A good place to adopt ferrets is from a rescue. I know of one in Virginia
who we are involved with.
                           Ferret Rescue of Virginia
                           354 King Christian Circle
                         Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
                           (804) 490-5767,497-1055
                                  Pam DeShond
 
When you get a ferret from a shelter they will usually have all their shots
and thorough medical exams.  You will also have some insight in what kind of
ferret you are getting IE: temperment,what kind of food it likes, whether it
will get along with other ferrets,treats,etc.
 
Also not to beat a dead horse (excuse the pun), but on the comment about
grieving ferret owners, if you don't want to read about it, scroll past it.
In the past 18 months I have lost one of my own and three in the shelter
that I grew close to.  The first two I just dealt with their deaths, the
last two I wrote articles about in our newsletter.  I found that writing
about it seemed to purge the grief a little bit and it made it easier to
deal with.  That's all people are trying to do, is get rid of a little pain
and they know we are here to lend a sympathetic ear (or in this case eye).
So basically all I'm saying is if you don"t like it don"t read it.
 
Hans Danziger
Brevard Ferret Lover's Rescue
[Posted in FML issue 1429]