>Ferrets have been DOMESTICATED for thousands of years (at least in
>the US)
 
Nope...not true.....Europeans have only been in the Western continent
for 500-700 years.  (Depends on who came here first, the Vikings or
Columbus!)
 
>and the physical structure has changed since their ancestor's day.
>Even their skeletal structure is different.
 
Again, Nope.  Same today as when their decendents were running wild in
Europe.  In the world of evolution, changes do not ocurr quite as fast
as 700 years...at least, not noticable changes.
 
>Just because they are decedents of the wild form doesn't deem it
>necessary to feed them live/natural prey
 
It is a matter of choice.  One only has to decide what is right for
them, not what is right or wrong for their neighbor.
 
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To all who wish to comment in this debate: (Or any debate)  Keep your
responses factual, and not emotional.  Emotional responses tend to lean
towards the 'creative' and the person(s) being 'creative' will lose all
credence once the facts are tendered.
 
MC, The Rude One
(With Artemus, Rudy, Abraham, and Tumbles.  In spirit: Bubba, Billy-Bob,
Garret, Snorkle, Tuzigoot, Squeeks, and Bancho)
[Posted in FML issue 5202]