I wrote (of Maine coon cats, and then cats in general): >Pedigree/schmedigree. They are glorified moggies. > Most > >of the so-called pedigree cats or "breeds" of cat > are > >just accidents that became trendy for some sick > reason > >and people make a fortune off them.
--- colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > wow! that is not true. whilst some breeds of cat are > 'man made', many > are not. Abbysinians, Angoras,Turkish Van, Siamese, > Burmese and more > were not man made. Even the Persian was not man made > although it has > been altered by selective breeding. > > I agree with you about the Munchkin and other breeds > of cat that are > based on a deformity.Hairless cats-like the Sphynx, > are a mutaion > however, those I know, are not handicapped by. they > feel wonderful to > touch and are gregarious active cats. > > There are also breeds of dog that are 'unantural' > and some of them > should not exist, imo. > > However, to say 'most' of either dog or cat breeds > are accidents and > 'sick' is not fair nor true. Colin, you're right. I was wired last night so I went off on a rant (I'm not sure if you can call it a rant, as I was being silly, rather than angry). I did put something in when I first wrote that post about Siameses and *real* breeds of cat, but I ended up taking it out when I went back and edited my post. I know there are many breeders of dogs - and cats - that take great care in looking after their animals and do all they can to ensure their good health and good breeding. I've seen this myself when I first looked into getting a dog. I realize the costs of looking after animals and I've already figured it out that the good breeders can't make much of a profit (if they make any at all.) I've seen full-bred dogs like Labs and Lhasas for sale in pet stores that cost a lot more than the respectable breeders would ever charge. I've seen mutts (lhasa poos, schnoodles and all those cute doggies with silly names, but *mutts*) selling for as much or more than purebred dogs. It makes me wonder why anyone would buy one from a pet store rather than a good breeder - most likely they're impulse buyers, which is another scary thing. I've never met a sphinx cat and I'm sure they're lovely - but they are definitely weird-looking! ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
