Statistics
Currently in shelter: 50
Adopted as of 5-26-08: 340
Find out how you can help!

FerretsFirst is a no-kill shelter and rescue located in Northern Virginia. Our goal is to provide homeless ferrets with a warm, loving environment and medical care while nurturing their individual needs and personality until a permanent home can be found. Find out more about us.
Our rescue and foster home network is currently home to 22 special needs, elderly or hospice ferrets . We desperately need your support to help us provide these fuzzies with surgeries, medications and ongoing veterinary care!
Providing care for these ferrets can be quite expensive so we ask people to sponsor them. Sponsoring can take many forms. Some choose to send a one-time donation, some pledge money every month and others sponsor some or all of the medical care a ferret requires.
Each of these special ferrets has a story - stop by our Sponsorable Ferrets page to learn more about them.
When you sponsor FerretsFirst ferrets, you’ll receive a recent photograph of the ferrets that you have chosen to sponsor, and you can get updates from us anytime.
Sponsorship works, and even the smallest amounts can make a big difference. Become a sponsor today!
Show your support for FerretsFirst and homeless ferrets by shopping at our CafePress site for official FerretsFirst clothing and accessories. Visit our CafePress site and take a look!
We have an update and a new picture for Dusty, our official shelter mascot, at his Petfinder page.
Be sure to stop by and see us at a PetSmart near you! We’re at the Sterling, Virginia PetSmart on the first Sunday of each month from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and the Falls Church PetSmart the third Sunday of each month from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM. See ya there!
FerretsFirst sells Wysong ferret products. These are premium products for the health of your ferrets. We offer Free Shipping on all case orders - it’s like getting two bags of this awesome food free! A case of Wysong Archetype I (chunkies) includes twelve 7.5 oz bags for $171.00, and FREE SHIPPING! A case of Wysong Archetype II (kibble) includes six 3 lb bags for $65.00 and FREE SHIPPING!
When you buy Wysong ferret food from FerretsFirst, you are helping your ferrets by feeding them one of the very best foods available, and you are helping FerretsFirst provide a sanctuary for homeless ferrets - all proceeds from the sale of Wysong products support the rescue. To order your Wysong products, please contact Janet at ferretfood@verizon.net.
Our ferrets love bedding made by THE FERRET HAMMOCK. Plus, 50% of the profits benefit two local ferret shelters including FerretsFirst.
FerretsFirst currently has a large number of special needs ferrets who, for a variety of reasons, probably will never be adopted. We need help from ferret lovers like you to provide these permanent residents with the good food and medical care that they deserve. Won’t you help today? Even the smallest donations can make a big difference. It’s super easy to do - just click the PayPal button underneath the “Make A Difference” box that appears on every FerretsFirst page! Thanks for your support!