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How sad! I posted this inf on another Ragdoll forum as well---I hope you don't mind, but maybe there are more Californians on that forum that may be able to help...

I learned Ragnarok was a less than reputable breeder when I started my Ragdoll search. I googled Ragdoll breeder complaints, and that cattery came up first, with complaints starting around 12/09. A kitten a person adopted was loaded with ear mites, had a fever, tested positive for giardia and had an upper respiratory infection. The person spent hundreds of dollars in vet bills to get their kitten back on track to good health. It is listed under the "Complaints Board" website. One person mentioned a visit to that breeder while considering adoption, and tells about their experience there.....not a good one for sure.

It is very sad and one should not consider it simple. They worked closely with Ann before they broke away from her and started working in the cat fancy with the early Ragdoll breeders who had already broken away. They have been very active in working for the success of the Ragdoll worldwide for a very long time and were a key source of information about Ragdolls, including in the best book on Ragdolls, the Definitive Guide. Many of us, if not most of us, breeders and pet owners alike, have their cats in our pedigrees.

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(03-10-2010 10:51 AM)gussie Wrote: [ -> ]Put the humans in a cage, with little food and water, and make them live like that.

They have a federal license in order to more easily provide cats around the world for many decades, which they have done. As I understand it, one cannot have a federal license unless the "animals" are housed in a building other than a home and the facility cannot have carpet and other items that cannot be sterilized regularly. They do use walk in cages, which they have also made and sold over the years. It is not a breeding approach that I would choose, but some aspects of it are not by choice once one reaches a certain size or wants to provide cats more easily to more of the world. Larger catteries can provide benefits for a breed not otherwise available. These federal approaches were one of the major threats of the efforts of PETA and other "Animal Rights" activists to federally regulate cat breeding. It threatened forcing many other breeders who wanted to continue breeding to adopt these same practices, unacceptable to most.

This issue just breaks my heart

Here's an update on the situation.

----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Mercer/Purebred Cat Breed Rescue

Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:56 PM
Subject: Ragdolls @ Riverside Animal Control, and Ragdoll in FL



We have an update on the Ragdolls who were at Riverside Animal Control: All the cats are leaving the shelter today. Three were adopted by the public. Two are in foster care and three went altered to local rescue groups.

In addition, the Ragdoll and Persian in the shelter near Daytona Beach, FL are getting rescued Saturday and going to Irene Meisel, who was previously our Mid-Atlantic Coordinator and who now lives in FL. She will take the Persian and Ragdoll to her home and treat and foster them for PCBR until placement. Irene is very experienced with purebreds and has fostered many cats for us over the years.

Linda

Good news then, thanks Debbie. Lets hope they all find the perfect, loving home.