I want to buy my mom a cat for Mothers Day and I was wondering what would be the best petstore to buy the cat from?
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Pets do not make good gifts. If you want to get her a cat, give her a gift certificate (homemade) and a stuffed cat. Then you can take her to a humane society or shelter to pick out her new friend. That way you know she'll love her new pet...or have the oppertunity to decline and keep the stuffed one instead!
BTW- pet stores are the worst place to get pets...
Don't EVER buy any animal from "pet stores" !!! Most of them come from HORRIBLE "puppy and kitten mills" (look up puppy mills, etc on the net and you'll understand! Go on-line and look for Cat Breeders! Make sure they are affiliated with national cat breeder societies! Get a phone number for the breeder (a home number you can then check on WHITE PAGES to see if this is a ligitimate "person". ask for references from other breeders and vets they deal with -- tell them you are making sure they are not a "MILL" -- any legit dealer/breeder will be PROUD to show you who they are! Get numbers of clients who own their cats. Ask how many cats they have and how often they are bred. You won't pay any more than a pet store! And even if it is a bit more at least YOU won't be contributing to the MISERY of PET MILL ANIMALS! You might also call the sheriff in the town where they reside and see if they are a mill or a known breeder!!! This will take time %26 research. You don't have to present the PET for Mother's Day -- present her with a Gift Certificate or card saying what the gift is and that she will be able to chose her pet via on-line photos!
Please, take the time to make sure you are dealing with a legitimate breeder!!! Another benefit to breeders -- they breed to IMPROVE THE BREED, not just to produce a registered animal for profit as pet stores do!!! Most pet stores buy from MILLS of one type or another and even if the facility is fairly humane, these people are breeding for pure profit and not to produce a better quality animal!!! That's why you see so many badly behaved animals whose owners cannot control or train them -- they are poorly bred and only destroy the breed!!!
So LEARN ALL YOU CAN about the BREED and the breeder(s) b4 you buy !!!
DO IT FOR THE ANIMALS !!
I say ALWAYS go to an animal rescue or shelter FIRST, the animals there need to be loved and need better lives. take your mom to pick one out, plus there its most likely up to date on shots, spayed/neutered and litter trained. also probably ready to be loved!
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