Woman with nickname 'Zoo' runs ferret sanctuary in her own home

KIRKLAND -- Take one trip to Cathy Strobach's home and you'll find out how she has earned the nickname "Zoo." For the record, she has three dogs, three rabbits, a couple of chickens and an emu. Oh, by the way, she also has 56 ferrets in a room adjoined to her kitchen. Strobach is the head of Zoo's Ferret Sanctuary, a not-for-profit organization that provides a "safe haven" for mistreated and unwanted ferrets. "This is a forever home," the ferret-loving Strobach said. "The buck stops here. Some of (the ferrets) have had three to five prior homes." Merry was the first ferret to come through the doorway at the Strobach home. That was five years ago. Her love for the animal fostered a willingness to take in others that were unwanted or abused.