I wanted to address a concept behind the post by KBrakefield regarding her stolen ferrets. Unfortunately, this situation has been going on for the last six months. Definitely, an unfortunate situation. The concept is simply this. What would you do if If you found yourself in a situation where you and your partner/spouse/roommate's relationship is changing - in particular, becoming one where differences exceed similarities, and joy and laughter is replaced with anger and arguments. Consider the harm that may come to you or your pets. When people are upset and want to get even they often toy with emotions. Often times a primary emotion is the love for a child, another person or a pet. Revenge or violence against any of these valued members of your family can be devastating. People have suffered the death of their pet because of broken relationships. The motivation behind stealing pets and selling them is money and an emotional avenue to hurt their owner and perpetuate the hurt through the unknown future and location of the pets. All I am suggesting is that any pet owner consider the possibility of your life changing. If this situation happened to you, what considerations would you make for your pets? Do you have another place to take them? Would you leave them where someone is able access them, steal them or sell them because they need cash or want to hurt you? How would you handle such a situation? Would you go to law enforcement? Are you willing to file a report and press charges? What agencies are in your area to help with missing/stolen//injured pets? People are not always who they seem. Situations are not always as they appear. Certain factors in our lives dictate our behavior - what changes in your situation would dictate a change in your behavior? Or your partner's behavior? Do you have a back-up plan? Pretend for one moment you are in this situation and think about what you would do. You can't move on to plan B if you don't have a plan A. Feed rescued animals in two clicks http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3 [Posted in FML 7009]