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Originally Posted by alicia
skareb
you are completely mind boggling!
abymummy is sugesting you adopt so that you (as a self confessed cat lover) can save a few lives.
suzy is right about DLH in shelters. i have had DLHs. granted, not that many but you can check my posts in the adoption thread and see.
like you, many people like DLHs so of course we call our friends to let them know about the cats. BECAUSE, WE KNOW PPL ARE SHALLOW AND JUDGE CATS BY THEIR LOOKS RATHER THAN PERSONALITY. DLHs have great chances of being adopted quickly and we do our best to maximise on that. then i can move them on and take in a DSH with poorer chances.
and read the following carefully. this is coming from a person who rescues and rehomes.
ethical breeders are not trying to monopolize the market. they sell at that price because they show their cats, feed their breeding stock well, provided veterinary care and vaccinations for their cats and kittens and want to instill a sense of value. once all the expense are taken into account, there is NO profit. yes, when you sell, you get a lump sum but that does not cover the ongoing expenses. that's why becoming a breeder is considered en extremely expensive hobby.
BYBs can afford to sell for less because they are not always committed to that level of care for their animals. they have little concern for what happens to their 'produce' once it leaves their home. ethical breeders care a lot!
that's why they neuter. some people think it is selfish and they do it becuase they don't want you to profit but it is because they don;t want to think that maybe their cucu will end up on the street, sick and abandoned. once breeders come to know what kind of person you are, then they can re-think selling you the breeding cat. you wouldn't let you duaghter marry just anyone right? this forum is indeed a place for cat lovers. so please listen to those who really care and try to make a difference. if you cannot agree, then at least don't be sarcastic and mock! i rarely voice my opinion in opposition to people because i feel everyone is entitled to their point of view. but when one party mocks another unjustly, then i feel compelled to make a stand.
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I'm only mocking those who feel ppl should only keep RM15 kats or RM5000 kats. What about the in between? A lot of ppl started from RM15 SPCA adoption, including me. Then we would like to upgrade our hobby to something better, maybe not a pedigree persian but something look a like (DLH) that cost RM500. And if we're more serious we go to something like RM5000. But not everyone travelled all the way to a RM5K kats.
So based on the charted above and if everyone followed it then RM500 would ceased to existed? Coz when I mention breeding DLH ppl kinda gimme a funny look and make it seem a sin to breed and telling me there is plenty in SPCA and in the STREET, which I've look here n there for a DLH and found non and had to resort to buying from petshop n frens.
So the saying of too many DLH proves not true coz I LOOKED for it and found non. If its so easily found dun you think its impossible that shop can still sell them at RM1000? please answer me this.
If you guys are talking about "be responsible"...care for the kitten, dun just sell and try to make a big profit try to look into producing healthy kittens provide quality food...this I 100% can accept, but dun go give me lame excuses that there are TOO many DLH lying around.
If you talk logic I'll talk logic...and about the DLH from pershop dying within 1 week, is also another nonsense, I've bought 4 DLH in this hobby within 13 yrs and non died yet. My mom took one...another one was sold after a few years. And 2 still with me. Dun go curse and scare everyone that petshop cat will die on you bcoz there is also a lot of quality petshop around.
OK neither am I saying that all petshop are very caring....its something like if we buy a BMW of coz for the price you pay you get special quality inspection and more cares are given to the production of the cars. If you buy a proton you dun expect the quality and treatment of a BMW (and we wont be dumb enuf to try to register the cat like who mention earlier)
Ppl with lower budget also has the right to enjoy the hobby, dun go tell me with my RM500 I'm not rich enuf to buy a long hair kat and have to resort to SPCA for a RM15 kat. I've been there.
And about your example of daughters..."you dun sell your daughters". And when they neuter the kittens as far as I'm concern it is to cut the risk of competitions! and not some so noble idea about strays in the streets, coz if you breed a pedigree with my kats standard DLH and selling at RM100, I can guarantee you get a long que at your front door. If you cannot sell pls pass to me I sell it for you..want????? please answer me this also.
If you wanna do biz...just do your biz and dun put down your competitor with nonsense. You dont see BMW speading rumours about proton or kancil very dangerous to your life, no airbags surrounding you like DTS sound system. Because they know, ppl with lower budgets also have the rights to enjoy driving or keeping kats...and this is human life we're talking about right???