Hi Troy Lynn - I live here in Lake Co., IL. and have the article you mentioned in your post, which was also published in the Lake Co. newspaper, the News-Sun (Oct. 22 - 23). It is an albino mink, which is somewhat rare, but definitely a mink. I've actually gone on a supposed ferret rescue here in Lake Co., and it turned out to be an albino mink. They are gorgeous, and the white minks do heavily resemble dark eyed white ferrets. There is a large mink farm in my area, and some minks do escape from there off and on. I've had plenty of rescue calls for ferrets, and it has turned out to be very young minks. Someone in the area found a young mink and raised it as a pet, though they're wild, and it escaped a couple times. On the last escape, just 2 - 3 months ago now, the Mundelein Animal Control facility captured it. They called a friend of mine that has a sanctuary in a neighboring county, but she was unable to accept it at the time. So this human raised mink was scheduled for euthanasia. I contacted another friend that has a large sanctuary near Rockford, Beth of Critter Camp, who you may have seen post here on a regular basis. She was able to take the mink, and you can see his antics on video via Beth's website. It always feels good to rescue ferrets and find a home for them, but it also felt wonderful to play a small part in saving this adorable mink, and know it has a great environment to live out it's life. Phyllis [Posted in FML 7225]