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"Luvskats00" wrote in message ... Is the breeder licensed? Are you that seriously out of touch? Breeders don't have "licenses". Any idiot with two intact animals can breed and make new crosses or any damn thing they please. *If* the two animals happen to be the same breed, then the progeny can be registered with whatever registration body they were originally registered with, providing the breeder doesn't owe them money or something. Or one of the "make up your own breed and we'll register it for you" sanctioning bodies will happily provide "papers" for the new Orange Tail-less Alleycats with Folded Ears. Just pay them the money. ANd then you can sell, sell, sell! Can the AKC do anything? Um, AKC is the American Kennel Club, and they don't have squat to do with cats. They have a hard enough time trying to resolve squabbles within the dog community. Just look at what's happened with JRTs. I don't think legitimate breeders are allowed to go around and attempt to create new breeds. People do any damn thing they please. Breeding of dogs and cats in this country isn't "controlled" by any governing body that could administer handslaps to it's naughty individuals. "Legitimate breeders" as you term it would not condone many practices that BYB do, but they don't have any control or influence either. Only the public with it's mighty dollar purchasing power has any influence over cretinous activity. If somone won't buy something, then it will no longer be produced. As long as BYBs are receiving the positive reinforcement of dollars, they'll continue to do whatever they want to do. Including making trial matings to produce new breeds and then dumping the kittens that aren't up to their mysterious specifications. |
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What beautiful kittens! Though the responsibility never should have
fallen on you, I imagine you'll have no problem finding wonderful homes for these two.. particularly if they're well socialized. As far as the longhair trait being present in mixed-breeds, depends on the area you live in. In southern New England, for example, (where I'm from), longhaired cats of mixed parentage are very, very common. Many of the strays and ferals trapped here- including a very handsome boy I own who probably would have been nearly identical to these two as a young kitten- are gorgeous longhairs. In fact, (somebody correct me if I am wrong!) I believe the Maine Coon breed actually originated from a population of large, random-bred attractive longhair kitties that were prevalent in Maine. If you travel to other parts of the country, or other parts of the world, there are definite differences in the appearances of the mixed-breed cat population, including differences in the prevalence of certain colors, builds, and coat types. My guess is that somebody didn't bother to get their cat/s spayed / neutered, and either had a larger litter, wasn't able to quickly home all the kittens and was too damn lazy to do the responsible thing and find good homes for them.. or only had two survivors and was still too damn lazy to do the responsible thing and find good homes for them. If you have a problem with selfish, irresponsible people taking advantage of your kindness and dropping cats and kittens off at your doorstep on a regular basis, I don't know where you live, but in many places, this is considered an act of cruelty, and if you are able to trace any of the cats / kittens back to their original owners, it's punishable by law. All three of my cats are in one way or another, a product of the abandonment problem in our area- (one was born to an abandoned cat we trapped, one was feral, and one was left out in the rain overnight in the parking lot where I work in a little cardboard box that was duct taped shut and labeled with something along the lines of ‘Abandoned Kitty. Left Here and Nobody Wanted Her.') It makes me sick to think of the things that each of these cats experienced (traumatic injuries, untreated potentially dangerous birth defects, coyote attacks, minor brain injury and resulting behavior issues from an emergency C-section because "mom" was too small and young to carry the massive tom's equally massive kittens to term and birth them naturally), and sicker to think of all the cats out there who weren't so lucky. It's time for these people to take responsibility for their actions.. low cost (and in some areas, even free) spay and neuter programs are available nationally, and there are numerous shelter and foster groups out there, though it may take a little searching to find one who's able to take the kittens- there's absolutely no need for anyone to dump their cats. /end rant. |
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What beautiful kittens! Though the responsibility never should have
fallen on you, I imagine you'll have no problem finding wonderful homes for these two.. particularly if they're well socialized. As far as the longhair trait being present in mixed-breeds, depends on the area you live in. In southern New England, for example, (where I'm from), longhaired cats of mixed parentage are very, very common. Many of the strays and ferals trapped here- including a very handsome boy I own who probably would have been nearly identical to these two as a young kitten- are gorgeous longhairs. In fact, (somebody correct me if I am wrong!) I believe the Maine Coon breed actually originated from a population of large, random-bred attractive longhair kitties that were prevalent in Maine. If you travel to other parts of the country, or other parts of the world, there are definite differences in the appearances of the mixed-breed cat population, including differences in the prevalence of certain colors, builds, and coat types. My guess is that somebody didn't bother to get their cat/s spayed / neutered, and either had a larger litter, wasn't able to quickly home all the kittens and was too damn lazy to do the responsible thing and find good homes for them.. or only had two survivors and was still too damn lazy to do the responsible thing and find good homes for them. If you have a problem with selfish, irresponsible people taking advantage of your kindness and dropping cats and kittens off at your doorstep on a regular basis, I don't know where you live, but in many places, this is considered an act of cruelty, and if you are able to trace any of the cats / kittens back to their original owners, it's punishable by law. All three of my cats are in one way or another, a product of the abandonment problem in our area- (one was born to an abandoned cat we trapped, one was feral, and one was left out in the rain overnight in the parking lot where I work in a little cardboard box that was duct taped shut and labeled with something along the lines of ‘Abandoned Kitty. Left Here and Nobody Wanted Her.') It makes me sick to think of the things that each of these cats experienced (traumatic injuries, untreated potentially dangerous birth defects, coyote attacks, minor brain injury and resulting behavior issues from an emergency C-section because "mom" was too small and young to carry the massive tom's equally massive kittens to term and birth them naturally), and sicker to think of all the cats out there who weren't so lucky. It's time for these people to take responsibility for their actions.. low cost (and in some areas, even free) spay and neuter programs are available nationally, and there are numerous shelter and foster groups out there, though it may take a little searching to find one who's able to take the kittens- there's absolutely no need for anyone to dump their cats. /end rant. |
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"Goat Roper" wrote in message news:orAGc.66058
She was a real blessing for the 15 or so years she lived with us! Your story was a real blessing for me, because my former stray is @15 years old, and it was great to hear someone else talk about an old coo-o- I mean an old cat as a "blessing." Sherry, my heart goes out to you. I happen to be a Fundamentalist Christian, and you know what makes me doubt my faith the most? Stories like yours. If you believe as I do, your response to such a painful situation is, Well, Jesus, if You're really going to come again, why don't you get off your divine Butt and get busy establishing the paradise where the innocent will no longer suffer? I'm very sorry if I offend anyone by speaking so bluntly, but (as some of the people who've responded to this thread will know) I've also had a *major* animal-related heartache this week--see my post about an alcoholic pet-collecting relative. I'm spiritually exhausted this week, and since my God just happens to have a name and personality, I'm mad as H!&l at Him tonight. Please don't read further if you're easily offended, but know what my prayer is tonight? "Poo or get off the pot, Jesus. Enough suffering. Enough, enough, enough." |
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"Goat Roper" wrote in message news:orAGc.66058
She was a real blessing for the 15 or so years she lived with us! Your story was a real blessing for me, because my former stray is @15 years old, and it was great to hear someone else talk about an old coo-o- I mean an old cat as a "blessing." Sherry, my heart goes out to you. I happen to be a Fundamentalist Christian, and you know what makes me doubt my faith the most? Stories like yours. If you believe as I do, your response to such a painful situation is, Well, Jesus, if You're really going to come again, why don't you get off your divine Butt and get busy establishing the paradise where the innocent will no longer suffer? I'm very sorry if I offend anyone by speaking so bluntly, but (as some of the people who've responded to this thread will know) I've also had a *major* animal-related heartache this week--see my post about an alcoholic pet-collecting relative. I'm spiritually exhausted this week, and since my God just happens to have a name and personality, I'm mad as H!&l at Him tonight. Please don't read further if you're easily offended, but know what my prayer is tonight? "Poo or get off the pot, Jesus. Enough suffering. Enough, enough, enough." |
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Please don't read further if you're easily offended, but know what my
prayer is tonight? "Poo or get off the pot, Jesus. Enough suffering. Enough, enough, enough." Yeah, well, maybe there was a verse or two inadvertently left out of the Good Book. Somthing like "Woe be unto the fool who dumps baby kittens on thy neighbor the crazy cat lady. Thy punishment will be swift and sure, and thou shalt spend eternity in a big stinky litterbox that hasn't been changed in a year." Sherry Sherry |
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Please don't read further if you're easily offended, but know what my
prayer is tonight? "Poo or get off the pot, Jesus. Enough suffering. Enough, enough, enough." Yeah, well, maybe there was a verse or two inadvertently left out of the Good Book. Somthing like "Woe be unto the fool who dumps baby kittens on thy neighbor the crazy cat lady. Thy punishment will be swift and sure, and thou shalt spend eternity in a big stinky litterbox that hasn't been changed in a year." Sherry Sherry |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... Yeah, well, maybe there was a verse or two inadvertently left out of the Good Book. Somthing like "Woe be unto the fool who dumps baby kittens on thy neighbor the crazy cat lady. Thy punishment will be swift and sure, and thoushalt spend eternity in a big stinky litterbox that hasn't been changed in a year." LOL!! |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... Yeah, well, maybe there was a verse or two inadvertently left out of the Good Book. Somthing like "Woe be unto the fool who dumps baby kittens on thy neighbor the crazy cat lady. Thy punishment will be swift and sure, and thoushalt spend eternity in a big stinky litterbox that hasn't been changed in a year." LOL!! |
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