Hi everyone,
I have just had the most annoying phone call from someone wanting to become a back yard breeder. she wants to start breeding siamese with no papers etc, no blood tests, and on top of that to pay pittance for her breeding stock. She had the cheek to criticize registered breeders about how much they charge for they kittens.

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Amanjay Siamese & Animal Healer.

That's strange - Either Kelly or May had exactly the same sort of phone call on Saturday. I wonder if you're in the same area! They're up t'north and they both breed Siamese/Orientals.

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Beautiful Bengal Kittens from Dollycats
Beautiful Savannah Kittens from Teardrops Savannahs

Could have been the same person, she said that she had phoned all over.

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Amanjay Siamese & Animal Healer.

How strange, if she wanted to go into unregistered breeding why would she try to start with registered cats??

Amanda-know how ya feel-we had a phonecall just like this one-you can imagine how polite i wasn't

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Dogs have owners, Cats have slaves

Burnthwaites Siamese

Why do people want to become unreg breeders?

Is it because people won't sell them active cats or because they are too lazy to do it right?!

With Bengals and Savannahs it's financial.
BYBs can say they are buying a girl, or boy, as a pet and pay only a third of what they should be paying for a cat registered as a breeder with GCCF or TICA.

It's bizarre and I don't really understand it because if a BYB is doing it for 'love of the breed' then they are undermining the breed by not using really good quality cats.. and if they're doing it for money.. well that doesn't make sense either because they cannot charge anywhere near what registered breeders do for registered cats.

What is the pricing like for other breeds? Is there a higher price for breeders? The difference between our active Russian Blues and Abyssinians was nominal compared to the pet price. I have no idea why there would be BYBs in these breeds if the difference is just £50 or £100.

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Beautiful Bengal Kittens from Dollycats
Beautiful Savannah Kittens from Teardrops Savannahs

Another problem with BYB is they are buying cats on the non active and then breeding with them. I know of a byb who does this on purpose.

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Amanjay Siamese & Animal Healer.

The person who spoke to me said QUOTE, I want a Siamese any colour must be a girl and not interested in papers, I asked as a pet? she said weeeeeell ye! but we cant pay that much for one so ye can keep the papers!!!! she went on to say I just missed two Siamese girls in the "Loot''
I cant put what I said but it started with you cheeky B******

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Mazpahs Siamese & Orientals

my active girls cost me the same as my non active boy.

there seem to be alot of bengal cats/kittens on sale it seems. alot of them on the active.

i think maybe it must ruin registered breeder's sales sometimes as people who can't afford much go for a cheaper unreg kitten. this is just encouraging these bybs and also you don't know what health prob the kittens may have.

it's such a shame than some people see these poor animals as a way to make money!!!

but how they make money i don't know when they charge less. they must be making cut backs somewhere in their cat's and kitten's care which is very sad.