Someone called Tuesday to ask me to take a homeless ferret found wandering in her driveway. This woman said she knows nothing about ferrets and would like to find a home for it and I am financially unable to take another one at this time. She also said that she knew the ferret had belonged to her next door neighbor who supposedly had 30 or so ferrets. According to this caller, it seems the neighbor just let all the ferrets go outside one day last week. I asked if animal control had been called and they were but did not even want so show up to investigate the horrible situation. I believe, but am not positive, that it might have been Prince William County Animal Control. This is truly heartbreaking and this little guy needs a good home. He was covered with fleas so you can imagine what the conditions were in the house where he was kept. The fleas are now under control and I asked the woman if she could get a physical exam for the ferret to determine his condition. She is suppose to call me back today. Meanwhile, if anyone in N. Virginia would be willing to help this ferret, you can contact me directly. Bless you all. Donna [Posted in FML issue 4756]