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It is believed that ferrets arrived in Britain about the 12th century, either by the Romans or the Normans which both where known to have kept rabbits for food animals as they traveled. As rabbits were introduced to other countries as a food source, it was followed by the ferret. The first written evidence of ferrets being used for rabbiting in Britain was in a court roll of 1223. In 1281, it was documented that a ferreter was attached to the English Royal Court.

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