mdb - just this guy, you know?@42.computerAnd now, a lighter story on ‘news from the downfall of society’…The Guardian@theguardian.comTherapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prisontheguardian.comTherapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prisonPrison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare 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. The unorthodox method of vermin control was waved through last month at HMYOI Wetherby in West Yorkshire following a surge in rat numbers in prison offices and grounds. Continue reading...21/6/26, 6:29 pm·0 reposts·1 like
Lucy M.@teafaerie.bsky.social21 JuneGood news: The children's prisons are now rat free! Bad news: The ferrets are now out of a job.1