XPost: alt.cats 
  
 On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 07:34:42 +1000, "Yowie" 
  wrote: 
  
 >"~*SooZy*~"  wrote in message 
 >news:bkpjh1$p3$1@titan.btinternet.com... 
 >> "Yowie"  wrote in message 
 >> news:bko7if$3vbi3$1@ID-159608.news.uni-berlin.de... 
 >> > "~*SooZy*~"  wrote in message 
 >> > news:bknajj$hv$1@hercules.btinternet.com... 
 >> > > "Cat Protector"  wrote in message 
 >> > > news:b3nbb.1012$La.363@fed1read02... 
 >> > > > It seems from the description that this group might end up 
 >encouraging 
 >> > > > people from adopting from breeders instead of the already full 
 >> shelters. 
 >> > > The 
 >> > > > purebred fancy might have grown but I feel that cats found in 
 >shelters 
 >> > are 
 >> > > > just as good as the purebreeds. In fact sometimes you see purebreds 
 >> end 
 >> > up 
 >> > > > in the shelters. This newsgroup could be a bad idea here. 
 >> > > 
 >> > > but you do not find that many purebred cats in shelters! compared to 
 >> poor 
 >> > > little moggies :-(  but then if you have paid €300.00 plus for a cat 
 >you 
 >> > > must really want it. 
 >> > 
 >> > Sadly, you *do* find purebreds in shelters. Admittedly, the "moggie" far 
 >> > outnumbers them, but to say that purebred kitties never end up in 
 >shelters 
 >> > is false. 
 >> 
 >> Yes that's why I said you do not find that many!   no body said purebred 
 >> cats never end up in shelters!!!!!!!!! 
 > 
 >Err, yes. My apologies. For some reason  I didn't parse your post properly 
 >before I sent the above out. 
  
 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. 
  
 The real question: Are there enough owners and breeders to support the 
 group NOW? Over the years many people have left newsgroups because of 
 the hostility encountered over this issue. Will they come back? I 
 guess we will find out if and when there is a vote for 
 rec.pets.cats.breeds 
  
  
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