Ferrets frolic up trouser legs for Australia Day

[janbo1960]

For one group of people in Tasmania, Australia Day marks the annual ferret extravaganza.

Ferret lovers gather in the state's north-west to mark the public holiday with a full day of entertainment for their pets.

Organiser Sally Bond says it proves, that for ferrets at least, Australia really is the lucky country.

"We've got the races, then we've got the ferret frolic which is where they have to run up the trousers leg," she said.

"They have a swim. We're going to have a playpen this year which is still in the making so that'll be a big surprise and they also have to do a ramp where they have to run up the short pipe."

A strange lot the Tassies!!!!