The whole point of a star rating would be to give peace of mind to would be buyers, the star rating for restaurants dont make bad restaurants go away but it allows you to make an informed choice with whether to go oer not.Just as a breed licence would not make bad breeders go away.

Just think would be nice if all buyers had simalar choice, if you bought a car you look at service history etc, or buying a tv reviews etc,

Why should buyers paying in excess of a weeks wages in somecases, not have the right to make an informed decision based on more than the time they spent at a breeders home. And be able to base there decision based on standards maintained and achieved.

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Nothing could without a change in the law. Even then you could could only give star ratings to breeders who choose to be a part of your scheme. I'm not suggesting any new or extra licence for breeders. It would automatically be a part of breed or cat club membership. Done that way there is no extra tier, no worries about clipboard waving officialdom and it would simply be impossible for anyone to advertise a kitten for sale without proof of some committment to cats ie current membership of a club. Starting to make it any more official than that is opening a real can of worms. Hobby breeders are not traders and are not in business, nor do most wish to be. I'd hate to see an extra tier brought in that could be seen as some sort of trade organisation.