Hagerstown Rescue
UPDATE 8/16/03 An additional 18 ferrets have been surrendered to Rocky's Shelter! Please click here for their pictures and story.
This rescue started with five complaints from neighbors about a garage with a horrible stench, and a severe mouse infestation in the area. Washington County Animal Control was dispatched, and found a horrible site, a garage full of filthy, unkept ferrets. They ordered the owner, Di Bachman, to remove the ferrets, as she was operating a business (Ferretry..selling ferrets) in a residential neighborhood.
Barbara Clay from Rocky's Ferret Shelter agreed to take the ferrets into her shelter. I went along with her to help coordinate such a large rescue, as we both have done many times before.
We had no idea what was waiting for us....I'll let the pictures tell the sad story. Be sure to hit the NEXT PAGE link at the bottom of each page, as there are close to 90 photographs.
 | I guess these are show cages? |
 | More structural damage by rodents |
 | Hobs on top packed into tiny quarters, filth below. |
 | Poor guy |
 | Another poor guy. |
 | Poor guy again |
 | A breeding pair, what a romantic setting for them, huh? She didn't know their names. |
 | Another breeding pair. |
 | Four ferrets were jammed into this single ferret cage. |
 | This one "only" had three |
The ferrets are in need of ADV testing, vaccinations against rabies and distemper, and spaying/neutering. This should cost several thousand dollars. If you can help, please do. Send all paypal donations to Rocky's here, or via postal mail to:
Rocky's Ferret Shelter
PO Box 4040
Lutherville, Md 21094-4040
For individual photos of the ferrets, please click here.
