My cat had kittens pictures included.

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My mainecoon had 5 kittens 6 days ago. They are very cute well I think so anyway. I have added pictures. I don't have a reason for posting i just want to 😊

My current cat is a rescued cat. I still had to pay the rescue charity for him, & he's just an alley cat (a terribly handsome alley cat, though). So money changing hands isn't really the definition of the 'problem'.

OP, enjoy your kittens while you have them.

Why.
OP will have no problem getting people to adopt the kittens.

ODFOD.

Gorgeous little kitties 😍 I knew you'd get knobbish replies though. Ignore them, it's not like you're breeding moggys to flog for £50 on Facey B 🙄

No-one is adopting kittens from the OP.

They'll be giving her a minimum of £1000 per kitten, so of course she's not going to get her spayed while she has a living cash machine.

Ridiculous isn’t it? Obviously all the arguments expressed here against having a cat Having kittens apply to the human race as well: we are too many, there are plenty of kids you can adopt, you don’t need to have a baby before having your tubes tied, etc.

Yet we still want to have our own babies and as many as we please/can afford.

Enjoy your kittens OP. I had pedigree dogs and currently own a lovely rescue one, all had been loved and pampered regardless of where they came from.

How on earth do you know her intentions? She said herself it won’t be a breeding machine. Allowing a loved pet to carry one litter so that they can bring joy to other families isn’t a fucking crime. Stop making massive assumptions just to fit your agenda.

Gosh you really are naïve aren't you?

So she's allowed her cat to get pregnant and she's giving the kittens away for free, is she?

Funny how she hasn't mentioned this.

And why can't those families bring joy to cats who need re-homing?

I've no intention of getting a cat due to us not having the right lifestyle to accommodate one - right now.

However, I love MC's, and follow several accounts on SM.

I have a question after seeing the many replies on here; If breeding of pedigrees stops, the breed dies out. I do understand that multiple litters becomes abuse, but surely a single litter bred for people who really want a particular type of cat is fine? Or is the end aim to see the extinction of all these pedigrees?

I am asking with sincerity and possibly an ignorance I am unaware of, so no smart arse comments please.

I am struggling to see any parallel between cats and humans reproducing. The cat doesn't get any say on what happens to her kittens, how many litters she has, etc.

If you want to draw a parallel, how do you feel about people forcing women to have babies and then selling them on?

You may have a point but unless mum cat was put through an artificial insemination process, I doubt very much she felt forced to have sex with dad cat.

I can guarantee it wasn’t a pleasant experience, what with cats having barbed penises. And that the experience of being in heat before that was no fun either, and that having her kittens, putting her own life at risk, then the physical toll of having them all feed from her and then disappear one by one never to be seen again won’t exactly be every cat’s ‘dream’ either.

There’s no parallel between normal human families and what happens to these cats for the their owners’ financial gain. None.

You do realise that if every cat was spayed there wouldn’t now be any cats? Ditto dogs?

I'm absolutely cringing for you! 🙈🙈

Its you who are naive. If no one bred their maincoon there wouldn’t be any more maincoons in the world. The existence of some pedigree rescue cats doesn’t change that fact. The majority of cats that are bred are very much wanted and loved. Some cats are rehomed because circumstances change. It’s the minority that are dumped or mistreated. Over the long term, no breeders = no cats.

You do realise that the odds of that happening are infinitesimal? The world is full of unwanted and neglected pets of countless species. We are not even close to that even being a slight possibility and if we did, well I’m not sure that I’d consider that an actual problem but in the extremely unlikely event that it’s even a remote possibility then we can have a good debate about it and decide what to do, if anything. Until then we are absolutely snowed under in unwanted and poorly looked after animals and will continue to be so if people like OP keep contributing to the misery.

Do you think he turned up with a bunch of flowers, wearing a t.shirt with ‘No means no’ emblazoned across the front?

You’re both right.

You can’t sell unregistered kittens as pedigree Main Coons. They can’t be pedigree unless both parents are registered.

Yes you can sell them for any price you can get for your fluffy moggy but what you can’t do is say they’re pedigree. Being pedigree isn’t just a description; it’s a registration with relevant paperwork.

We don’t need any more Maine Coons. They are not superior to your average household moggy. All of these “pedigree” breeds exist entirely for the benefit and greed of humans. No harm will be done, except potentially to OP’s wallet, if they go extinct.

And for every well looked after cat there’s probably a dozen or more strays in the world. It’s a huge problem in just about every country and even here in the UK where strays are less of a problem than many, we still have fuck knows how many cats needing homes. There are hundreds of small rescues in addition to the big well known ones and most of those are full and as soon as they have a space it’s filled again. No we do not need every money hungry or deluded cat owner breeding their pet and contributing to the misery.

Lovely little kittens. As with anything in life some people are responsible and some aren't. There is no reason to believe the OP is causing any harm and isn't responsible.

The OP started this thread to share her joy in her beautiful kittens - why do so many people have to derail threads like this with such unpleasant comments? It’s pointless having a go at rhe OP now - the kittens are here and they are gorgeous. None of these comments will change that. Why not just let her share her pictures with other people who are interested and enjoy seeing them? If people are so concerned about cats not being neutered and breeding, why not start another thread about it rather than hijack the OP’s thread?

No danger of MCs ‘running out’, there are plenty of registered breeders all over the world. Just like there are for other pedigree cats and dogs. I’m going out on a limb and saying OP isn’t one of them, otherwise she’d have told us so.

You are absolutely right. I’ve had two litters from my Labrador. Before folks dive in, there won’t be any more, she’s now spayed. Now there are 18 amazing dogs out there that didn’t exist before - actually one is here with me. I still see some of them as they are with friends. Nothing unethical about it. Dog and bitch extensively health checked. Homes thoroughly vetted. A lifetime offer to take them back if it doesn’t work out. If everyone like me stopped tomorrow there wouldn’t be enough dogs to meet demand. That would encourage puppy farms to fill the gap. End of the day people want pets and someone has to breed them.

I love Maine Coone cats. I've got a half Maine Coone and he is gorgeous and so affectionate and loving. I have a duvet cover with his photo on too. Your queen is beautiful and rightly proud of her adorable kittens. 😻😻😻😻😻

You are wrong. There are not enough professional breeders to meet demand. It’s not generally a profitable business if done ethically due to the small number of litters versus the long life of a cat or dog. Most ethically bred pets come from hobby breeders who have just one or two litters from their pets or breed just when they want to keep one themselves.