mother and six kittens need a home

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slimer - 07 Aug 2005 03:27 GMT

mother cat and kittens need a home. kittens were born August 2nd.
we live in miami, fl.

please email us if you want the whole family.

thanks.

miguelsalas@earthlink.net

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IBen Getiner - 07 Aug 2005 06:44 GMT

> mother cat and kittens need a home. kittens were born August 2nd.
> we live in miami, fl.
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> miguelsalas@earthlink.net

Who pays shipping? You, I assume, since it's your problem. Do you
guarantee live delivery?

IBen Getiner

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Candace - 07 Aug 2005 08:01 GMT

> mother cat and kittens need a home. kittens were born August 2nd.
> we live in miami, fl.
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> miguelsalas@earthlink.net

Nice. I hope you're planning on holding on to them for awhile since
they're like 5 days old now. They need to be with their mom until
they're 8-10 weeks old. If this is your cat who had babies, you should
look into spaying her and you technically are responsible for all 6
kittens being born. If she's a stray cat you brought in, that was
commendable but you still need to spay her and let the kittens stay
with her for another 9 weeks before you home them. I doubt if anyone
is going to take the *whole* family, be real, expend some effort to get
them homes or they will die. Just posting here is not the best way.
Make flyers, put them in vet offices, call no-kill shelters, get the
word out, and don't give them away for free.

Or you could be a troll...I hope.

Candace

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Hailey - 07 Aug 2005 11:14 GMT

>>mother cat and kittens need a home. kittens were born August 2nd.
>>we live in miami, fl.
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> Candace

Hey Candace :)
I was curious why you say not to give them away for free?
Hailey

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Diane - 07 Aug 2005 13:34 GMT

> Hey Candace :)
> I was curious why you say not to give them away for free?

A friend tried that (this was 20 some years ago), and got really skanky
types who just wanted a free animal (she never gave them away to the
skanky types). You never knew what they were going to do with the animal
(or you didn't want to even speculate). When she found a lamed German
shepherd who was very territorial and protective and wanted to make sure
he got an appropriate home (not easy), her ad asked for, I think it was
$50. The skanky types didn't apply, and one applicant turned out to be
perfect -- had a big house, some land, etc., and he and the dog took to
one another.

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Candace - 07 Aug 2005 18:46 GMT

> Hey Candace :)
> I was curious why you say not to give them away for free?

What Diane said is exactly the reason. You want people who care enough
to spend a little money, not someone who just takes a cat on the spur
of the moment and gets tired of it a couple days later and dumps it
somewhere. Plus I have heard sometimes that free animals often go to
labs, etc. Obviously, if you are giving a cat to your best friend or a
relative, that's a different story since you would presumably know that
they really wanted a cat, but a total stranger is a different story.
You want someone who *really* wants a cat. Advertising them for a
price is going to weed out a lot of the riffraff.

Candace

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mlabofski@yahoo.co.uk - 08 Aug 2005 19:29 GMT

I think most animals that are in labs are bred specifically aren't
they, so that they're "clean". I have heard of cats being stolen for
the disgusting fur trade though, as I suppose it's cheaper than
importing their pelts from China. I think if you are telling people
that they shouldn't give surplus animals away, then surely you are
encouraging people to breed and sell them. If I had to do it (which I
won't as mine is fixed), I'd advertise "free to a good home" and then
do a home check to decide who was going to get the animal. If they
didn't agree to the home check I wouldn't let them take the animal.

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Candace - 09 Aug 2005 02:58 GMT

> I think most animals that are in labs are bred specifically aren't
> they, so that they're "clean". I have heard of cats being stolen for
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> do a home check to decide who was going to get the animal. If they
> didn't agree to the home check I wouldn't let them take the animal.

Well, I didn't make it up. It's in most of the literature that I've
read on the subject: ask a modest price to weed out people who aren't
all that serious about pet ownership...not a price that would make it
worthwhile to people to breed cats, though. If you're asking $15 per
cat, it's hardly enough to make someone want to breed cats so they can
make $45-60 per litter.

I believe there are disreputable labs, too, the kind that like to
implant objects in cats' heads to monitor their sleep processes, for
one. I don't think they care if their cats are "clean."

It would be great to do a home inspection but not everyone is willing
to take the time to do that.

Candace

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