Ferret Owners Unfairly Charged?
Ferret Owners Unfairly Charged?
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Wireless Flash) Its not ferret all, says a New Zealand-based ferret advocate whos protesting the recent bust of several ferret owners. Although ferrets are illegal in many parts of New Zealand, Barbara Choat of Aucklands Ferret Paws Inc. thinks its wrong that the owners are facing prison time and a $50,000 fine for walking their ferrets in public. She thinks the person behind the ferret ban, New Zealands Minister of Conservation Sandra Lee, is trying to weasel out ferrets because shes a bird lover and ferrets have been known to eat birds. However, Choat says the ferrets in question are tame, and theyre being framed because pet ferrets wouldnt dream of harming local wildlife. She claims the birds real enemies are hungry dogs and cats but doubts Lee would ever attempt a ban on them because theyre such popular pets.
Thu 05-23-02