Wriggling package gives away attempt to mail ferret

United States Postal Inspectors say someone tried to mail a live ferret from Appomattox to Puerto Rico. But before the package got out of Virginia, a postal service worker noticed something was wrong.

At the Lynchburg Post Office, the box started moving. After obtaining a search warrant to open the package, investigators got quite a surprise: “Stamps” the ferret was inside. Inspectors say Stamps’ inability to stay still might have saved his life. “I’m really not sure what the effect of that whole trip would’ve had on him. I’m not sure if he would have made it or not,“ said Craig Bradley, who along with his wife Jane, adopted Stamps.



Photos from the Postal Inspector’s office show someone stuffed Stamps into a makeshift cage, doped him up on Benedryl, and tried to mail the ferret to the US Territory. The Postal Inspector handling the case, David McKinney, believes whoever tried to mail Stamps knew they were up to no good. The return address on the package is an abandoned house, and the sender doesn’t exist.

The Bradleys still need to take Stamps to a veterinarian to get him checked out. The check-up will test Stamps for a disease similar to parvo in dogs. If the test comes up negative, the Bradleys plan to get Stamps acclimated with some of the 15 other ferrets they have in their home.

With news video.