Because 1. You have to pay for rescue centre moggies anyway 2. Some resuce centres are very very snooty abotu who they will allow to adopt animals and turn away perfectly good homes because of some arbitary criteria 3. Some perfectly good homes simply do not want a home inspector snooping around.

Liz

Unless kittens are full pedigree I do not agree or see the point in someone charging more for a certain colour. They are all kittens... they all cost the same to look after while at the "breeders" home. So why charge more.

The only time I think it's "ok" is in pedigrees, where say a certain colour is rare or hard to get hold of. That's just my opinion.

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Why do you consider it to be okay to charge more for a ‘rare’ colour when it is a ped but not for a moggie?

I am not saying I agree nor disagree with what you are saying, but I do not agree with your reasons.

You have said on one hand that it does not cost anymore to raise an unusual coloured moggie vs a less rare coloured moggie (for example a ginger female), but how would it cost any more to raise an unusual coloured ped vs a less rare ped?

1. Rescue centres spay/neuter before rehoming if animal is old enough, they worm , vaccinate etc , they need to charge a fee to fund this and keep the centres running.

2. Why would a perfectly good home not welcome a home check? Rescue centres have a responsibility to ensure the animals in their care are not going into a bad situation/ situation worse than where they came from.

I was refused a cat simply because of my address, was told on the phone that they wouldn't even consider me because of the street I lived on. These people didn't know me from Adam, even though I'd had cats for a long time and I didn't have one when I rang up to ask about it.

I'd have welcomed a home check, but my address was enough for them to say no. I now have 3 rescue cats and I wouldn't advise anyone locally to use the rescue I first rang to enquire about homing a cat.

But I would rather pay a rescue centre money for a moggie cat that needs a home so that my money is going towards a charity, rather than giving money over to some greedy person purposely breeding moggie cats

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Of course. But that is nevertheless a reason why people would rather go elsewhere.

Personally my house is such a mess that I hate having anyone round except outside, I find it highly emabarrassing, but this mess has no effect on the welfare of the animals. That would be my reason if I were looking for a moggie. As to other people's reasons I couldn't say, paranoia might account for some perhaps ("will she come back and burgle my house later, or report me to social services because she doesn't like the way my children look?") or simply a serious aversion to people. Who knows?

Liz

There is a rescue centre got a stall on our flea market today and I was chatting with them earlier. She said at the moment they have 48 kittens in as well as all the adults eek:

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Here here!! Both my 'moggies' are from the Cats Protection. They asked for a £10 donation for the two!! I gave £15.00!!
Bargain lol

Then do! I once had a litter of half pedigree kittens, did everything right, sold them fully vaccinated and even tested for FIV and FeLV, admittedly using an expensive vet, but I sold them for only enough to cover the vet costs, not a penny more. Still got lots of people laughing as soon as they heard the price, and one couple said "But we could get them from the RSPCA for that and the price would include neutering". Fine, so get them from the RSPCA, I'm sure the RSPCA will be glad to hear from you. Again, this is how free markets work.

Liz