Thank you, that's because I have truly learned my lesson the hard way. And when we purchased our dog and our two ragdolls I did a TON of research. I didn't know any better when I was 18.
Conny Wrote:Yes of course, the internet has changed a lot. These days we are informed about anything and everything.
The three cats and dog in your signature are beautiful though. No need for regrets.
Conny Wrote:So the authorities should go after those BYB Jan.
It's easy enough. Just ask the store where they got the cats and dogs from.
Then someone can go to those places, roll them up, and the world has one less problem.
I don't understand why people buy from a store anyway as it is more expensive than buying from a breeder.
Those kitten were $999 each, but they weren't spayed/neutered. So in time that's another $120 or $250.
At least that's what my vet charges.
The breeder I know charges $999 spaying/neutering included.
Unfortunatly over here unless the animal is in distress/danger etc they won't get involved and it does have to be a very bad case due to their work load as it is.
The byb had to get the kitten from somewhere and my guess is it was sold as a pet kitten which was then bred from by a byb. The majority of these kittens are sold as 'pedigree' but unregistered. Unless the cat is registered 'on the active' register (it is to be bred from) the kittens cannot be registered. Hence if you get a unregistered pedigree kitten, the mother wasn't sold to be bred from but there is also the possibility (and it does happen) that the 'pedigree' is ficticious.
The only way you can be certain that your kitten is pure is if it is registered as a pure.
So like I said before, it is upto the breeder to ensure her/his kittens which are sold as pet kittens are spayed/neutured as soon as the new owners' vet will do it. When your looking at a litter of 6 or less kittens, that's only 6 people you have to contact when the kittens are 6 months old to remind them of the contract which they signed to spay/neuture. The breeder can repossess the kitten if the purchaser doesn't carry out the terms of the contract.
About 20 yrs ago I bought a puppy from a well known dog food company here in the UK. They had a store close to where I lived and sold puppies at the rear of the premises. Being a famous brand name company, I thought these puppies came from a legitimate source. Several years later they were exposed for selling puppies from puppy farms. The puppy I bought came with health problems and had to be fed a special home made diet, either that or a daily pill which cost £11 each (about $22) and that's 20 yrs ago.
Back to the byb's, they have their supply of queens to breed from now and are selling these kittens for profit, some of the people who purchase them will also go onto become byb's and on it goes. The only way to even make a dent in the amount of byb's is to educate the public. The byb's are not registered with any cat registration body so cannot be struck off. Signing petitions will eventually stop stores purchasing the kittens if there's enough people protesting but the byb's will advertise their kittens elsewhere. Many of us have come here after nievely purchasing from byb's, myself included.
I learned my lesson the hard way also when I purchased my first dog. Ever since then, I have done nothing but research about breeders, code of ethics, and what to look for etc. I feel one of the best things I can do is to spread my experience to others. I was a dog trainer for 4 years and ALWAYS included a byb seminar. Many people in my classes made the same mistake, but that is ok. What matters it that the mistake wont happen again, and I hope those people help educate their own friends and family. Educating others it the best we can do at this point, because BYB isn't illegal
