A reason for removing shoes that would never have occurred to me

Hope's House Ferret Rescue and Adoption: Ferret Care Tips

Apparently ferrets are easily injured by people treading on them with shoes and so going shoeless near the creatures is recommended.

I have heard about people who keep puppies and kittens not allowing shoes in their homes to protect their pets, but ferrets would never have crossed my mind.

I am not at all an animal lover myself, though I quite like cats.