>Yes, me, too, usually. When there is a true emergency that is really >strapping the folks I can understand a nominal cost to make sure that >someone who will abuse the animals or feed them to snakes will NOT wind >up with them. I to have a problem with people selling ferrets, however, I feel this forum is very helpful for peope placing their ferrets when they are unsure what to do. Metro Ferret just took in a new boy Shadow (well, Ok, I took him in a a foster, but as a memeber Metro Ferret). You may remeber him. JErsey City, neeeded a home in 2 days. The person surrendering him was exteremley nice, donated the cage, and had shot records. Did I yell at him? Did I degrade him for giving up the ferret because he felt bad that he could not spend more time with him? Absolutely not! If a person who was given a ferret is grown-up enough to realize that spending most of the time caged in an apartment with no company is not fiar to hte baby, then I aplaud them for trying to fix the situation. Surrendering the ferret may be the only choice. When you are young, and have to work 18 hours a day tomake bils meet, and live alone, it is hard to commit the necessary time. OK, I may be a bit defensive because I absolutely adore Shadow. We have already gone through a bad reaction to a distemeper shot, been kissed, and been tackled. Who could want more? I also got my Gimli, Gloin, and Minxie Luv from a person o this forum. Fiance made him choose. Did I yell at him? No. Did I feel sorry for him, absolutely. BUT, I have my babies. These are mine. Nobody can take them form me. ANd you would have to kill Larry to get Mixie Luv. Then he would haunt you. So basically, I am saying we should not be so quick to jump on people for coming here to place. To sell, yes. To place in a loving home, no. Gail [Posted in FML issue 3877]