Beth, Not from me they won't. Hope you emailed him and made that offer as I expect he left the list after being attacked like that? Too bad, this list didn't used to be so judgmental. Not sure what has happened over the years. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Perhaps he could have been educated, perhaps not, but going for the jugular immediately is going to put anyone on the defensive.
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Susan Saunders <[email protected]> wrote: > He needs to contact Bengal Rescue and see if they will take the cat. > > *From:* Beth <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, May 28, 2012 5:35 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Charles Adams - Breeding cats > > 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. 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