14-07-2008, 02:43 PM
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Pet Forums Junior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: In the country
Posts: 36
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Re: Rehoming cats
Well I can only agree with Rraa I am afraid. I do not breed but if I ever intended to then it would be limited as a cat is first and foremost a PET! I am sorry, I cannot understand anyone who keeps cats to breed solely and not as pets, has studs and queens living outside in cat houses, and rehomes "surplus" ones - if one needs to rehome then one should think seriously about breeding less!  Cos let's be honest here, if one breeds so much and keep so many of one's kittens that a retired queen has to be rehomed then she is surplus to requirements, she is NOT a pet, a beloved companion, she is a commodity one uses in one's quest for the perfect cat, pure and simple!
Just as discarded failed show cats are commodities in one's quest to win.
You say it is a hobby, it may be to you but it is a life to a cat and that cat's future is in YOUR hands, is it fair to buy in/breed kittens, breed from them for years then just pass them on away from everything they have ever known at 5 or 6 years of age, even if all they have ever known is an outside pen and limited daily contact?
Toby
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