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I stand corrected: "The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is the domesticated form of the European polecat" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret https://en.wikiped
by chrxr 11y ago
I stand corrected: "The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is the domesticated form of the European polecat" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoFerrets are relatively common domestic pets in the UK. Perhaps because the sport of ferreting was historically more prevalent here?
- chrxr 11y agoYes, I had to check as after posting the initial message I remembered seeing a child walking a ferret on a lead in Penryn. I've never seen one wandering the streets of Oxford though... They don't appear to make it into the top 10 pets of 2014: http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population-2014 http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population-2014 Perhaps a ferret adoption drive is necessary! http://ferretshelters.org/ http://ferretshelters.org/