Generally, if the adoption fee is over $10 this isn't a problem, rats are cheap. Even without a contract I don't know why the lady would go through the trouble of trying to get a 1-pound kitten, with a contract and all, when she could get a rat that size from a pet store, no questions asked.Sorry if I seem to have a sick mind, but I wonder if she wants a certain size kitten to feed to a snake?
Some people just want to bottle-feed a baby animal and don't realize what kind of situation that creates for kittens. Honestly I'm not sure why anyone wants to do that anyway; it's a real pain! Lol