On: One man’s fight to end California’s ban on ferrets

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> Domesticated ferrets are to known to die fairly quickly if they escape to the wild.

Citation needed.

Seems like feral ferrets exist in Ireland: https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/establis...

If ecological history has shown anything, it's that things shouldn't be "tried out" to see if they do indeed become an issue.

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Almost all pet ferrets are sprayed and neutered. Female ferrets die if they go in heat and don't mate. https://www.westdavisvets.com/veterinary-topics/ferret-healt...

Maybe CA would have a position if they banned ferret breeding farms, but banning pet ferrets is simply dumb.

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That's a different scenario though. They were brought in to curb other animals. They weren't domesticated ferrets let loose in the wild.