Bloody hell - just seen these ads on Pets4homes

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

Look at the prices

This is a kitten factory, yes? (all the same phone number)



Red And Cream Bsh Babies
Blackburn, Lancashire (17.6 Miles from Lancashire)
£350
I have 2 stunning bsh babies ready for new homes mid august. The bigger of the 2 is a stunning red boy who is already showing his strong personality and wandering around with speed :-) His sibling is a beautiful cream colour and equally as st....

British Shorthair And Variant Kittens
Blackburn, Lancashire (17.6 Miles from Lancashire)
£0 (actually £350-£375 in the text)
I have 6 stunning beautiful babies ready for rehoming mid-end August. Range of colours from pure white, solid black, and red and red and white also. One of white is curly coated like their selkirk mummy. Daddy is my cinnamon bsh boy. Both par....

Ragdoll Cross Kittens
Blackburn, Lancashire (17.6 Miles from Lancashire)
£250
I have 3 gorgeous ragdoll cross snow bengal babies all boys I think, (daddy is my snow bengal with blue eyes) They are fluffy just like my beautiful lilah and will keep developing into stunning babies. I already have lots of interest in th....

Snow Spotted Bengal Boy
Blackburn, Lancashire (17.6 Miles from Lancashire)
£300
Im reluctantly having to rehome my stunningly gorgeous blue eyed snow spotted full tom as he is just to much for my busy home and other pets. He was my first bengal and I just dont have the time he needs :-( Please only enquire if you know h....

British Blue Female
Blackburn, Lancashire (17.6 Miles from Lancashire)
£350
I have from my black tortie girl and cinnamon boy a stunning solid blue girl. Only one in the litter so already a very chunky baby. Curious and full of mischief as she should be now but also affectionate and calm as the breed should be :-) Wi....

[KatyMac]

How do you tell?

[RubbishMantra]

At a guess, I'd think that the array of breeds on offer. Breeders who do it for love of the breed will usually only keep one, or at a push, two breeds of cat.

*Apologies for over-use of the word breed

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

Well she currently has 2 toms - the cinnamon BSH, & the snow spotted Bengal which is also for sale now. (I notice the Bengal cross kittens have a lower sale price than the BSH ones )

Then queens:

One ragdoll
One Selkirk (?)
One 'black tortie' (BSH?)
One other BSH

& 12 kittens, from 4 litters, all of similar age.

They are pictured apparently in a house but that's not clear.

Sounds like quite a lucrative business.

[KatyMac]

I only ask because want a siamese/oriental & I don't want to be a part of/contribute to that sort of breeding

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

You need to look for a proper registered breeder - or, if you don't particularly need a kitten, look for an Oriental rescue/rehoming place

[KatyMac]

I have been; I'd prefer to re-home

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

I did see a Siamese on the website of a non-breed-specific rescue recently. They are specific to location though so I can imagine it'll take a while

Good luck

[KatyMac]

yes & we are in Norfolk which is miles from anywhere.....

[Fluffycloudland77]

katy some breeders will have adults available who have been returned through no fault of their own.

There is likely to be some sort of rescue centre near you with them, even if it isn't breed specific.

[KatyMac]

I'll keep looking

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

Have you registered \link{http://www.ocwt.org/\here,} Katy?

[Fluffycloudland77]

www.siameserescue.org.uk/contact.htm

This one operates in Norfolk.

[KatyMac]

I doubt they'd have me because I run a nursery from home

I've had 4 Siamese/oriental tho'

3 while I had while I had the nursery & they loved the children

[CookieRobot]

I breed bsh cats (well I have one queen who I absolutely adore) and I would never use pets4homes.

I use pet forums and there are some fantastic and very knowledgable Siamese/oriental breeders who can point you in the right direction.

[KatyMac]

I keep popping in there Fluffy, but they have 2 much older cats atm & I couldn't afford to insure them