Ferrets are highly social, but without the right training and socialization, they may not want to interact with you and might ...

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 ...

If you’re looking for a fun, non-traditional pet, ferrets may seem like an obvious choice. Unfortunately, they’re not as simple as you might think. In fact, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about ...

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, covering pets, animal rescue and ...

To underscore the point, it shows a ferret -- a weasel-like creature banned in California since 1933 -- sniffing around Arnold Schwarzenegger’s star on Hollywood Boulevard. For untold thousands of ...

It's the first time anywhere in the world that a population of feral ferrets was eradicated from an island they'd overtaken.

The black-footed ferret was born in December after being created from over 30-year-old cells Scientists are introducing the world to a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann — the first-ever ...

A Tennessee driver and his pet ferret named Nugget walked away from a rollover crash on I-840 in Williamson County with ...

Elizabeth Ann is just 2 months old, but her extraordinary life is already making history. This black-footed ferret is a clone of an animal that died more than 30 years ago, and she is the first ...