klu9@piefed.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoConcerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prisonwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkConcerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prisonwww.theguardian.comklu9@piefed.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago The problem is that they’re very high maintenance and not incredibly sanitary pets. AKA pets.
minus-squarebinux@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAssuming you’re not just trying to be cheeky, I think it’s safe to assume they meant relative to the average pet.
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhat average pet is low maintenance and doesn’t make a mess?
minus-squarebinux@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI didn’t say the average pet was either of those things. What I basically said was that they probably meant when compared to the average pet, ferrets are much more maintenance and less sanitary than usual.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSnakes are low-maintenance and hardly ever shit. OK, they’re not cuddly, but you can’t have everything.
AKA pets.
Assuming you’re not just trying to be cheeky, I think it’s safe to assume they meant relative to the average pet.
What average pet is low maintenance and doesn’t make a mess?
I didn’t say the average pet was either of those things. What I basically said was that they probably meant when compared to the average pet, ferrets are much more maintenance and less sanitary than usual.
Snakes are low-maintenance and hardly ever shit. OK, they’re not cuddly, but you can’t have everything.