Confiscations of ferrets are pretty rare.  We haven’t had one reported in months.  The big dangers to ferrets is just getting out, getting crushed, dogs, and who knows what.  Ferrets are tragedy prone.

Animal Control doesn’t like to deal with ferrets.  These people are usually humane-oriented and know the law is unfair and hurts people.  The people at the Department of Fish and Game are hunters, they have a completely different mentality.

I have yet to hear of a search warrant for a ferret that didn’t involve an alleged bite.

I think your sister is taking unnecessary chances.  Ferrets love to get out and meet people, but sooner or later something bad will happen.  Try to convince your sister not to parade the ferret out until they are legal.

How nice you asked about websites.  We have two; www.legalizeferrets.org and I maintain www.ferretsanon.com for the San Diego chapter of Ferrets Anonymous.  I just redid it and hope people find it useful.

Thanks

---

Here comes one of those strange emails.  We started to make out our "living trust" and I know most people don't like to think about such things, but, one of the things we had to address was what happens to our little Rockette in the event we pass away or can't take care of her anymore.  I hate to think about it but we needed to select someone or some organization that would care for her. And I thought you might mention this in your email sometime.

Not planning to leave soon,

Rockette's mom

---