05/24/2025
‼️ I’ve never written a post like this before, but it seems the time has come. Both of these stories are heartbreaking. I’ll start with the less tragic one — though it’s no less important.
There’s a particular kind of person out there — the self-declared “rescuers.” These people are convinced that all breeders (of cats or dogs) are cruel, careless, and neglectful by default. They show up smiling, pretending to be kind and loving. They take a cat home, hug you goodbye — and then the trouble starts.
Once they get to the vet clinic — despite explicit instructions not to take any medical action before informing me — they go ahead and do whatever they please. Then, they twist everything into some dramatic tragedy: claiming the animal is in terrible condition, hasn’t been vaccinated in time, has dental disease, an ear infection, and — oh no — they’ve already spent so much money! Suddenly, it’s an emergency, and of course, it’s all the breeder’s fault.
Then come the threats. “I’ll make sure to shut down your backyard operation.” What backyard? What are you even talking about? And then it gets real — reports filed with Animal Control, complaints to the BBB.
Let me be clear: Animal Control found absolutely no violations.
If an adult animal has a condition, I inform the new owner before the adoption — always. And once the adoption is complete, medical expenses are your financial responsibility unless we’ve agreed otherwise.
Now let’s talk about vaccinations. I personally don’t believe adult, indoor-only cats need annual boosters. But vet clinics are businesses — and repeat shots mean repeat profits. What no one tells you is that over-vaccination can cause cancer. But of course, to the self-proclaimed “animal rights warrior,” a rabies vaccine that’s a few months overdue is unforgivable.
Some of these overly “caring” people go even further — dragging an animal from vet to vet in search of problems, it related to humans as well. I think many of us have heard story like that, mentally sick people like that eventually over-treating them into near-death. Yes, that happens!
But people like this are impossible to change. Instead, they leave nasty reviews online, blaming breeders for every possible sin.
So here’s what I want to say to anyone reading those reviews:
Please. Reach out to the breeder directly. There’s always another side to the story. And in cases like these, that story is often filled with exaggeration, distortion, and outright lies.
💔Now let me tell you what a true tragedy looks like — what happens when people ignore a contract and let a cat roam outdoors.
One of my young adult girls went to a beautiful home with acres of land. Two years passed. Then I get a message: the cat is missing. She’s been gone for two days. Yes, she had a microchip — still registered in my name (why they never updated it, I don’t know). They had a barn cat on the property. Eventually, they let her out occasionally — even though the contract clearly stated she was to be kept indoors only. But everything seemed fine… until it wasn’t.
Days later, they found a piece of her tail.
It turns out a bobcat or cougar had been seen in the area. My poor, sweet cat — who had no understanding of how dangerous the woods could be — had become easy prey.
I beg you — please take this seriously. Don’t let your cats roam outside.
Tragedies like this can and do happen. I hate being part of them. But I am. And perhaps the only way to truly end this heartbreak is to close my cattery altogether — which I plan to do next year.