Here is the short version of this story. A guy that was in my life and very active (so it seemed) with the love of ferrets has turned on me and my ferrets. The past month I have been in and out of the hospital for kidney problems. This guy offered to watch them for me until I got out. Well, this guy started to stalk and abuse me, among other things. So it came to a point this past weekend that I said I no longer wanted him calling or coming around and that I would be coming to get my ferrets this weekend. Well, he flipped out, roughed me up and started saying he was going to kill my ferrets or leave them on someones door step. Then he started spreading awfull rumors about me to my neighbors and ferret friends. On Wednesday when he broke into my house, walked into my bathroom while I was taking a shower and proceded to beat me up was the same day I filled charges and applied for a restraining order. I have spoken to a lawyer and he said that if we have to we can take it to court as a custody battle, right to ownership case. All my ferrets are rescues so I do not have a bill of sale, but I do have MANY witness that will testify that these are my ferrets, not to mention vet bills, receipts for food and supples. He has also admitted in a email that he does not want the ferrets and would rather just kill them to get back at me. I have forward that to the authorites also. I asked the police officer if there was anyway he could escort me to his house(he lives in Champion, PA and I live in Washington, PA), but he said without a warrant or the correct legal papers he could not. Bottom line for me is this weekend has been a living hell thinking of all the things he could be doing to my poor ferrets or the neglect and stress they are going through. You know he will take all his anger out on them because of me. The past 4 days I have begged, pleaded, threatened and every other desparte thing I could think of to say or do to get him to just give me my ferrets back. I did not want to post this pubilcly in the group, but I do not know where to turn, who to call or the right way to do all this of this. I am so scared, hurt and confused, I do not know which way is up anymore. I know I should not be "airing my dirty laundry" or try to drag anyone into my problem but I really had no idea what to do next. Tomorrow I am going to call the Humane Society tell them the whole story and then go from there and hope that maybe they could go to his house and see that the cages are probably a mess and then seize them. I am also going to see what I would have to do to file ferret-napping or stealing private property charges. My bruises will heal, but the mental state of my poor ferrets are the only concern and motivation for me right now. I can't eat or sleep and I have tried to come up with every concivable idea to get them back. I am from San Diego and have just moved out here to PA less than a year ago and the ferret community is now my only real friends out here right now. I am just looking for any and all advice at this point. Thank you so much for respomding back to me. It really means alot to know there are people out there willing to help another ferret lover in need. Has anyone been through anything like this, and what are my rights as a ferret owner to get my ferrets back? Any advice on this would be great. You can email me at: [log in to unmask] Monica & The Fuzzy Bunch Ferrets: Althiea, Cloe, Zoe, Tonka, Ashtin, Baby Simone, Inky, Dinky, Maggie, Petey and Giddion Plus 2 katty kats: Aireal and Duece My ferrets with wings: Snickers, Bandit, Cody, Klondike, Reeces, Sterling, Domino,Neo, Molly, Gage and Morphious [Posted in FML issue 4201]