Take one look at a happy ferret at play, and you'll immediately understand why so many people love them. They're so effusively energetic, constantly moving, playing, and exploring - and when they're ...

Although they are less common than cats and dogs, ferrets are a popular household pet. They are small, energetic members of the weasel family that are intelligent and need diligent care. Are sable ...

Ferrets have long weaseled their way into many people's hearts. To the surprise of some, the small fury animals were domesticated centuries ago, and they can be great pets for people who live in small ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The difference between owning a ferret in Hawaii and one in Pennsylvania can be up to three years in jail – and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. That’s the penalty for ...

Charlie Hammerton, a 25 year-old living in Cornwall, England, has been receiving quite a bit of attention for his travels with his pet ferret, Bandit. The adorable photos of the non-traditional travel ...

A UK Royal Air Force airman quit his job and sold everything to travel the world — with his pet ferret. Charlie Hammerton, 25, was grieving following the deaths of his best friend, mother and adopted ...

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's ferret owners are tired of being criminals. They live in the only U.S. state besides Hawaii that bans residents from keeping ferrets as pets, forcing an untold number of ...

Oliver the white-coated ferret loves to hike, kayak and nap across the country Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on ...

First, make sure you’re living somewhere where they’re legal to own. California, Hawaii, and New York City ban ferret ownership entirely, and many municipalities throughout the U.S. may have similar ...