In the wild carnivores eat other animals.  Although we are not in a wild
state anymore, we continue to eat animals on a daily basis.  Snakes,
Coyotes, bears, wolves and many other animals stalk and kill other
animals for food.  Usually the first to get taken are the old and feeble.
Is a seemingly cruel way to go but also it keeps only healthy animals
roaming about.
 
Once I put a cloth mouse in the cage with Byte-me, she instantly
attacked it and her innate background came out in full force.  That was
interesting to watch and I thought of getting a live one to see how she
would respond but never did.
 
The 'farmed' mice may have a gene for developing cancer in labs but that
will only be digested and will not affect the ferret.
 
Ferrets are carnivores and if they will attack and kill the mouse and
then eat it that is just part of nature but not necessary for them to
live in your house.  I did have a field mouse find a way into the house
and it came every night.  Then I kept the ferts out every night and the
mouse never came back.  I never saw any sign of the fert having caught
and consuming that mouse but it worked to rid the house of the vermin!
 
Aarrow Ranch Aviation
Rev. J Gordon Bengtson
7302 Hunterbrook Drive, Suite 100
Mechanicsville, Va. 23111
USA
[Posted in FML issue 5200]