Mr. Reg Mellor, the “king of ferret legging,” paced across his tiny Yorkshire miner’s cottage as he explained the rules of the English sport that he has come to dominate rather late in life.

During this time trial, the ferrets undoubtedly bite and scratch the man’s genitalia, but that’s the point of ferret legging – showing just how big and invincible your balls are.

Ferret legging has existed for centuries,[2] but the sport made a brief resurgence in popularity during the 1970s.[36] According to a 2005 report published in the English Northern Echo newspaper, ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,150,520-week series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Ferret-Legging What it’s about: An ill-advised, inhumane, and just plain idiotic sport ...

Ferret-legging is probably the most benign and silly of all the odd animal attractions from the past. It sounds like leggings ...

In hindsight it was classic Outside, and we had a new guiding principle: If we got away with ferret legging…why not? —John Rasmus, Editor, 1979-1990. From Outside Magazine, October 2017.

The charity "ferret legging" event is the idea of retired school headmaster Frank Bartlett, 67, who argued the competition would not harm the ferrets since they were docile, "would probably go to ...

Ferret legging in Richmond, Virginia Credit: Photo: YOUTUBE Frank Bartlett, 67, insists the charity "ferret legging" event is a light-hearted test of endurance but animal welfare groups have been ...

A retired headmaster has defended his plans to raise charity cash by resurrecting a sport in which ferrets are placed down competitors' trousers. Frank Bartlett described claims that the "ferret ...

Bob Rose made his first visit to the Meadow Highland Games & Celtic Festival a memorable one. Goaded by friends and family, Rose good-naturedly volunteered to have a ferret placed down his pants ...