Cat Forum - View Single Post - CONTROVERSIAL! What makes a pedigree cat

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Originally Posted by karlkkl

What if a not-so-good quality kitten is registered as pedigree simply because its parents are pedigree? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of pedigree in terms of standard/quality control?

I do not know much about cattery setup but I find the registration and approval process kinda trifling. All you need to do is pick a cattery name, register and pay. I think the relevant cat association should at least make sure the cattery setting as well as the breeding cats fullfil certain requirements or rules. A follow-up or monitor programme is also crucial to make sure what the breeders do is ethical adn right!

What do you guys think?

I'm afraid it doesn't work that way, Karlkkl. A cat IS pedigree if its parents are. And that's that. There's no element of quality control involved. Registered breeders produce the good, the bad and the ugly but if the paperwork is OK, then they're legit!

You're quite right about registering a prefix and then paying and all being acceptable. In some respects, sad. But you're CFA, right? Can you imagine a posse of people turning up from the New Jersey office to check you out? Don't THINK so! There's another thread about registries - my observation would have to be that the best and most self-regulating registries are potentially those in the local area. (Apart from which, as a history and pedigree buff, I think it's SO important that every country should have its own pedigrees in its own possession.)