Kelley, I was thinking the exact same thing. Fairly recently a young lady posted, got very little good advice, but a great deal of criticism and then was never heard from again. The people of this group have so much to offer. It is a shame to scare off those needing good advice!
Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2012, at 5:23 AM, 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
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