> Well, for instance, why would neutered ferrets be a problem?
>
> BillW

Like Russell said, some people just don't care. Neither do they
neuter cats and dogs, who also kill more than their fair share of
(flightless) indigenous wildlife that have no natural defenses. And
you could start a whole new debate about neutering, banning or
restricting pitbulls, but please don't ;-)

What about other banned imports ? Hamsters ? Snakes ? How do
you neuter a snake ? (very carefully and patiently one presumes)

It's not such a bad idea to try and eliminate or at least exclude any
non-indigenous species from an island country like NZ or Australia

Back in the days when men were men and sheep were nervous it
was common to import a species for sport - foxes, rabbits, goats,
deer. And possums. Now they're endemic and nobody hunts them
much anymore, so they quietly munch their way through the flora
and fauna largely unmolested

What do you do if your sugar cane has bugs ? Hmm, hey neat idea,
import a toad that eats cane bugs. Except it doesn't and turns out to
be lethal to any native predator. Or was introducing a moth to eat
rampant cactus such a clever thing ? Not as it turned out.......

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