Dawn, your story made me just as sick to my stomach as you yourself sounded. I can only hope that all shelters get word of this guy before it's too late. What a horrible, horrible fate for those ferrets to have to endure. Rat poison is (from what I've heard) a slow and painful way to kill something. It is times like these, though, that make me upset at how easy it is to go out and buy a ferret. Anyone with $120 (sometimes less) can run to the pet store and bring home a baby, with no questions asked and no background check. Even if shelters refuse to adopt to this guy and spread the word, any pet store is available to "meet his need" for more ferrets. :( Take care, Hannah (and my baby boy Riley) http://www.livejournal.com/users/rileyrox/ [Posted in FML issue 5126]