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FERRET LEGALIZATION EFFORT CLEARS KEY HURDLE AT STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION

By Karen Pearlman
 
June 23, 2025 (San Diego County) – Ferrets may be moving a step closer to being allowed to thrive in homes in California.
 
The animal that is legal in nearly every contiguous state across the nation, but still considered an undomesticated, wild animal in California and Hawaii may have that status changed.
 
Earlier this month, ferret legalization advocate Pat Wright, a La Mesa resident and leader of the nonprofit group LegalizeFerrets.org, reported that the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved Wright’s petition for a regulation change for ferrets and remove them from the restricted species list.
 

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SHOULD LA MESA GRANT SANCTUARY CITY STATUS—FOR FERRETS?

 

 

By Miriam Raftery

July 18, 2017 (La Mesa) -- Not long ago, La Mesa overturned a Prohibition-Era ban on wine making. Now LegalizeFerrets.org, a La Mesa-based group that claims to have 3,000 members, is  asking La Mesa’s City Council to end another long-time ban by declaring  sanctuary city status for pet ferrets.

Who knew that La Mesa was a hotbed of underground ferret activity?  

Now, furtive ferret owners may have found a champion in Councilwoman Kristine Alessio, who raises Bengal cats, has served as Legislative Director for The International Cat Association and as a volunteer for the City's Pet Therapy Program.


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