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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: JackSpratt on June 29, 2009, 15:06:53 PM

Title: Worrying phone call
Post by: JackSpratt on June 29, 2009, 15:06:53 PM

Had a call from Nicky a little while ago - a woman from Preston called her asking for "14 kittens for her grandchildren." Blatantly this has set alarm bells ringing and she's asked me to alert people to this lady.

We believe she's calling rescues who request a small donation and  trying to get kittens to sell on for profit.

Please feel free to crosspost this on any animal sites you use.

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: Dawn F on June 29, 2009, 15:07:36 PM

14!!!

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: JackSpratt on June 29, 2009, 15:08:19 PM

Odd, eh?

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: Dawn F on June 29, 2009, 15:09:03 PM

not even subtle

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: Janeyk on June 29, 2009, 16:44:27 PM

very convincing  :-:

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: dabs on June 29, 2009, 19:32:45 PM

Now now you cynical lot, perfectly possible she has 14 grandchildren. Could even have 7 of the darlings and doing the responsible thing by getting the kittens in pairs!  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: Mark on June 29, 2009, 19:49:10 PM

Sounds like the ads I saw last year offering to take any kittens or pregnant cats in a sanctuary. I phoned the RSPCA who were not remotely interested. I suggested they are probably colecting kittens to sell and I was told there is nothing wrong with that as long as no cruelty is involved  >:(

Title: Re: Worrying phone call
Post by: LesleyW on June 30, 2009, 07:38:54 AM

Quote from: Mark on June 29, 2009, 19:49:10 PM

Sounds like the ads I saw last year offering to take any kittens or pregnant cats in a sanctuary. I phoned the RSPCA who were not remotely interested. I suggested they are probably colecting kittens to sell and I was told there is nothing wrong with that as long as no cruelty is involved  >:(

These ads appear down here all the time and then on the same sites you will see the sa,me people offering cats for sale, cats for stud and looking for active queens!!