Interesting debate! I'm not a breeder although I would like to breed Somalis and/or Abyssinians one day. I currently have 1 rescue cat (used to have 2) and 1 pure bred (a Somali). I'm a great fan of the humble moggie and appreciate the efforts of those are active in rescue. I'll almost certainly have another rescue cat(s) at some point but I don't think people should be prevented from breeding pure bred cats (or from buying them) due to the irresponsibility of other people who don't neuter their cats (either through laziness, ignorance or that "cats should have 1 litter" attitude). If there were no pure bred cats that would just encourage these people and give them some justification for producing more kittens. It seems like a losing battle to get these people to neuter their cats and I don't know what the answer is but that's where the battle needs to be fought - not by preventing the responsible ones from producing kittens.
I post on that forum too and you weren't the only one shouting at your computer! It's not so much the fact that the mating occured as the name 'burmapuras'. There do seem to be more and more new breeds emerging as every mutation and accidental mating produces a cat that someone wants to turn into a new breed. I'm not against progress and new breeds being produced but some of these breeds do seem very similar and I wonder whether it's necessary or beneficial. But as I said at the start, I'm not a breeder so what do I know. Incidentally on that same forum there was recently a post from someone whose cat had just had kittens. She was adamant that every cat she had would have 2 litters of kittens before being spayed. Now that really made me shout at my computer. That's what needs to change. But I don't know how to change it.Originally Posted by booktigger
I did have to shout at my comp yesterday as someone from another forum has been offered two 'Burmapuras' .