Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:32am
I've only just seen this posting and I deplore the nastiness of the response to it from a known dog lover on our forum.
It is sad that there are so many feral unwanted cats in Spain, but to accuse this person of breeding pedigree cats, 'only for money' just shows insensitivity and ignorance and a sort of puritanical wokeness that is contaminating our world and threatening our freedom of choice and of thought. It is not a moneymaking racket to breed cats when people love and care for them as much as cat breeders normally do. They are not normally like breeding farms as we have had there (unless the new laws have changed all this, and laws have indeed been implimated, which is doubtful) here in Spain. Instead, the animals live as 'family' which is why pedigree cats are usually properly weaned, litter trained by mum, cat club registered , which-isnot cheap, owned and home vetted amonst a plethora of other things. The litters are also staged so that the kittens and mother stay healthy , unlike in the pet farms where one litter follows another and breeding stock is not vetted for congenital defects. I also defend the right for people to choose the animal they like to choose for whatever reaon, and I have found certain pedigrees cats have outstanding personalities and personally find this more difficult to find in most cross breed felines. I don't have a cat myself now, but I did once have three beautiful Burmese cats and have in the past adopted a 5 year old Siamese. I found the Burmese to be particularly intelligent and to my artistic eye, all were aesthetically pleasing. I wonder how many pets are chosen at Dog and Cat Rescue for their colour or the length of their fur? However I do happen to know that black cats and black dogs are the very last animals to find 'forever homes', yet I have adopted both in the past because I believe them to be discriminated against and I also liked the gentle personality of the dog and the feisty nature of the cat.
Live and let live. There is room for all colours and creeds, all mixed race or breeds - or there should be!