What cat breed?Before starting a cat breeding nursery one must have in mind which is the target market. So, the first step one must take is to draw up a market research and identify the target market by determining tastes, needs, and possibilities. Once one tabulates the data one may have a clear idea of what kind of breed is the most convenient to start the business. Where to buy founders? Buying of initial lot of reproducers is a very delicate decision because success or failure depends of initial nucleus of founders. One must not buy cats at pet shops, because it is a place where one most usually will find animals of doubtful origins that are sold, even having serious discrepancies with breed standards. Most animals sold at pet shops also have many psychological problems due to living conditions previous to sale. Another buying option, also not recommended, is to look for information in the newspapers where people advertise pure blood animals tat are really not so pure. The best advice is to get them from a renowned breeder avoiding any possible intermediary. One can find lists of official breeders in any of the various associations existing in the country. The main aspects to be look upon and determine who is a serious breeder are as follows: - The breeder only sells reproducers if it is accompanied by a certificate
- that specifies the sterilization of the resulting breed.
- The breeder requires from the buyer the signing of a contract in which duties and rights of each part are being specified.
- The breeder gives the buyer a health certificate belonging to the animal and that is signed by a veterinary.
- The breeder gives the buyer a money back guarantee or the exchange of the animal in case any trouble comes up.
- The breeder must be capable of showing the buyer every physical and health exam results that the animal has gone through.
- The breeder must be able to answer questions that the buyer may ask and needs to know about regarding cat breed or others.
- The breeder has to register and be accepted by one of the main cat associations in the country.
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