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Show Woodsmen in New York Keep Weasels as Pets ALBANY, N. Y. Bane of chicken farmers, the weasel is the valued house guest of many Adirondack woodsmen, the state conservation department reports. The bloodthirsty little animal puts a house cat to shame as a mouser. His service is invaluable inasmuch as large amounts of stored foodstuffs food-stuffs may be spoiled by rats and mice, and replacements often involve a long trek to civilization. The weasel usually lives in the log walls of the camp cabins and one forest ranger said his pet, Wandering Wander-ing Willie, prowled around the place undisturbed by the presence of a human being. |