I think, if you really don't know how dangerous or expensive or stressful the process can be, it does sound like a nice thing to have happen. I know it's hard for anyone on here who is familiar with the negatives to step back for a moment, but I have to say I wasn't truly cognizant until I spent some time on this forum. Mind you, I never had a pet that didn't get spayed or neutered as soon as recommended and I never thought about deliberately going into breeding or hooking my dog up with the neighbor's dog before he got fixed or anything of the sort, because I know that there's just too many rescues out there.

But I will honestly confess that, when we found Jezebel and the vet said she might be pregnant, the thought of watching the process and having some kittens we helped deliver was daunting, yet exciting. Did we want a bunch more cats--or should I say "need"? No. Would we have kept them all if we couldn't find amazing homes? Yes. I think a lot of people think 1) kittens are adorable, this will be fun and well, what's happened has happened and 2) I've got lots of friends or family who would like a kitten I raised. This will work out fine. Again, I knew NOTHING about breeding a cat--I never needed to. So when the vet told me it was dangerous to spay her mid-pregnancy, I believed him, so if she was pregnant, well, we had taken her in and accepted responsibility for whatever happened. If it meant seeing her pregnancy through and the aftermath as well, so be it.

I immediately signed on here and found out so many things. I now know it's not dangerous to spay, so there's a biggie right there--I've also since come to doubt the expertise of vets on a lot of points, but that's another story . And I now know that lots of things can go wrong. Sure pregnancy is natural, but I know from my history background that it's dangerous for women too--lots of women died in the past giving birth, so we could have lost her, lost kittens, had to have a c-section, all sorts of not cute fluffy adorable cuddly things to have happened.

So, I'm not condoning the attitude, but I do understand where it starts. As with so many things, education is key. It opens an entirely new perspective on how kittens get here and why one should think very very hard before embarking on breeding. That said, I only wish people would put as much thought into the process for themselves as responsible breeders do for their cats. But the way that people handle that is really quite the same thing, so it's not terribly confusing to me how they are so blase about their cat getting knocked up. Horrifying to me, yes , but not confusing.

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Aber, Ragnar, Kelso (the corgi trio), Daisy (our rescue mystery-mix puppy), Ellie, Henry, Gwennie, Jezebel (the kitty quartet), Blake, Chaucer, Molly and Milton (the kittens), and Bingo the African Grey parrot

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A good idea would be to leave breeding to the breeders! Letting cats out to get pregnant from any old tom is disgusting! No wonder the people want their deposit back you dont even know when the babies were born.....that says a lot about you. Poor kittens I feel sorry for them!

Libby33
Its clear you haven't put the time in to read the entirety of the information prior to your posts.
1. I stated that I was 'thinking about breeding' which means I have been researching this and attempting to educating myself thoroughly on this matter before embarking as a breeder which would suggest that I am attempting to act responsibly.
2. She was not let out to mate with 'any tom' explanation in earlier posts.
3. Yes I looked at her having an abortion but did not decide to do so for a number of reasons.
4. Yes I know when the kittens were born but made a mistake reason explained earlier in post.
5. Be very reassured all kittens are fine and I am in touch and I receive regular updates on each and every one of them.
6. Get your facts right prior to making your personal comments and judgements on folk. you come across as self-righteous and critical which is unnecessary a tad unpleasant and not appropriate, should you have done your research on this matter ie reading all of the posts which you quite clearly have not you may have saved yourself ill feeling.

I have now found the answers to my original question ie The law on returning deposits else where thank you for your time and efforts assisting me with this matter.