One district, Etterbeek, has been using ferrets for some time, with positive results. Rats that manage to escape the traps ...

Male ferrets grow to 2-5 pounds. Female ferrets typically are a little smaller and grow to 1-3 pounds. The personality of the ferret is very playful, inquisitive, and adventurous.

Cloning makes a new plant or animal by copying the genes of an existing animal. To clone these three ferrets, the Fish and Wildlife Service worked with zoo and conservation organizations and ...

Sign up for Erie County's free drive-through rabies vaccine clinics for pets. The clinics will be held in Orchard Park and ...

Vaccines aren’t just a good idea for humans — pets and livestock need the protection they provide as well, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Especially in the ...

Ferrets were given steroids and new haircuts before being passed off as tiny purebred dogs. The owners often didn’t realize they had accidentally bought drugged ferrets until visiting the vet ...

Ferrets are generally about 1 to 2 feet long and weigh between two and four pounds. The American pit bull terrier, as one example of a bigger dog, is about 17 to 21 inches tall and weighs between ...

Ferrets have a similar respiratory cellular structure to minks, and are thus equally susceptible to coronavirus infections. The coronavirus particle has spike-shaped proteins on its surface.

“The ferrets must have a full mouth o’ teeth,” Reg Mellor said as he fiddled with his belt. “No filing of the teeth; no clipping. No dope for you or the ferrets.

For the ferrets to survive, those 34,000 acres of land must be occupied by prairie dogs. These small rodents, which make up the majority of the ferret's diet, also create the burrows that black ...

Black-footed ferrets will sneak into prairie-dog holes at night, grab the prairie dogs by the throat and suffocate them. After eating them, they take over the holes as their own.