Heart of England Ferret Association

About Us

The Heart of England Ferret Association was formed in 2005 by a group of like minded ferret owners who realised that small ferret rescues, run from individuals homes, often did not have the time or resources to raise the funds needed to pay for food and veterinary treatment, particularly during the summer months when they are inundated with pregnant jills and unwanted kits.

So HEFA was born with the purpose of raising these much needed funds by attending various events from village and school fetes to large country shows and medieval fayres and also holding ferret shows.

We take with us a tented stall with tombola and ferret related goodies to sell, our ferret race track and, of course, the ferrets. We typically run a ferret race every half hour throughout the day allowing the public a chance for a little flutter. Between races we spend our time talking to people about ferret ownership and allowing them to stroke and handle the ferrets. We find this dispels a lot of ferret myths (you know, the ones about them stinking and biting).

All of our fundraisers and admin workers are volunteers, nobody in the association takes a wage and all profits are shared out among the rescues that we support.

If you would like to come and see us in action then pop along to one of the events listed in the events pages.

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