Originally Posted by JeanWyrostek

First of all, I'm a little surprise at this site and the way people respond to things. I never once said my cat was a "pure pedigree" Persian and when we bought her it was because her owner was leaving the country and she gave it back to the pet store.She could've had papers but never handed it to the pet store? Lost them? Misplaced? Kept it as a memory? Maybe she was in a hurry that she forgot about it? According to many sites we've visited, including http://www.persian-cats.com/, not all pure Persians look like the one at the CFA.

When I said I wanted her to breed, it means reproduce. Look it up in the dictionary : American Heritage Dictionary : Breed - TRANSITIVE VERB : 1) To produce offspring; give birth to or hatch. Unlike some people who "breed" their cats primarily just to make easy money.

And the double standard you set for cats just because you assume they aren't "pedigree", is ridiculous. Did I SAY I wanted a pedigree? If a cat wasn't pedigree, does that make them less loveable or special? Does that mean they're not worth having kittens?

Lastly, the amount of talk about spaying is strange to me. My cats are indoors and I make sure they never go outside. If other owners were as responsible, the non-spayed/non-neutered cats would'nt be a problem with unwanted strays or kittens. How can you claim that you love your cats so much is you spay or neuter them? I find it hard to believe that many "cat lovers" say that declawing is inhumane but first thing they do to their cats is spay or neuter them. Any sensible human being would rather have their nails pulled out (with anaesthetic, of course) than lose their reproductive organs how do you know your cat doesn't feel that way too? You can't assume that just because it's an animal, it doesn't miss a part of him/her self. Reproducing is an instinct to every living organism from amoebas to plants to animals to human beings. So how can you say, Leslie, that they won't miss it? Were you a cat in your previous life? Can you read the cat's mind? Do you know what he/she's thinking? The answer is obviously *drum roll* No!

Originally Posted by JeanWyrostek

Lastly, the amount of talk about spaying is strange to me. My cats are indoors and I make sure they never go outside. If other owners were as responsible, the non-spayed/non-neutered cats would'nt be a problem with unwanted strays or kittens. How can you claim that you love your cats so much is you spay or neuter them? I find it hard to believe that many "cat lovers" say that declawing is inhumane but first thing they do to their cats is spay or neuter them. Any sensible human being would rather have their nails pulled out (with anaesthetic, of course) than lose their reproductive organs how do you know your cat doesn't feel that way too? You can't assume that just because it's an animal, it doesn't miss a part of him/her self. Reproducing is an instinct to every living organism from amoebas to plants to animals to human beings. So how can you say, Leslie, that they won't miss it? Were you a cat in your previous life? Can you read the cat's mind? Do you know what he/she's thinking? The answer is obviously *drum roll* No!

Originally Posted by JeanWyrostek

Lastly, the amount of talk about spaying is strange to me. My cats are indoors and I make sure they never go outside. If other owners were as responsible, the non-spayed/non-neutered cats would'nt be a problem with unwanted strays or kittens. How can you claim that you love your cats so much is you spay or neuter them? I find it hard to believe that many "cat lovers" say that declawing is inhumane but first thing they do to their cats is spay or neuter them. Any sensible human being would rather have their nails pulled out (with anaesthetic, of course) than lose their reproductive organs how do you know your cat doesn't feel that way too? You can't assume that just because it's an animal, it doesn't miss a part of him/her self. Reproducing is an instinct to every living organism from amoebas to plants to animals to human beings. So how can you say, Leslie, that they won't miss it? Were you a cat in your previous life? Can you read the cat's mind? Do you know what he/she's thinking? The answer is obviously *drum roll* No!