WFRS Press Releases
2025
King 5 News: Ferret rescue forced to relocate from Everett to Pierce County due to nearby violence
November 24, 2025 - UNIVERSITY PLACE - When a SWAT team knocked on the door of Washington Ferret Rescue and Shelter in April and ordered an emergency evacuation, Summer Krook knew their time in Everett was over.
Gunfire at the neighboring Farwest Motel put the nonprofit's volunteers and nearly 200 ferrets at risk. Two people were arrested in connection with the shooting.
"We were responsible for little lives and we had to keep them safe," said Krook, the shelter's vice president.
2023
Snoho Tribune: Ferrets are this Everett shelter’s focus
June 28, 2023 - EVERETT - The Washington Ferret Rescue and Shelter is a nonprofit, no-kill shelter that aims to adopt ferrets to loving homes while educating owners on the fundamentals of caring for a ferret.
Currently there are over 300 ferrets in the shelter’s fostering network. The ferrets are in large cages throughout the day but often get to roam around during playtime.
The volunteer employees not only have an extensive background and knowledge base of ferrets but they share a passion for ferrets as well. They describe their working relationship as a family bond.
National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in the Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter to Save and Improve the Lives of Pet Ferrets in Western Washington State
May, 2023 – EVERETT - Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter, is set to receive a $4000.00 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for animals in Western Washington State.
"This grant from PetCo Love will enable us to continue to provide quality care including medical care for all the surrendered and abandoned pet ferrets that come to us. It means that we will be able to replace caging and other husbandry needs, and to provide needed medical care and surgery, particularly for the geriatric ferrets. We are a no-kill shelter, and give every ferret the best quality of life possible. This grant will greatly help us to do that," said Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney, one of the founders and currently Secretary on the Board of Directors.