Luckily for this club, one of their members is a vet who has had many years experience dealing with ferrets and is always there for them. By the way, one very interesting fact about ferrets in Germany is that they are not allowed to be descented except for health reasons, to save the ferret's life. And they do not have their ferrets altered early, before maturity. They are allowed to go into their first season before the operations are performed. It should also be noted, though the club is not responsible for it, that in the city of Berlin ferrets are bred for laboratory use.
Ferrets react like humans to the influenza virus.
Because of this fact, they are infected with the virus, and later a vaccine is made from the antibodies taken from their blood. It's not a nice thought, and many are outraged at this practice. The club members were allowed to visit this facility. Ferrets there are kept in large compartments on the floor, not in small cramped cages of wire. They are in good condition, and no cruel tests are performed on them, so before they have to die for us at least they don't have to suffer.