Alayne--Yes, most shelters do charge surrender fees when they can, but that's not always possible. If the person is just going to let the ferret go in the woods rather than apy a surrender fee, then it wouldn't be charged. Ferrets dumped on vets, or pet stores of course they would never be charged, although in my case we'd always ask the vet to throw in a free rabies shot or the pet store to ante up a (insert something usefulm be it a tube of Nutrical or a bag of litter, here). I've never been refused these requests. Anne [Posted in FML issue 4202]