i want to break up a pet breeding monopoly

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Poink, you really don't want to get into the animal breeding business. Been there, done that (my mother in law owned a very large championship cattery). Believe me on this Anybody who says there's big money in breeding animals has never done it. Anything that you have to feed, provide medical care for and that takes up your time and a goodly amount of the space in your home does NOT generate a substantial profit. Besides, it's messy (to begin with, ALL tom cats spray like hell), and it requires you to be pragmatic without being cruel.

musclemom, i hear you.

maybe you should take up my mission since you are more of a cat person than i am.

stick it to those freaks.

 

[jnevin]

Time for a new wimmens.

 

[walliwalibus]

Aspca........ give today.

 

[musclemom]

musclemom, i hear you.

maybe you should take up my mission since you are more of a cat person than i am.

stick it to those freaks.

Three words:

NO FUCKING WAY.

When you breed cats (or any animal for that matter) it is a HUGE, HUGE headache. You never get time off (who can you trust, much less find, to take care of your animals when you go on vacation?) it eats up money. It's a FUCKING HUGE heartache.

My mother in law sold championship level kittens whose prices STARTED at $1,000 20 years ago. Go into any pet store in Anytown USA and you'll see pedigreed dogs starting in the $500 range. I was in a pet store not two months ago, they didn't have one puppy for less than $800 and a couple of them were "designer dogs" as in those bullshit cutsie non-breeds (i.e., puggle, buggs, pomapoo, yorkapoo) and that shit was going for over $500.

You've obviously haven't had a lot of exposure to pedigreed animals. Yes, they cost a lot of money. You're paying for the pedigree, you're paying for the time and effort of the breeder. You're paying for the losses. It's tough for the average person to break even breeding animals.

Think of it like name brand versus generic, do you bitch when the name brand costs more than double what the generic does? No, because if you didn't want to pay that price you'd just buy generic. Animals are the same way. If you don't want to pay the price, get a fucking generic alley cat. I'll show you places where the damn things are free with purchase of a bag of food!

Now you, you're like me, you have allergies. I'm allergic to the stuff in grain called gluten. It's what gives bread dough it's stretchy quality. If I want to eat a slice of toast I have to buy or make GF bread. Now GF bread costs more than twice what regular bread costs and you can only buy it in certain places. But if I want that slice of toast I'll pay the price. Same as you. If you want that cat you'll pay the price. Personally, I'm telling you, don't get the cat (at least get a written contract from the breeder that they will take the animal back and give you something of a refund if your allergies kick up) and stay out of animal husbandry.

If you're that crazy about the girl, just knock her up that'll keep her occupied and she'll totally forget about a kitten. Kids are easier than a bunch of animals any day of the week, eventually become housebroken, and are essentially cheaper. Added bonus, in 16 years they're mostly out of the house and you hardly need to deal with them.

 

[binö]

man i love my lil yorkie
the size of a cat, but all the perks of a dog
i miss the little guy

 

[Mr. dB]

Takes a couple of years or more to housebreak a kid. Kittens shit in the box by six weeks.