Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> On 6/28/2016 6:37 AM, Gary wrote:
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> >
> > Ferret expense is better put to use as a loving pet or let them loose on
> > your farm to keep down the rodent population. Even the fur isn't worth
> > all that much.
> >
>
> I saw on Bizarre Foods they used them in Spain for rabbit hunting. The
> ferrets went down the hole and flushed the rabbit. Rabbit shot, ferret
> back in the cage.

They also "used" to use them to rid rats from ships that come into port.
The ferrets can go into the small places where rats hide and kill them.