Not the onion somehow.
‘Pet ferrets kept as therapy animals at the UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal welfare.’
'According to a union complaint seen by the Guardian, the decision resulted in a boy who looks after ferrets witnessing an “inappropriate and potentially distressing” savaging of a screaming rat.
Another complaint suggests the gored rodent was then “stomped to death” by a senior staff member in front of prison officers.
The incident once again highlights the vermin-ridden conditions in which children and adults are detained within the prison estate across England and Wales.’
Ferrets are cool and cute in certain ways but I cannot fathom how they’d be better than a cat at any job be it pest control or therapy pet.
And that’s not even considering the differences in care costs, ferret-proofing, waste cleaning. Making a child clean up ferret waste instead of having a cat with a normal litter box is so cruel and pointless.