Hi Katyhy - I do KNOW the MSPCA Springfield doe not put ferrets down UNLESS they are very ill. We have a shelter adopter who is employed at that location as an adoption councilor and have also in years passed travelled down their and given workshops on ferret care to the staff paid & volunteers. It would be great for those ferrets to get homes- BUT I doubt if they have a high rate of euthanasia at the MSPCA in Springfield, MA! Alicia D shelter Mom www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML issue 4628]