Shrewsbury pest controller reveals fondness for ferrets

Wednesday 3rd August 2011, 11:25AM BST.

Jim Eaton

The last thing you would expect of a pest controller is that they would have furry animals scurrying around their home.

But Jim Eaton has no fewer than 17 ferrets keeping him and his wife Lorraine company at their Bayston Hill home.

Mr Eaton, who runs a Pest Force franchise in the Shrewsbury area, asked his wife whether he could get a ferret to help him root out rabbits when he set up in business three years ago. She took to the creature so much that another 16 have since joined it in the family home.

Mr Eaton said: “It all started when I set up working on my own three years ago. I use ferrets for chasing rabbits, and my wife found out online that they are social animals and need company, so we ended up buying another two.

“She then went online again and ended up getting invited to show them up in Newcastle in Staffordshire, and she got talking to people there who told her there were a whole set of shows, similar to dog shows.”

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nadya

August 3, 2011 at 20:46

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Easton,
I really liked what I read and of course when I see others who also fall in love with ferrets as I did….then it really gets my attention. I have 11 ferrets as of now. I call them my babies. I just love everything about ferrets. I got my first one in 1993 and well I have rescued many and could never give them up. So everyone lived out their lives not having to live in a shelter but at home with me and their toys and playpens and whatever else they needed to keep them safe and healthy band happy. So I just wanted to say hi and I think your story is really nice.

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The Original Jake

August 4, 2011 at 11:23

“The last thing you would expect of a pest controller is that they would have furry animals scurrying around their home”

Why? They’re pest controllers, not animal haters!

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- ANDREW FINCH
  
  August 4, 2011 at 13:15
  
  spot on Jake shame others are a little blinkered when it comes to such things.
  
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- Squirrel
  
  August 4, 2011 at 18:39
  
  He’ obviously not so fond of rabbits!
  
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- Nistagmus
  
  August 8, 2011 at 13:20
  
  Paradoxically though, if you have a home with furry animals scurrying round it, one of the first things you’d expect to also find is a pest controller.
  
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