I agree, if people are putting thier pets on the Craigslist to find them a good home, money should not be an issue. The welefare of the animal should be. They all seem to be more concerned with how much money they will get instead of finding a good home for thier pet. They don't stop and think how much money the new owner will have to spend to take over the previous owner's responsibility's of vet care, food and other costs of animal ownership.. They lie about the pets age and health to hurry and pawn them off on to someone else. I explained this one time to a person who was looking for a home for thier ferret, that I could not pay to take this animal, I would need the money for a vet visit and more food, but they would have a caring and loving, and forever home with me. They didn't care about that, they wanted the money. I was furious, but what could I do? Here I was, willing to take over THIER responsibility in the first place and all they were concerned about was getting money!! I will not pay the same price that a pet store would charge for a kit, for one that is 2,3 or older, I don't need the cage or accesseries unless it was something the ferret could not part with, medicine, or a beloved toy or blanket. I am willing to relieve this person/ or persons from the financial burden of having this pet. If I HAD to find another home for my babies, I would just want a caring, loving home for them, I could not or would not want any money for them. And as far as the "Tabboo question". I have to admit, I did use the home version of having to put down my daughter's hamster. She was very old, unable to walk anymore and was starting to have difficulty breathing. I called a couple of vets and they wanted to charge a very large amout of money to put her at ease.. But, at the time, I really was not able to financially afford to have a $8.00 hamster put down for $45. dollars or more and most importantly, she was suffering I'm sorry if this angers some folks, but I'm not looking for a debate on what I should have done, I'm just saying that at that time, something had to be done quickly, I can not stand to see a animal suffer at all, I feel I did what had to be done. If it were one of my other animals and something had to be done quickly, I would ask my husband to do what has to be done. I won't go into details but I can assure you, it would be done painlessly, quickly and every measure would be taken to keep the animal calm as possible and not be scared anymore then what they were already.. If I know in my heart that a 30 minute drive to the vet's office would cause more suffering and death was and would be the only outcome, I would and could do something to stop it myself. I notice how scared my guys get when we go to the vet for just a routine visit or vaccine, its like they know what could happen there, I wouldn't want thier last thoughts or feelings being scared or wondering what is about to happen to them. This is just my personal feelings and I'm not trying to start a whole arguement on what people feel should or should not be done. I know in the end, we all just want what we feel is best for our pets and extended family without any added pain or suffering. As far as being in a situation of having to leave home quickly, ending thier life wouldn't be a thought in my mind, I would again, do what I would have to do to get out quickly and safely with all of them, its having a plan ahead of time for those "just in case" moments. If I thought for one minute that our lives would no doubt end, suffering, and in pain, then and only then, would I think of what to do to end thier lives quickly and without suffering. I just think its best to have a "just in case" plan before we have to ask ourselves that forever, permenant question, because once its done, you can't change your mind, and if God forbid, you DID do something to only realize that it didn't need to be done after all, well, I wouldn't want to live with myself after that. Darlene & Addie & Booboo [Posted in FML 6336]