The article mentions several of the laws surrounding ferret ownership citing the year they were passed. In so doing, they seem to imply that because it was so l

The article mentions several of the laws surrounding ferret ownership citing the year they were passed. In so doing, they seem to imply that because it was so long ago, the justifications for the laws no longer lack validity. I don't see how the age of a law necessarily calls its relevance into question, particularly as it pertains to the behavior of animals.