08/05/2025
🚨 The Statistics Are Staggering — And the Ferrets Keep Coming
An anonymous Washington state Petco employee shared that they sell two ferrets a week—that’s 96 a year per store.
👉 Washington has 49 Petco stores
👉 Oregon: 25
👉 Idaho: 11
That's 8,160+ ferrets sold in the PNW every year — and Petco isn't the only retailer.
So, where do they all go?
Too many end up in shelters like ours.
🐾 Pet surrenders are up 29–37% since 2021.
🐾 Overpopulation is at a crisis level.
🐾 And shelters are struggling to keep up.
At WFRS, we’re currently caring for 125 ferrets in our commercial facility. It costs approximately $50/month to provide one ferret with food, litter, bedding, vaccinations, and safe shelter.
That’s $6,250/month — just for the basics.
(And it doesn’t include medical care or our foster care network)
We rely 100% on donations. The average gift is $25.
That means we need 300 donors each month to maintain our current level of operations.
❤️ Can you help us keep our promise to ferrets like Macy?
✅ $25/month = food & bedding
✅ $50/month = full care for one ferret
🐾 Join our Monthly Membership Program today and help us save lives🐾. You can donate directly through PayPal or Zelle ([email protected]) and select recurring. Join our team today!
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