Kim Brakefield has been through alot. This has been extremely traumatic for her and I can absolutely relate to all of the emotions she is having. Imagine someone taking all of your precious furkids and not knowing there whereabouts...except for one that suffered a tragic accident. I would be absolutely mental and on a crusade as well. Imagine her luck at locating one of them? I would be doing anything in my power to reclaim that ferret as well. Kim is that ferret's rightful mommy and who he belongs with. I am sure that the ferret would be elated to be back with Kim and out of the hands of this stranger he was sold to and if he was any kind of a human being he would give the ferret back, no strings attached. Legally, she is out of luck, very sad but true. I can't even begin to try and advise her on moving on and "getting over" this. I admire her determination and dedication to recovering her babies. When she initially contacted me, my first advice was to post here on the FML to spread the word as far and wide as possible, knowing that this would be more effective than police reports etc. I recall a special little guy belonging to Donna and Dan Christen that went missing , Odin was his name I believe? and was returned home safely after SIX MONTHS. Her ferrets could turn up anywhere. We all need to keep our ears to the ground and Kim and her babies in our hearts. Hopefully her precious furkids will show up safely in a shelter or someone having knowledge of the situation will be able to help her recover them. Karma will take care of her husband. Kimberly Fox Somethin Up My Sleeve Ferret Rescue [Posted in FML 7012]