We received a call yesterday for a found, neglected ferret out in the sun. He was dumped near some industrial buildings & under a freeway. Once we received photos of his condition, we had the finder run him to our exotic vet while we made our way there. Unfortunately this kiddo was suffering, had an adrenal tumor, no appetite, & after running some bloodwork we made the call with our vet to humanely euthanize him ❤️‍🩹 Yes, ferrets are illegal here in California! Don’t worry, we already had connections & ferret rescue contacts to get him transported out of state if he was in healthy conditions. With that being said, it was most likely his owners could tell he was sickly & needed medical help, or even knew he needed euthanasia, but realized they’d get in trouble taking him to the vet (bc it’s illegal to own). So they did the worse thing possible for him, by dumping him onto the streets. A true death sentence for these guys. Suffering in the 90° heat, with no survival instincts out there & predators everywhere. Shame on you as a pet parent!!! My husband & I loved this kiddo for the time we got to spend with him. We decided to name him Harry, as he reminded us of a harry snake 🤍 Also I’m obsessed with Gary de Snake from Zootopia so it went perfectly together. Thank you to Dr. R & the vet staff for your compassion & help with this kiddo, as we helped him pass peacefully. #animalrescue #ferret #neglect #animalabuse #vet