Believe it or not, there is a difference between breeding and just producing cats. The words may have similar connotations, but the reality is quite different.
Breeding kittens is not as simple as just letting adults mate. It is not only about selecting cats to produce cute and appealing kittens to sell to people wanting them in return for cash. To breed felines is not the same thing as to produce them but breeding does encompass that phase.
Breeding cats involves painstaking and methodical concepts whereas producing them really only involves finding a male and a female and letting them get one with what comes naturally to them. Fulfilment when breeding felines does not arise from merely making money; there is feeling for the animals. Sacrifices must be made to succeed in the breeder's purpose: to defend the well-being of the cats.
Here are a few points to make us better be aware of the dynamic approach to cat breeding.
- A cat breeder's interest is the maintenance or betterment of cat pedigree.
This is a significant matter and a heavy responsibility. Choice of the parent cats is made on the grounds of condition, quality traits and reproducing ability. A breeder will never couple cats without careful consideration.
- A cat breeder is devoted to finding out more about cats.
The most up to date research needs to be used to ascertain the suitability of the cats to be bred. The well-being of the cats depends on how much the breeder knows so the breeder must make sure that his own knowledge is constantly widening.
- A cat breeder makes plans.
Breeding does not involve ill-considered actions so planning time and place of procreation as well as participants is important.
- A cat breeder has to adhere to laws made by the government or local authority.
Breeders are obligated to register their cats to their individual breeds. In addition, particular taxes are imposed on those who breed as a hobby as well as on those who are in business.
- A cat breeder's first responsibility is to take care of cats. Fiscal motives come a poor second to this.
A cat's existence is more important than mere cash and it is more fulfilling to see the kittens flourish; the earnings gained are merely an extra reward.
- A cat breeder's obligation to the cats does not end.
His responsibility to his cats does not end when the kittens are sold.
- A cat breeder holds the future of the cats' young in his hands.
The young lives of the kittens will be affected by the actions of the breeder, so additional consideration has to be given by cat breeders when taking decisions as to where and how to home them.
- A responsible breeder is aware of when he should stop the breeding process.
Breeding is not only about having lots of cats; it is about making sure that care is taken of all of them.
Taking all the above into account, it can be seen that breeding cats isn't to be taken lightly. However, for someone who loves cats, all this responsibility and decision making is worth it when the kittens arrive.
Liz Canham is the proud owner (or maybe servant) of three cats and is webmistress of The Cat Lover.
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