Yes, I had to check as after posting the initial message I remembered seeing a child walking a ferret on a lead in Penryn. I&#x27;ve never seen one wandering the streets of Oxford though...<p>They don&#x27;t appear to make it into the top 10 pets of 2014: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pfma.org.uk&#x2F;pet-population-2014" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pfma.org.uk&#x2F;pet-population-2014</a><p>Perhaps a ferret adoption drive is necessary! <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ferretshelters.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ferretshelters.org&#x2F;</a>