BastetsMum,

Some people do not realise that most pedigrees end up being abused by their owners for their genes or discarded at animal shelters because they are not perfect
Absolutely! I have 2 cats that are perfect examples of breeder abuse/neglect.

MooShoo - rescued from his breeder (along with 7 other siblings, different litters) because she neglected them by not treating the herpes virus in their eyes. MooShoo is now blind in his right eye and has VERY limited vision in his left. Pixel, the only other survivor, was blind in her right eye and had terrible sinus problems until they removed her eye. She's now happy and living in a furrever home with other "special needs cats". The rest of the Sphynxes died, 2 from "failure to thrive", the others from what is suspected to be FIP. When they were rescued, the breeders house was disgusting!!! Dead cat carcuses all over the place. The breeder has since moved on to begin breeding in Washington (she was from NY - Cattery name Rinkurls Cattery).

Faberge (aka Shorty) - rescued from yet ANOTHER breeder, deemed the "mad scientist" because she kept Fabby in a cage for the first year of her life. Because Fabby was the "perfect" calico Munchkin, the breeder planned to breed her. When she developed pyometria, the breeder spent thousands of dollars to try and stop the disease. It didn't work and she had to be spayed. The breeder had no use for her anymore. Rather than have her go back to the breeder and put in a cage, I opted to pay her vet bill and keep her. I call her my $25 kitty, as I only sent the breeder $25.

Now you guys know why I hate breeders.