The question presented:
 
Q: "If ferrets are so domesticated, why do they stalk other animals....one
of my ferrets all but killed a very expensive bird...."
 
Changed ever so slightly to:
 
Q: "If people are so domesticated, why do they stalk other animals...one
person I know delights in killing nearly extinct or endangered animals..."
 
or:
 
Q. "If people are so domesticated, why do they stalk other people...."
 
Given the last two versions of the question - the instinct issue makes
quite a bit more sense to me....
 
-Cheryl and the Wrecking Crew
[Posted in FML issue 2344]