Ferret Association of Connecticut, Inc.

08/26/2026

🐾 29 ferrets are on their way to freedom! 🐾

The Ferret Association is transporting 29 ferrets from the Manitoba (Canada) Ferret Association to our office in Hartford, CT.

This transport includes 13 young males and 16 females who are 3 years old. We’ve committed to covering the cost of all spays, neuters, and shots for this group – and we could use your help!

❤️ Want to sponsor a spay?

A special Sponsor a Spay fundraiser is happening on our associated fundraising page. Head over to learn more:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/factsferretrescuefundraisers

You do NOT have to cover the cost of an entire surgery to help. There are options, and even a small donation can make a difference. Thank you for helping these ferrets get the care they need!

🏡 Interested in adopting?

Yes! These ferrets will be available for adoption.

The girls should be ready in mid-September, although they may be frightened and a little bitey when they arrive (though we have heard rumors that some are pretty sweet already!).

The males will NOT be adopted out until they are neutered. They cannot be neutered until they are sexually mature, and that timing is controlled by Mother Nature.

Potential adopters should have an adult-only, ferret-experienced, stable home to offer.

Some of the ferrets will be going to Washington Metro Area Ferret Outreach in Maryland (https://www.facebook.com/WMAFO), but most will remain in Hartford. You must be able to travel to Hartford to adopt.

Ready to apply? 🐾
Fill out an adoption application here:
https://ferretassn.org/shelter/adoption/adoption-process/

08/26/2026

For everyone excited about adopting one of the Canadian babies heading to the US soon, an important reminder of the amazing amount of chaos one tiny ferret can cause! Video courtesy the Manitoba Ferret Association. Donations for care & transport still needed!

08/20/2026

Information about in-home pet euthanasia for folks in CT. Part of a national network that uses local vets. The article includes a link to a website for more information.

“Dying is hard. We want it to be peaceful,” she said.

08/20/2026

08/16/2026

The Ferret Association is announcing the upcoming transport of 29 ferrets from the Manitoba (Canada) Ferret Association to our office in Hartford, CT.

This group will consist of 13 young males and 16 3 year old females. We have committed to pay for all spays/neuters/shots.

Want to help?

There’s a special fundraiser on our associated page: Sponsor a Spay! Please visit there to see them and learn more.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/factsferretrescuefundraisers

We know not all can pay for an entire surgery – there’s options! Even a small donation makes a difference. Thank you!

Can they be adopted? Yes!
Some notes: the girls will be ready in mid-September but they may be frightened and a little bitey. The males will NOT BE ADOPTED OUT until they are neutered. That won’t happen until they are sexually mature, which is controlled by Mother Nature. Please be an adult-only, ferret-experienced, stable home.

While some ferrets are headed to Washington Metro Area Ferret Outreach in Maryland (https://www.facebook.com/WMAFO), most will stay in Hartford and you must be able to travel here.

Fill out your application to adopt here: https://ferretassn.org/shelter/adoption/adoption-process/

08/14/2026

Update on the little ferret found outdoors in Torrington, CT and left unclaimed: She had a hard time for a couple weeks! She arrived with explosive diarrhea (must've been eating Taco Bell!) and became very dehydrated.
A visit to the ER in Middletown found no parasites. It took a solid week of "scruff & stuff" force-feeding until she decided one morning to EAT. Kibble. As much as possible.
Now named Flower, this oldie still has very weak hind legs and is pretty messy! P**p kind of gets left in a long trail and piddle in a big puddle. Her need for paper towels is impressive!
She needs a deslorelin implant, but she IS better. In the morning she will potter around your feet with some interest, and she just adores snoozing inside a fur-lined tube. She's on probiotics but as yet we're not seeing a huge change.
But Flower is a sweet oldie. She will become one of our permanent Foster ferrets and while we're hoping a brave soul might step up to become her caretaker, her medical needs will be covered by the Ferret Association. (Interested? Fill our our adoption application here: https://ferretassn.org/shelter/adoption/adoption-process/
Here's Flower today!

08/03/2026

Urgent for residents at/near Burlington, CT! Dr. Petraukas' little friend Nero got out of the house. Please ignore the date on this post - it happened AUGUST 2nd, not July. Please contact her directly if you see him. He is a good boy but shy and afraid of strangers. May be lured with nice smelly tuna fish!
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08/02/2026

Special Thank You to Brendan and Alicia, who ran birthday fundraisers for us here on Facebook!
Apologies for not acknowledging them previously; unless you message us directly to let us know you are running one, we aren't notified about private fundraisers. We find out only when we receive the paypal payouts, and aren't given info on who gave to send out a thanks to them.
We DO appreciate these! We are normally really fanatic about sending thanks to our donors, it's just that FB is pretty stingy about sharing user data.