July 31, 2008
Coventry Telegraph
NINE abandoned baby ferrets would have perished if they hadn't been
spotted by a dog walker in a Coventry park.
Now they are being cared for at an animal rescue centre while they await
new owners.
But the prospects are slim as the centre now has more than 100 ferrets
awaiting caring homes.
Rose Morris, founder of Mercia Ferret Welfare, in Winston Avenue, Henley
Green, Coventry, is furious at the way animals are treated.
She branded those who left the ferrets to fend for themselves as "cruel
and irresponsible."
She said: "They should not do this to any kind of animal. These nine
little lives would not have survived this sort of neglect. Why they would
dump such beautiful animals, I don't know.
"Had they not been found, they would have starved to death - it's heartbreaking."
Rose hopes to find the ferrets a home as soon as she can.
The ferrets owe their lives to Matthew Woodhead, aged 23, of Grayswood
Avenue, Chapelfields, who spotted them in nearby Lake View Park.
Matthew was walking his dog when he noticed the ferrets spilling out
of a cardboard box after they had bitten through the walls.
He said: "I was a bit nervous about approaching them at first because
they were jumping in and out of the box and chasing each other.
"But I decided to go home, get my fish tackle box and put them in there."
* For information on Mercia Ferret Welfare, call Rose Morris on 024
7661 4811. The centre interviews prospective owners for suitability and
explains how the animals need to be looked after.
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