>OK shelter moms & dads, here's the $64K question: have any of you ever >come across this situation and, if so, how did you handle it? I'm not >really willing to pay them back the $200 (isn't realistic, since that >money should go to his food and medical care). I'm just afraid that he >won't get the proper treatment/medical care he needs. Thanks in advance >for the advice... I'm not a shelter owner but I have a response to your post... I actually read this post several times to make sure I was getting all the information there. Am I getting this right... Some rescue group shelled out $200 of their own money to rescue a ferret that they thought was in a bad situation. They are taking this ferret to the vet. One specific person in this group wants to make this ferret theirs and bring it into their home. You are a shelter mom right? One think I'm not clear on, Did they ASK you to buy the ferret from them? If so the rest of my post doesn't apply. I don't get it. Why would you be going out of your way and stepping on these people's toes to get a ferret that sounds like he has found a caring and loving home. It seems like your time and energy would be better spent worring about ferrets that are still in the type of situation that this ferret WAS in before. If you think this person is such a terrible ferret mom, why don't you try educating her so that her other two ferrets can benefit as well. Maybe they won't do a FANTASTIC job, but it's got to be better than a shelter situation. This is my opinion, and if I misread your post I apoligize for the tone of my post, but it kind of ticked me off. Leigh [Posted in FML issue 3315]