>[...] 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
 
 --
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]