Lexie,

I also agree with everyone here. You did the right thing. I've rescued MANY cats and kittens and because I do not trust people to have them spayed or neutered, I'd take them to low cost spay/neuter clinics and have it done myself. I would ALWAYS ask an adoption fee of whatever it is I paid out to have these pets fixed and all shots. I would show the perspective adopters the bills so they know exactly what the expenses were.

Don't feel bad, Lexie. I once rescued 3 feral kittens from a tree and spent weeks socializing them. One of the guards where I used to work showed an interest in adopting one of the kittens for his son. He ASSURED me he would have him fixed. Well, to make a long story short, not only did he NOT fix him, he let him out and the cat ran away. He lied through his teeth and said the cat was with his neighbor who had since moved to NY. I was furious and demanded to physically see the cat to make sure he was okay. He wouldn't allow it. I was devastated. To this day I still think about that poor little baby that I worked so hard to socialize. But I learned from my mistake and now I trust no one.

I would definitely try and get the cats back, even if you have to kidnap them at night. Those people sound like a reall bag of @#$holes.

Sorry this is so long.