Take one look at a happy ferret at play, and you'll immediately understand why so many people love them. They're so effusively energetic, constantly moving, playing, and exploring - and when they're ...

In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 photo, Pat Wright, an advocate for legalizing ferret ownership in California, gets a kiss from one his three ferrets at his home in La Mesa, Calif. The ferrets live ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California's ferret owners are tired of being criminals. They live in the only U.S. state besides Hawaii that bans residents from keeping ferrets as pets, forcing an untold ...

Pets can come in all shapes and sizes. While some animal lovers may consider themselves “dog” or “cat” people, others enjoy smaller pets, also referred to as “pocket pets,” like ferrets. Many people ...

Ferrets are high-energy and unique animals belonging to the weasel family. Ferrets are extremely social animals. Ferrets compared to cats and dogs this is because they are animals who need to be ...

If you’re looking for a fun, non-traditional pet, ferrets may seem like an obvious choice. Unfortunately, they’re not as simple as you might think. In fact, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about ...

When we talk about training your pet ferret, we’re not talking about training it to do acrobatic or magic tricks, and it is doubtful that they will ever replace dogs on sleds or surfboards. But ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The difference between owning a ferret in Hawaii and one in Pennsylvania can be up to three years in jail – and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. That’s the penalty for ...