I offered to take the cat, but anyone who mentions breeding is going to get a lecture. No apologies.
Kelley Saveika <[email protected]> wrote: >You know, I do rescue too, but I seriously doubt attacking this man for >breeding cats is going to help this female FELV+ bengal. I doubt he's on >this list anymore (I would not be) and I'm not sure how this is helping the >cat, and isn't she what is important here? Couldn't someone have steered >him to some resources that would have helped the cat instead of attacking >him? > >On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Lorrie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I also rescue, and it is terribly upseting to me when people breed >> cats. There are already too many homeless cats and kittens out there! >> My heart aches for that poor Bengal male who spends his life in a >> cage just so his owner can make money from him. I hope he is >> neutered and allowed to live his life as it should be lived. As for >> the FelV female Bengal. Please have her spayed and let her be adopted >> by someone who will be happy to have her as a pet and won't give a >> damn about making money from her!! >> >> Lorrie >> >> >> On 05-27, Lee Evans wrote: >> > This is for Charles Adams: Unfortunately, you are beginning to learn >> > by your mistake that breeding animals, whether cats, dogs, birds or >> > any other species can be more costly than it's worth. You state that >> > you don't want a pet cat and never did. I am assuming that the Bengal >> > you have is just a potential source of money and that's what you had >> > in mind in the first place. Your poor cat is definitely not happy >> > without being able to breed. He won't be happy ever because he will >> > have to be caged and bred many times in his life before he is of no >> > more use in breeding. Right now, if you are really ethical and want >> > to do best by your male cat, you should get him neutered and sell him >> > as a pet quality Bengal. Papers or not, he's a living being with >> > feelings just like you and I have. As for the little female, she >> > needs to be retested. She also needs to be spayed. If she still >> > tests positive for FeLv, you need to find a rescue that will take >> > her. Or advertise for an adopter who wants to have her as an only cat >> > or companion to a small dog. You can charge an adoption fee. >> > I noticed that your email address is Texas Gold Buyers. I assume that >> > you buy gold and re-sell it. That's a good business to be in. Please >> > stay out of the animal breeding business from now on and stick to >> > gold, silver and any other inanimate objects that people will >> > purchase. Good luck to you and the cats. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> > > > >-- >Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > >http://www.rescuties.org > >Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 > >http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* > >Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! >http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties > >Please help Trooper! > >http://rescuties.chipin.com/trooper > > >"And it is the most divisive incivility to tell true animal lovers they >can’t complain about it, that they can’t fight for the animals, that they >should sit down and shut up and allow the killing to continue." > >- Nathan Winograd > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >[email protected] >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
