| It is human nature to be greedy, and greed leads to | | | | attention. . |
| dishonorable behavior such as being despicable and | | | | Here are some common signs that should help you |
| mean. Some professional breeders you see may not | | | | recognize a bad cat breeder: |
| be professional at all, or even close. They only want | | | | 1. Good, passionate breeders are usually proud of |
| to make some a lot of money by pulling a fast one | | | | their work. They would take pride of the pedigree |
| on gullible or inexperienced pet buyers, and do not | | | | they raised, and would want to show them off. If |
| even know the most basic needs of animals. | | | | the breeder does not take part in showing the cats, |
| Bad breeders are ignorant to the fact that they are | | | | it shows that he is not very concerned about the |
| incapable of being a proper breeder. They are not | | | | cats' quality. |
| aware that they are not fully educated and informed | | | | 2. Ask the right questions. An experienced and |
| about the proper lifestyle and etiquette of a | | | | professional cat breeder would know all the right |
| professional breeder. Being in the pet business may | | | | answers to your questions, as well as providing |
| bring lucrative profits, hence the temptation to take | | | | thorough explanations instead of short, simple lines. |
| advantage of it to make a fortune. These | | | | Knowing the history of a pedigree cat's bloodline is a |
| unscrupulous breeders are easy to sniff out, and are | | | | basic must in breeders. Therefore, if a breeder is |
| also known as backyard breeders who usually run | | | | unable to provide you with proper history of a cat, |
| their operations through newspapers and Internet | | | | other information he offered may not be hundred |
| ads with the claims of selling good pedigree cats with | | | | percent accurate. |
| unbelievably low price tags. | | | | 3. If you are to buy a kitten or cat, you would want |
| Most of these animals sold by the unprofessional | | | | to pick it from its litter, or see the environment it |
| breeders to uneducated people who just want a | | | | lived in. However, if the breeder denies you access |
| cheap pet as a companion will end up in a shelter or | | | | to see the litter or where it was brought up, then it |
| at other people's homes. Viruses are common among | | | | is very suspicious. It could mean that the kittens are |
| cats or kittens that are sold at a low price, as being | | | | not living in a proper environment, and that the place |
| kept in poor surroundings exposes them to illnesses | | | | where they are kept is dirty, badly maintained and |
| and viruses, especially if their owners are not very | | | | unhygienic. Poor living environment means unhealthy |
| passionate and responsible about them. Don't be too | | | | cats, with the possibility of them carrying diseases or |
| quick to condemn these pet owners, for some | | | | illnesses. Knowing this, do find yourself a different |
| people just do not realize the effort of raising a | | | | breeder. See below for more information on Siamese |
| healthy pet and need the issue brought to their | | | | Cats. |