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 ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO (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 number of ...

A ferret is an awfully cute little creature that resembles a weasel. Their scientific name, Mustela purorious furo literally means "little smelly thief." That may well have been a deserving name for ...

Which ferret cages are best? Ferrets’ natural curiosity and energy make them fun, popular pets. While time spent playing with their owner is crucial for a ferret’s health and happiness, it’s also ...

Ndivhuwo Shivambu works for the Tshwane University of Technology. She receives funding from the Tshwane University of Technology, the Faculty of Sciences and the Department of Nature Conservation. She ...