HEADS wants to take Lil Eli!!

[moosmom]

Opinions needed here...

Remember I told you a couple months back how I was trying to find a good home for Eli (this was before he fell 20 feet out my front window and was missing for 5 days). I had signed him over to HEADS to rehome him.

Well, HEADS put him at PetSmart but he was VERY frightened and wouldn't eat or use the box. They called me and asked me if I would be willing to foster him. After thinking very long and hard about it, I decided it was in Lil Eli's best interest to keep him here, with the only family he has ever known (besides Kimmy).

I told HEADS about it and they said I'd have to pay the vet and vaccination fee! I yessed them to death and got Lil Eli outta there as quick as possible.

Months later (after promising them their $45) they keep hounding me, telling me that since I hadn't paid the $45 (I put out $160 out of my own pocket to get him neutered and utd on all his vacs) that the board agreed I should pay the $125 adoption fee!! This is also after Lil Eli fell 20 feet out my front window.

I got a call last night (I was working at the time) telling me that they have 2 good homes (yeah right!!) or Lil Eli to go to and if I don't come up with the $125 adoption fee, they will take further action.

They CLAIM they are only interested in Lil Eli's welfare, but they ALSO keep pounding the fact that they want their money, and that I did sign a relinquishment contract, meaning the cat belongs to them.

This poor boy has been through SO much in his short little life, and now has the most wonderful home with me and my furbabies, I think it would be detrimental to rehome now. Besides, I love him with all my heart and possession is 9/10's of the law. I also know for a fact that those relinquishment papers aren't worth the paper their written on (I worked in animal rescue for over 6 years and that's what I was told).

What do I do??? It makes me FURIOUS how in one breathe they can say they are only looking out for Lil Eli's best interest, yet they keep harping on the money factor. It was only AFTER I didn't come up with the $45 that they mysteriously found 2 wonderful homes for him.

I know in my heart that if I let him go, he'll be miserable and get sick.