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Jul
24
2008
Ottawa bus ruling: The ferret lacks merit |
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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Ottawa bus ruling: The ferret lacks merit |
Laura Drake, Canwest News Service
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Frances Woodard says she feels less stress in the
presence of Gyno, her pet ferret.
Chris Mikula, Canwest News Service |
Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008
Times Colonist
OTTAWA -- A disgruntled transit rider is fighting to have her pet ferret's
bus pass reinstated.
Frances Woodard, 54, suffers from agoraphobia, anxiety and panic attacks
that make it difficult for her to go out in public -- unless she's with
her three-year-old albino ferret, Gyno (pronounced Gino).
But OC Transpo, Ottawa's public transit authority, took Gyno's pass
away in April.
"He grounds me. It's like he senses I'm going into a panic, and the
petting and stroking calms me down. It gives me something to focus on
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Jul
05
2008
Ferrets are the new popular family pet |
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Saturday, 05 July 2008 |
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Ferrets are the new popular family pet |
05 July
2008
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Lauren Harrison
with Coco the ferret |
News and Star
For Carlisle pet-owners, dogs
have had their day. That’s according to Judith Nicholson, manager
of Nu Pets in Lowther Street.
Since she started stocking ferrets a year ago, they have become
her best-selling small pet.
She said: “People are buying them as a family pet, instead
of cats or dogs. It used to be just for hunting.”
Ferret breeder Judith owns 20 of the creatures, selling 40 in the
last two months.
She recently paid £250 for a studio photograph of her own
favourite, a ferret called Mitch.
“They enjoy going for walks, they’ll play with chew
toys and they’ll chase you,” she said.
“While you’re at work they can stay in a cage, then
when you get home they can go for a bomb round the house.”
To tackle the distinctive ferret smell, she gives hers regular baths
and douses them in deodorant. However, other traits are trickier
to deal with. Recommend this article... |
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Jun
21
2008
Zookeeper rescues ferret from death by finding her a mate |
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
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Zookeeper rescues ferret from death by finding her a mate |
Jun 21 2008
DailyRecord.co.uk
A ZOOKEEPER has saved a frisky ferret's life - by finding her a date
with a new male.
Edinburgh Zoo's Ross Poulter had to find a mate for his pet Two Socks
due to a little known medical condition.
Female ferrets, known as jills, get ill and can die if they do not mate
when they come into season.
Fellow zoo worker Kim Black mentioned she had a male, Gomez, at home.
The furry twosome hit it off straight away after they were introduced
yesterday.
Mr Poulter said: "Ferrets make great pets but if a jill is not mated
she can develop aplastic anaemia and die.
"I want to breed from Two Socks but finding Gomez may also have saved
her life."
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May
19
2008
Friendly ferret tickles the fancy of pet lovers |
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Monday, 19 May 2008 |
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Friendly ferret tickles the fancy of pet lovers |
The Maitland Mercury
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PUCKER UP: Parmila Ubeyratna of Metford with Madura
the ferret. |
EMMA SWAIN
19/05/2008
In a sea of loyal labradors, pampered
poodles and bashful bull mastiffs, Madura the ferret stood alone.
Donning a tiny multi-coloured striped beanie to shield his ears
from the chilly wind, Madura braved the canine collective to do
his bit for the third annual RSPCA Million Paws Walk at Morpeth
Common yesterday.
And while Madura was clearly in the minority he still had a good
time.
“I’ve actually wanted to bring Madura to this walk
for the past couple of years but I haven’t been able to but
this year we’ve made it and it’s been a wonderful morning,” Madura’s
owner Parmila Ubeyratna, of Metford, said. Recommend this article... |
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May
07
2008
ARE YOU UP FERRET? |
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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ARE YOU UP FERRET? |
7 May 2008
Southwark News
By Richard Benson
If you have ever walked around Southwark Park, or any park for
that matter, you will be more than familiar with seeing owners taking
their pets for a walk, writes Richard Benson...
But, for the last four years residents of SE16 have been casting their eyes
over some slightly less familiar pets at the end of one owner's lead.
When Dave Watson, of Abbeyfield Road, Bermondsey, goes for a stroll he can
often be seen with his three ferrets and two polecats. Dave explains how people
just want to stroke the pets.
Guinness, Tonic, Polo, Chocolate and Baby are not the individual names of the
members of a warped Spice Girls tribute band, but the names of five loved pets
that Dave and his wife Irene, who claims the naming rights, consider part of
the family. When asked to pick a favourite Dave chose Tonic, simply because
it's the oldest, so old in fact that Dave is certain it has outlived the life
expectancy of a ferret, which stands at six-eight years. Baby is the youngest
at six months old.
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