So about a year ago I rescued an emaciated and incredibly neglected Bearded Dragon that our neighbor left behind in her apartment when she moved out. He's been slowly improving since, little strides here and there and I'm still trying to bring him back into a healthy weight, but what I'm saying is that I have invested a good deal of time into this animal now and suddenly out of the blue, his original owner shows up at my door asking if she can have her lizard back. Like honestly, it felt like getting smacked upside the head. She never bothered to call or get into contact for an entire year then changes her mind and feels enough of a responsibility to try and get him back. If I hadn't been around to take him in, the poor guy would have perished by now and it's just, ugh, I wanted to yell at her. How could anyone think that after abandoning an animal like that, they still have a right to ask for it to be returned.
Either way, I convinced her that he was in much more capable hands and that he was being taken care of now. She pretty much decided it wasn't worth the trouble and left empty handed in the end so that just goes to show how much she really cared. :/

Maybe a bit of silver lining though, I did find out that Dragon is apparently nine years old so he's definitely a trooper for making it through so many years of poor care.