They are demanding but also give a lot of joy back too

I'm going on 3 years now with mine and now I honestly cannot imagine life without them. I now know I must always have cats and ferrets around

Yes, it's horrible that most of the ferrets here in the States are from mills and their genetics pay for that. There are private breeders but not nearly enough and not enough education out there for people to stop buying from pet stores, sadly.