XPost: alt.cats, us.config 
 From: mmontcha@OregonVOS.net 
  
 On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 XYZ@XYZinvalid.com wrote: 
 |About the only way a purebred cat ends up in a shelter is because of " 
 |backyard breeding" Reputable breeders always have a right of first 
 |refusal in the contract. This means that if you want to sell the cat , 
 |you must inform the breeder. The breeder will buy back the cat if 
 |he/she does not approve of the new home. If you can no longer take 
 |care of the cat , any breeder will take the cat back and re-home. It 
 |is not unusual for a cat to go back to the breeder if an owner dies 
 |and the heirs can't or don't want to keep the cat. 
 | 
 |The rescue people don't realize how much purebred cat owners and 
 |reputable breeders HATE the backyard breeders. The problem is with a 
 |certain " militant " type of rescue worker who can't deal with the 
 |idea that some people ONLY want a certain type of purebred. They take 
 |the position that every home given to a purebred is one less home for 
 |a moggie. In their eyes , you are a " cat killer. " 
 | 
 |I suspect that is the main reason for the proposal of 
 |rec.pets.cats.breeds. 
  
 Why the rec.* hierarchy?  Why not the us.* hierarchy?  Many of the 
 same good things to be accomplished through rec.pets.cats.breeds can 
 be done through us.support.animal-shelters and us.support.cat-registries. 
  
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