Where NOT to Buy your Kitten

Stay away from the pet shops - why? -

 because you do not have the opportunity to meet the kitten's parents to check out their temperament.

 you are not able to meet the kitten's breeder to check out how they raised the kitten

 you can't ask the breeder about the kitten's health, diet, development and care in its first weeks of life and growth.

 kittens from pet shops are generally removed from their mother and siblings much too early, thus causing potential

 problems with socialisation and growth.

 you will almost never get a guarantee about the kitten's health from the pet shop owner.

 And for the price you will pay at a pet shop will buy you a superior quality healthy kitten from a reputable breeder

 

Also stay away from 'back-yarders' - why?

 they are people who have obtained kittens that have not been desexed and have decided to breed them usually because they think they can make money out of them

 they are not members of any regulatory breeding body, adhere to no rules except their own

 they usually know very little about breeding or properly raising healthy kittens.

If you decide to look at kittens that have been advertised in newspapers, always ask to see the breeder's registration papers and the pedigree papers of the kitten's parents.

If you want a good kitten, you will have to pay for it.

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