I saw this article at the end of last week and didn’t want to read it, as I knew I would be so upset at the thought of someone’s pet ferret (the English refer to sable ferrets as polecats) being savaged by a dog.

But then I thought, no … it’s important to make a point to ALL ferret owners who take their pets walkabout.

Please, please, please ALWAYS pick up your ferret if you see a dog nearby. Even if you have a terrier living at home which is your ferret’s best buddy, a strange dog will not have the same sense of friendliness towards a ferret, obviously!

I seem to be coming across more and more stories about orphaned minks – I wonder why.

Good to see they found a suitable home for this little one and I hope it will grow up to have a full and happy life.

Baby mink require a lot of care and attention

By Sandy Fairfield
Aug 11 2006

This summer has provided MARS with some unusual visitors many of which have been mammals.

This article about Fishers is really interesting. It tells you a lot about this fascinating little animal.

By Hope-Valarie Pashos
Thursday, August 10, 2006 – Updated: 11:20 AM EST

Fishers belong to the family Mustelidae, which includes badgers, mink, martens, otters, skunks, weasels and wolverines.

Fishers are classified under the subfamily Mustelinae, which has a total of 33 species in nine genera. There is only one species of fisher, which is also called the pekan. The fisher is found only in North America.

I am amazed that ferret racing isn’t a “normal” event in North Wales. Certainly we see it happening in England and I just assumed that it would be something which would have been well known all around Britain.

The photo of the pipes was taken at the ferret races held by WAFFS – it was while ago and the girl with the ponytail is our youngest daughter, Danielle.

Kahlua is the ferret looking out of the pipe (and that was taken at home)

Aug 9 2006
Daily Post

CHARITY fundraisers are ferreting out supporters for a day at the races with a difference.

This article confirms the importance of completely ferret proofing your house.

The guy didn’t think his ferrets could get into that skinny pipe — hah! A ferret owner should ALWAYS be paranoid and believe his ferret/s will be able to do the most amazing things so make sure every hole is covered up, otherwise it could be disasterous.

This family was really lucky – and how good is it to read a good news story about a ferret rescue )

3:00pm Wednesday 9th August 2006

By Bolton Evening News Reporter

A BOLTON family ripped their kitchen apart when a pair of ferrets disappeared.