for a 1 p.m. show. They also are brought
out for special events, either in a circular playpen or on leashes, according
to Christopher FitzSimmons, the aquarium's education assistant.
"It's always a good reaction. Kids love cute and furry things. Adults
ask questions such as, 'Why is a ferret in an aquarium?' We refer them
to the kids," said FitzSimmons, who looks after them. "I did miss having
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Oct
28
2009
Police: Man Stuck Ferret Down Pants |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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Police: Man Stuck Ferret Down Pants |
| 'Strange, Weird, Unusual' Incident Had Locals, Police
Laughing Wednesday, October 28, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's an incident
so unusual that when one local heard about it, she couldn't stop laughing.
"If you want to put a wild animal in your britches, that's your personal
business," local Michelle Klock said. "Who would want to steal a ferret,
bottom line. I've heard of people stealing snakes, but stuffing a ferret
down your britches? Hello."
Even police had a hard time keeping a straight face.
"Stuffing a ferret down your pants in order to steal it is not only stupid, but
it's a little dangerous," Sgt. Thom Bingham said.
Investigators said Rodney Bolton went into the Pet Supermarket store in Jacksonville
Beach Tuesday afternoon and stuck a ferret down the front of his pants before
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Oct
26
2009
2 ferrets found in dumpster |
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Monday, 26 October 2009 |
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2 ferrets found in dumpster |
October 26, 2009
WHDH Boston
BOSTON -- Animal welfare authorities are searching for the person who
tossed two caged ferrets into a Fenway dumpster.
A neighbor made the horrifying find Sunday.
One of the ferrets was found dead. the other was severely dehydrated.
The woman wrapped the thin, shivering female ferret in a sweatshirt
and contacted the animal rescue league.
"There is no need to leave them in a dumpster," said Danielle Genter,
of Animal Rescue League of Boston.
The animal is expected to be okay.
Investigators are hoping surveillance cameras behind the Peterborough
Street building will provide clues. |
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May
05
2009
Chief: N.J. man slits throat of girlfriend's ferret |
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Tuesday, 05 May 2009 |
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Chief: N.J. man slits throat of girlfriend's ferret
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May. 5, 2009
Courier-Post
Online
NEPTUNE - An animal protection official
says a New Jersey man slit the throat of his girlfriend's ferret after
the couple got in an argument. The animal survived.
The 20-year-old Neptune man was charged Monday
with animal cruelty.
Buddy Amato, animal cruelty prevention chief for Monmouth County,
says the couple got in a fight early Sunday, and the woman left and
called police.
Police say the man was taken into custody, and when the woman returned
later that morning to pick up her belongings, she saw that her ferret's
throat had been cut ear to ear.
Dr. Rosanna Scali said the ferret's throat had been sliced by a knife.
The veterinarian also found defensive wounds on the animal from trying
to fight off its attacker.
The ferret underwent surgery and has been returned to its owner. |
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Apr
10
2009
Teen charged in ferret's death |
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Friday, 10 April 2009 |
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Teen charged in ferret's death |
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Ithaca Journal
April 10, 2009
ITHACA - A Freeville teen is facing a felony
charge in connection with the death of a ferret.
Troopers have charged Christopher K. Underwood,
17, with aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class E felony, state police
officials said. Underwood is a William George Agency resident and
student at the Union Free School located on the agency's campus,
they added.
The case dates back to last autumn, when Underwood allegedly choked a ferret and class pet named Buddy, the officials said. The ferret
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