I received so many wonderful responses from shelters & rescues. All sharing my same gut instinct....NO....I am going to continue to follow up with her however in case she gets it in her head to go buy more. I seriously doubt she will do that however. She used to bring the kids around and give me a donation for me to groom them (ears & nails)....and then started to stiff me...I still groomed the kids...it is all about the ferrets after all. She even stopped bringing them after awhile even though it was a freebee! Go figure. I think her situation just hit home with me because I had a similar situation with an ex. And, if you think about it, she did do the right thing (sort of) by them by giving them up to where they could have a happier life. I definitely don't think she makes a good adoption candidate at this point though. Thanks all for your advice. Like many of you, I'm finding it hard to have patience with people that neglect their animals...and we all need to vent with each other from time to time....felt good didn't it?! LOL. Fuzzy Hugs, Kim and da kids Kim Fox Animal Communicator, Medical Intuitive Director of Somethin Up My Sleeve Rescue Authorized Distributor of Timmy's Tonic [Posted in FML issue 4932]