Well done. We got 0 cherries this year! But lots of happy blackbirds. (Last year, we at least got two. :) )

(By 'funny', I mean ironic.)

"There are so many records relating to the importation of live animals they almost deserve their own ranking, but some of the records include:

1886: A request to release hundreds of ferrets onto a Southland farm (permission granted, contingent on the farmer sourcing “high-class” ferrets.)"

From The Spinoff:
"The early 20th century was a wild time. Not only were the vast majority of drugs completely unregulated, but records suggest that adopting wild foreign animals as pets was as simple as writing a polite letter to the DIA."

I think of them as food for thought and opportunity for reflection and learning from past mistakes.

And I bet they're not contributing a commensurate amount to charities. The system needs fixing.