"The ferret debate resurfaced this week after revelations that a couple took their pet ferrets for a walk on Great Barrier Island, a protected wildlife sanctuary. The Auckland Regional Council is likely to prosecute the owners."What disturbs me ...
"Conservationists have welcomed a ban, but Forest and Bird says that for one to work existing pets would have to be registered and uniquely identified, possibly through inserting a microchip."
"It is not known how the tiny ferret breeding industry will be affected. Waikato-based Mystic Ferrets exports most of its animals, and its owners could not be contacted yesterday."
"She said a ban would only create a black market in pet ferrets and the responsible ownership message would be lost."
- People walk ferrets?
- People put microchips into ferrets?
- Mystic Ferrets?
- A black market in ferrets?
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