Helping Ferrets The goals
of the AFA are many: To promote the domestic ferret as a companion animal through public
education via shows, newsletters, legislative
education, and other venues; to protect the domestic ferret against anti-ferret legislation, mistreatment,
unsound breeding
practices and overpopulation, needless scientific research, and any
practice deemed to lower the health standards or survivability
of the animal; and to provide constant and up - to - date information about veterinarians, legislative activities, medical developments, research data, rescue shelters and other information
of interest to ferret fanciers everywhere.