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  2. Ferret - Wikipedia

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    The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because ...

  3. Black-footed ferret - Wikipedia

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    Putorius nigripes Audubon and Bachman, 1851. The Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat[4] or prairie dog hunter, [5] is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The Black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink and is similar in appearance to the European polecat and the Asian steppe polecat.

  4. Best Friends Animal Society - Wikipedia

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    Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends Animal Society, (BFAS) founded in its present form in 1993, [1] is an American nonprofit 501 (c) (3) animal welfare organization based in Kanab, Utah with satellite offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Bentonville, Arkansas, Houston, Texas, Los Angeles, California, New York City, and Salt Lake City, Utah. [8]

  5. While not as popular as dogs, ferrets are the 'clowns of the ...

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    An American Veterinary Medical Association survey from 2021 found .1% of American households have pet ferrets. To put that in perspective, just under 45% of Americans have dogs while 26% have cats ...

  6. Richmond Animal Protection Society - Wikipedia

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    Volunteers started to do trap–neuter–return of feral cats, including fostering and taming feral kittens, and fostering tame cats for adoption. There were soon 43 feeding stations for feral cats tended each day in Richmond and south Vancouver. In 1999, space was donated for a shelter, which became the location of a cat sanctuary.

  7. Animal shelter - Wikipedia

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    An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed. The word "pound" has its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until they were claimed by their owners.

  8. Pet adoption - Wikipedia

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    Pet adoption. Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters, rescue groups, or other pet owners. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardianship model wherein the organization retains ...

  9. Animal rescue group - Wikipedia

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    An animal rescue group or animal rescue organization is a group dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take abandoned, abused, or stray pets and attempt to find suitable homes for them. Many rescue groups are created by and run by volunteers, who take animals into their homes and care for them—including training, playing, handling medical ...

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