Originally Posted by heartkiel

you'd be surprised how much profit you can get from backyard breeding. take basic veterinary care and premium food out of the equation and you have basically very low maintenance breeding machines. if the person doesnt allow his queens to rest but instead breeds them litter after litter you can definitely profit. but i digress.. i think faieza/rhazes was referring to owners who buy cats and then suddenly "cannot keep them"; want to find them "good homes" but insist on getting some compensation for the cats. in general we are not in favor of selling non pedigree or "part-pedigrees". if an owner is really so interested in finding the cat a new home what is wrong with adopting the pet out to not the highest bidder, but the one who can provide the best care? the main point however is to not buy/adopt cats without considering that you may get married/pregnant/move to another country etc in your lifetime.