Lemonade Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Yeah I'd probably give them away. Still, it's up to Jake where he gets his cat from. I don't think he should be getting a hard time for buying a cat privately instead of getting a rescue cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Are breeders a problem, like? Is it frowned upon to get your cat pregnant (by another cat, not DIY) and sell off the kittens? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Are breeders a problem, like? Is it frowned upon to get your cat pregnant (by another cat, not DIY) and sell off the kittens? Why?It is mainly because there are so many animals needing homes even kittens, one of the good things about getting them from a shelter is you are helping out and they will also be neutered. There are a few campaigns going about to stop people selling animals on gumtree as well as there has been a lot of bad press about people buying the animals for fighting and explicitly for breeding, not sure how that is different from going to a pet shop but in my opinion why buy one when you can rescue one? The main reason I had a go at Jake was that he couldn't see the difference in buying a jumper from a charity shop and adopting a kitten and also because he seemed to think of adopting a cat but never actually followed it up "I heard Mrs. Murrays charge £50" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Are breeders a problem, like? Is it frowned upon to get your cat pregnant (by another cat, not DIY) and sell off the kittens? Why?If your cat gets knocked up and you are forced to rehome the kittens, there's no real moral issue per se. However, the fact that people will pay anything from £30 to ~£50 for a mongrel kitten encourages arseholes to deliberately get their cat(s) pregnant as often as possible to make a quick buck at the expense of the health of the cat. If any kittens from the litter aren't bought, they'll usually be "discarded" or sent to cat's protection or similar.I don't have a problem with buying a cat privately, but as (I think) Chris pointed out, it's a false economy if you do it for purely financial reasons, plus there's a really wide selection of kittens currently living in the garages of CPL volunteers because they've been finding many stray cats who have recently had litters.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 The problem is not sensible breeders, its the idiots who have no clue about cats, dont get them dressed and then struggle to look after the kittens when they are born, they then sell them to irresposible people and its goes round and round like that. Hence why we have the need for shelters in the first place.I have already decided i wont be getting my next cat dressed as i quite fancy the idea of breeding cats when im older, its not going to turn me into the next Adolf Hitler or anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 At least it's not as bad as Ukraine, where the government has started killing stray cats and dogs due to the number of strays and lack of shelters for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'm getting him neutered. The female one we have has already been speyed. Both our cats came from dirty sluts who got pumped and never got a call back and lumped their humans with a litter of kittens. Dirty little sluts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19474612boo to cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 http://www.facebook.com/grahamknight#!/photo.php?fbid=10151049565308564&set=a.10150969464013564.423092.349071208563&type=1&theater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanClews Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19474612boo to catsMy pregnant wife read that, and is getting our two checked out. As it can be passed to little foetus, and make it blind.As she can't do their poop, I was the lucky one having to take samples from the litter tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 My pregnant wife read that, and is getting our two checked out. As it can be passed to little foetus, and make it blind.As she can't do their poop, I was the lucky one having to take samples from the litter tray.Despite the scare stories of the last few days the biggest risk of being infected by Toxoplasmosis isn't owning a cat, it's eating unwashed vegetables and undercooked meat.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/toxoplasmosis-brain-cancer-cat-owner_n_1822231.htmlAlso if you wear gloves while cleaning the litter tray or, you know, wash your hands afterwards you massively minimise the riskhttp://www.catchannel.com/news/2012/07/03/cats-and-toxo-facts-myths.aspxIn fact reading the FSA website about the report that the news stories this week have been based on, they don't even mention cats! Unsurprisingly for a report by the Food Standards Agency what they're saying is that more research is needed and the main risk is through the food chain. http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2012/sep/toxoplasma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I normally use the used litter as a facial scrub. And I'm fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Surely this is a complete none issue really, if your eating cat shit you might be in for a problem, but i thought that was a given? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanClews Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Despite the scare stories of the last few days the biggest risk of being infected by Toxoplasmosis isn't owning a cat, it's eating unwashed vegetables and undercooked meat.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/toxoplasmosis-brain-cancer-cat-owner_n_1822231.htmlAlso if you wear gloves while cleaning the litter tray or, you know, wash your hands afterwards you massively minimise the riskhttp://www.catchannel.com/news/2012/07/03/cats-and-toxo-facts-myths.aspxIn fact reading the FSA website about the report that the news stories this week have been based on, they don't even mention cats! Unsurprisingly for a report by the Food Standards Agency what they're saying is that more research is needed and the main risk is through the food chain.http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2012/sep/toxoplasmaThanks for the links.I know there was no risk to our cats, as they aren't outside cats - so the chance of them getting toxoplasmosis is pretty slim. But I just think its a crafty ruse to get me to change the litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 fixd4uLooks like an infant dutch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Cats are epic do not diss them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Cats are epic do not diss them OR ELSE.QFTxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Cats are epic do not diss them.Who dissed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Spoonie, lets all get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Fuck cats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 fuck you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Fuck cats.sometimes they give me sexy eyes but I resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 just wear them like a hairy johnny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Spoonie, GTFO of the cats thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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