From: ncooper@wahoo.sjsu.edu 
  
 Cat Protector  wrote: 
  
 : 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. 
  
 Okay, I'll like to address a theoretical question to the news.groupies 
 here.  Say, you have 150 people who are tired of being berated on the 
 regular rec.pets.cats* newsgroups for owing a purebred and they want their 
 own space.  What happens if 50 militant rescue people decide to vote NO 
 for the reason stated above, that the new group may make adoption from 
 breeders more attractive.  Their NO votes have nothing to do with whether 
 enough people want their own group or not.  It's a Catch-22 I saw from the 
 outset and I'm not sure how anyone can get around it. 
  
 Noreen 
  
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