I wasn't sure if someone was already posting this on the FML, but I
can't believe this! :(

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/current_affairs/

Scroll to the ferret plague. What a shame.

While not the same situation and pretty much unrelated, it reminds me
of the meerkat project in South Africa. The researchers euthanize any
meerkats who get TB, so as to not have all of them die, their reasoning
that it's a man-introduced disease. But - they're interfering with
evolution. I'm sorry, but TB will be around for years to come, probably
forever - we can't keep acting like we can eradicate illnesses. We
can't. So each time they euthanize meerkats, they just might be
euthanizing the one lucky one would have struggled through, survived,
and passed his genes on to the next generation, hopefully a little
stronger. I realize they want to avoid extinction - but to me it
seems haphazard. I do not know what I would do if I was there.

I hope the ferrets can fight off the plague and come out stronger. What
an Earth this is with such fragile animals and ecosystems. :(

Laryssa

[Posted in FML 6049]