Posted on 05/17/2010 9:38:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono
LONDON,- Animal welfare groups in Britain say they are outraged by a school fundraising contest that involves placing ferrets down the trousers of competitors.
The charity "ferret legging" event is the idea of retired school headmaster Frank Bartlett, 67, who argued the competition would not harm the ferrets since they were docile, "would probably go to sleep," and would be placed down baggy trousers, The Telegraph newspaper reported Saturday.
But animal welfare groups say the endurance contest, in which the winning competitor is the last one to release the ferret from his trousers, would cause the animals unnecessary stress and discomfort.
Bartlett said the "lighthearted" contest would cause no harm to the ferrets.
"The event is being undertaken by people who have been involved in ferret care and welfare for many years," he said.
"We would never dream of doing anything that resulted in distress to any animal."
I have a wolverine in my trousers.
I would be concerned that the ferrets might detect monsters in my testicles.
Somebody is going to need an adadicktome.
This could end badly!
"it's the gerbil with the miners cap and flashlight that sends up red flares"
This is one contest I would lose in a hurry. I’m not about to let a mongoose get anywhere close to my snake.
Gives a whole new meaning to the song, “Pants On the Ground.”
Trouser-ferret ping
Is that a ferret in your trousers or are you just happy to see me?...
Funniest article on the planet.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/r/dryfoo/www/Funny-pages/ferret.html
From the article:
“Come on, Reg,” I said. “Do they bite your — you know?”
“Do they!” he thundered with irritation as he pulled up his pants. “Why, I’ve had ‘em hangin’ from me tool for hours an’ hours an’ hours! Two at a time — one on each side. I been swelled up big as that!” Reg pointed to a five-pound can of instant coffee.
OR!
Noot withoot me cricket cup and kevlar Jock strappe.
Groundskeeper Willie
Oh... this brings back memories ... LOL ...
When I was a kid of about ten years old, in a house in Houston, late one night I heard something making noise in the kitchen trash can. I tip-toed in there very quietly and spied a mouse ... :-) ...
So, I thought I would “get him” and there was a yardstick within reach and I quietly grabbed it and then let out the “holler” (to warn the mouse, obviously, and to make it a bit more fair than whacking him unawares).
I said “AH-HAH!” as quick and loud as I could... and that mouse came shooting up out of the garbage can about four feet straight up... LOL ...
And then he landed back down in the can and scrambled and ran out of it as fast as he could and I was waiting! I was there smacking the yardstick on one side of him and the other as he was dodging back and forth and the poor little mouse couldn’t figure out where to go ... UNTIL ...
he ran up my pants leg! YEOW! LOL ...
Boy! I dropped the yardstick in a hurry, grabbed my pants and pulled them off as fast as I could (I could feel his scratchy little claws on my legs, too ...) and I threw those pants down as fast as I could... and ran the other direction...
Well, that was the end of my fun and the little mouse got away ...
So, I don’t engage in those escapades any more... :-)
A ferret is 300lbs of crazy in a 3lb body. No way I'm putting a ferret in my trousers.
/johnny
Joe - I can only make one comment:
Why?
Isn’t that an old Monty Python skit?
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