jmcquown wrote:
>
> Sadly, there will always be irresponsible pet owners. Ferrets have been
> domesticated, just like cats. But, like cats, they are also hunters.
> So when released in the wild they revert back to using those teeth and
> claws to bring down prey.

No wild ferrets now except for the "black foot" relatives.
Release your pet ferret into the wild now and it will die
in a short time. They've been domesticated for too long.

>
> Weren't ferrets used as ratters on ships?

Yeah...and those evil owners literally starved the ferrets to
near death so they would do that.