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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Mark on September 27, 2007, 19:17:57 PM

Title: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 27, 2007, 19:17:57 PM
Sharon had a call from a lady that said her neighbour breeds kittens and when the queens get to about 2 years old, they vanish  :(

Anyway, the current one keeps coming in her garden. She reported the neighbour to "you know who" and they said they will visit in 3 weeks time to investigate  >:(

In the meantime she was worried about the fate of this beautiful silver tabby girl. I am pleased to report "Sadie" is now enjoying a luxury pen complete with her own sofa and a large run - will be spayed tomorrow and made ready to go to a home where she will be loved for the beautiful affectionate cat she is rather than a money-making machine.
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 27, 2007, 19:28:02 PM
Poor girl and pleased she is safe now  ;D
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on September 27, 2007, 19:31:15 PM
 >:( >:( >:(  Some people really annoy me.

Well done the nice caring neighbour, and well done you and Sharon for helping this poor little girl xxx
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Christine (Blip) on September 27, 2007, 19:51:26 PM
Sounds like the A team has been in action again!  Well done guys  ;)
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 27, 2007, 20:16:41 PM
The lady was lovely. She had a CP sticker in her window and cat photos all over the place. She said she would have kept Sadie but it would have upset her 17 year old cat - also she just lost her 19 year old cat who had a stroke  :'(

I asked her if the was the original mad cat lady and she said she was  :evillaugh:

She even said thank you for giving your time to do this  :shy: - it's nice  :)
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on September 27, 2007, 20:44:01 PM
Am glad another little one has been saved, and can't have any more babies.
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Cheesecat on September 27, 2007, 22:00:13 PM
Well done Mark, the neighbour sounds lovely. Sadie sounds like she deserves to be spoilt rotten.

No words quite fit how I feel about backyard breeders - scum comes quite close though!!
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 27, 2007, 22:25:43 PM
I just collected &delivered her. Sharon has to feed & entertain her  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: ClaireR on September 27, 2007, 23:06:48 PM
Well done guys....do we not get a picture of this lucky girl?  :(
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Bazsmum on September 27, 2007, 23:18:27 PM
Phew!!! I panicked there, thought something had happened to my sister  :evillaugh:

So glad this babe has been put in safe hands  ;)
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 27, 2007, 23:26:06 PM
Well done guys....do we not get a picture of this lucky girl?  :(

I forgot the camera - I'm sure there will be one to follow. Sharon lives about 6 miles from me so I won't be going over to take a snapshot  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Janeyk on September 28, 2007, 07:03:06 AM
Well done!!!  :wow:
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Dawn F on September 28, 2007, 08:42:55 AM
was she a pedigree cat Mark?  if not who breeds kittens? I am being so naive to think that people didn't purposely breed moggies
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 28, 2007, 10:39:59 AM
She wasn't pedigree, although she is a beautiful tabby  :Luv:

There is always a market for kittens. They just put cards in the co-op & newsagents and annoyingly some vets allow people to put cards up. Its crazy that people will pay £30 -£50 (sometimes more)  for an unneutered cat that hasn't had so much as a check up or de-flea, let alone jabs - when they could go to a rescue and get a healthy one for a modest donation.

A typical card reads

Lovely kittens for sale £50 each. fully toilet trained ( :Crazy: )
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Dawn F on September 28, 2007, 10:47:47 AM
so that is me being naive then!  Glad you saved her poor babe
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on September 28, 2007, 13:11:21 PM


In the meantime she was worried about the fate of this beautiful silver tabby girl. I am pleased to report "Sadie" is now enjoying a luxury pen complete with her own sofa and a large run - will be spayed tomorrow and made ready to go to a home where she will be loved for the beautiful affectionate cat she is rather than a money-making machine.

 :) :) :) - I bet she's a real stunner. xxxxxx to you for saving hre
Title: Re: We saved a breeding machine today
Post by: Mark on September 28, 2007, 14:03:00 PM
I just cabbed her - Sharon has the real work to do. Feeds, trays etc + rehoming. I had the easy bit  :evillaugh: