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>[...] Why not teach them to search for drugs or trapped people? They are
>naturally inquistive, respond to positive training methods, and are much
>easier to transport than their phylogenetic relatives. Ferrets could be
>taught to hole up next to the victim, and a transponder could send out the
>location. This is basically what has been done for centuries in rabbit
>hunting, so why [...]
As I read this, all I could picture is being trapped under a collapsed
building - not being able to move, and having a fert come up and nibble on
my defensless toes... =:-O They wouldn't need a radio transponder attached
to the fuzzy to find me.
I suppose it'd be a small price to pay to get rescued, though.
Alan
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Alan Moen [log in to unmask]
LAN Manager, Wayne State University Counseling & Placement Services
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
G. Marx
[Posted in FML issue 1528]
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