Skunks.

[carrust]

As I was sat in my car this morning I saw a woman walking a skunk on a lead! Are skunks the trendy pet to own, & are they suitable to be kept as a pet?

[delboy3]

Wasn't she (and it) on TV recently? Where was this?

[carrust]

delboy. Sheffield.

[delboy3]

It was The One Show, but I think the woman was in Hampshire. Suppose they're ok once the obvious problem is removed!

[babybombo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=489211&in_page_i d=1770


I thinks hes rather cute =)

(That would be the skunk not the little boy! )

[Kimmiebear]

Surely it is illegal to house wildlife... It is in Canada. Hopefully skunks aren't the new thing- speaking from the veterinary standpoint, that would make the clinic smell pretty rank descented or no.

[wolf63]

I didn't even realise that you got skunks in the UK.

There a few people who have ferrets and take them for walks on a lead. I thought that was odd, but a skunk?

[babybombo]

As long as their scent glands have been removed and your vet is up for treating it , I see no problem with having one.
Apparently they are extremely friendly and love attention from humans.