As someone who has just adopted 2 Maine Coons from a breeder I think that statement is a little harsh.

This explains it quite succinctly I think:

Available Adoptees

Hobby breeders love their cats but they also are participating in a hobby the ultimate aim of which is to breed the ultimate cat of the breed.

There has already been discussion in another thread about how many cats is too many and that the owner must have adequate resource to love, nourish and care for his/her cats.

I agree that offloading cats to the local rescue centre is not the way to go (though wouldn't the rescue centre be a little suspicious if that kept happening????)

Finding a loving and suitable home for an adoptee and not letting that cat go until that home is found is what most responsible breeders do. Some adoptee details have been on breeder websites for some time because the breeder has not yet found 'the' home.

If you look at most adoptee pages on breeders' websites you will see that there is a detailed description of the type of family the breeder is looking for that will suit the personality of the cat. Here is another example:

Rehoming

Hello Toby - you raise a very good point. I have not yet reached the stage where I have to consider rehoming any of my queens. The link provided by Janee illustrates some very valild reasons for rehoming and the breeder concerned is a good example of ethical breeding and rehoming.

I would like to think that it will not be necessary for me to ever rehome any of my queens but who knows... At the moment, I do not breed enough for there to be so many cats in my household that it presents a serious challenge to my budget and time. If there were, I may need to consider stopping breeding for a while as I am just toooooo fond of my babies.

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Ra

http://www.bobergsiamese.co.uk/

Hi Toby,
This should be a very interesting thread
In an ideal world we would all like to keep our x breeding girls and boy! sadly when you have a multi cat household it isn't always possible,
this is why many breeders retire there breeding girls at an early age! have them neutered and if they cant keep them place the girl in a loving pet home were they will be spoilt rotten! for the rest of there life and not have to share with entire girls and become the bottom of the pecking order
it is harder to place an X stud boy, to date I haven't had to do this but you should never say never!!!!! the cats well being MUST come first

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I think you have gone about this the wrong way toby.
I have a friend who breeds for a hobby she has 4 girls and 2 boys and she has been doing this for a good while now.
I asked her what she does with her cats after they have forfilled their purpose they are the exact words i used I was thrown out of her house n was told I would be lucky if she ever spoke to me again!
I like you had strong opinions on breeders and what they do with their extra cats etc and I had to take a good hard look at myself because without meaning to I had judged a life long friend.
If you find a good breeder they will do everything they can to make sure their cats are well looked after I have even found some breeders take care of ALL of their cats better than i take care of my 3 moggies
It would be daft if a breeder kept all their cats and as long as they are privatley rehomed to good decent cat lovers i dont see the problem anymore.
Take it from someone who was exactly like you, the attitude you have is very niave ad i suggest you become friends with a breeder before you judge them x

Well said jem!!!

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