Hello again! Well, the fire department ruled the fire to be accidental, but I still haven't heard anything from the apartment's insurance company. Thanks to all of you and my family, things are going really well! I found an apartment on Friday that allows my 7 ferrets, but nothing else. So somehow I now have to part with my dogs, rabbit, mice and the 3 shelter ferrets. Milla and Annabelle (my dogs) are going to be the hardest to part with and I'm not sure how they're going to take it. I'm afraid that they're going to think I'm abandoning them and that I don't care about them. I think I've found close friends to take them though which means that I will still get to see them whenever I want!! Today (8/6/00) I will be taking Milla to her new home to see how she does with her new family. If all works out well, she will be moving there permanently on Tuesday. On Monday I get to go to the apartment and go through my things to see if anything is salvagable. In some ways I don't want to walk in that apartment and see all of my destroyed belongings, but I need to see if there is anything left. We are actually thinking that there may be a chance that we can sue the electric company. Most electric companies require that someone be home for them to turn on the electricity. Also, the breakers are supposed to be off when the electricity is turned on and obviously they were not. This means that the electric company did not do their job correctly and could possibly be held liable! I'm going to have to do alot more research into the matter before I do anything legal though. I am definitely closing the shelter now since there is no way that I can continue in the place that I will be living. I am still going to leave my contact info with the local shelters in case a lost ferret comes in or ferrets are dropped off on their doorstep. I still want to help the ferrets in any way that I can. My other big problem right now is that I still have not been able to find homes for the three shelter ferrets. Althea, the shelter shock girl, is now eating on her own but is still on meds twice a day and needs to be force fed to help her fatten up. She is approximately 500 grams right now and doesn't seem to want to gain anymore weight. If there is ANYONE in my area or within 2 hours of me that could take any of these three, please email me! They have cages and all supplies with them including water bottles, food bowls, litter boxes, and cage bedding. I wanted to thank everyone that has helped me in this situation and everyone who has sent supporting emails!!! You all have helped me so much through all of this and I don't know what I would have done without your help!! Ferret people are truly the best people out there!!! Give all of your fuzzbutts kisses for me!! Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart!!! Dooks and Kisses, Kim http://www.geocities.com/nrvexotics/ [Posted in FML issue 3136]