This survey is for everyone to feel free to answer, whether you would ever consider a breed cat or not. Even if you would only ever adopt from a shelter, please give your input if you want to.
I'm posting this here, versus the Breeder forum, as I would like all to feel welcome giving their responses.
I'm very interested to see what is and isn't important to folks looking for a kitten to add to their family. Most interesting to me, will be the level of importance of certain things.
Thank-you all in advance for your participation and please feel free to add comments in addition to the 1 thru 5 ratings if you like. Also if you feel an important consideration was left out, by all means add it to the list!
Please highlight the list below, copy and paste it to your response message and add your numbered ratings.
Thank-you!
Please answer each question on a scale of 1 to 5.
5: extremely important
4: important
3: somewhat important
2: nice to know but Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not worried about it
1: not important
1.\tHow concerned are you that the kitten you purchase comes from parents/ancestors that are titled champion and higher cats?
2.\tHow concerned are you that your kitten meets all the breed standards?
3.\tRegardless if you plan to show your kitten or not, how important is it that your kitten is near show quality?
4.\tHow important is it to you that your chosen breeder shows their cats and has champion cats on the premises?
5.\tHow important is temperament/socialization in your new kitten?
6.\tHow would you rate the importance of good temperament over appearance?
7.\tHow important is it to you that your chosen breeder has a clean facility?
8.\tHow important is it to you that a breeder does not advertise in a newspaper?
9.\tRate your importance of the following statement: My breeder tests for known genetic diseases and will not breed without testing.
10.\tHow important is it to you that you have a contract for any animal you purchase?
11.\tHow important is a no-exclusion return clause in your contract?
12.\t How important is it that your cat be spay/neutered prior to transfer to you?
13.\t How important is it that your cat be up to date on Vaccines prior to transfer to you?
14.\tRate your importance of the following statement: Kittens will not be released to new owners until they are 12 to 14 weeks old.
Please rate the following in regards to a kitten:
15.\tAppearance and beauty is important to me
16.\tTemperament is important to me
17.\tHealth is important to me
18.\tLineage is important to me
19.\tBreeder reputation is important to me
20.\tBreeder alliance with breed organizations is important to me
Last 5 questions…….
21.\tHow important is it that your chosen breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s home not smell like cats?
22.\tHow important is it that a breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s cats not be caged?
23.\tHow important is it to you what your chosen breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s cats are being fed?
24.\tHow important to you, is it that you are able to visit the sire and dam of your chosen kitten?
25.\tHow important is it to you that your breeder send you weekly updates and pics of the kitten you are waiting for?
I'm posting this here, versus the Breeder forum, as I would like all to feel welcome giving their responses.
I'm very interested to see what is and isn't important to folks looking for a kitten to add to their family. Most interesting to me, will be the level of importance of certain things.
Thank-you all in advance for your participation and please feel free to add comments in addition to the 1 thru 5 ratings if you like. Also if you feel an important consideration was left out, by all means add it to the list!
Please highlight the list below, copy and paste it to your response message and add your numbered ratings.
Thank-you!
Please answer each question on a scale of 1 to 5.
5: extremely important
4: important
3: somewhat important
2: nice to know but Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not worried about it
1: not important
1.\tHow concerned are you that the kitten you purchase comes from parents/ancestors that are titled champion and higher cats?
2.\tHow concerned are you that your kitten meets all the breed standards?
3.\tRegardless if you plan to show your kitten or not, how important is it that your kitten is near show quality?
4.\tHow important is it to you that your chosen breeder shows their cats and has champion cats on the premises?
5.\tHow important is temperament/socialization in your new kitten?
6.\tHow would you rate the importance of good temperament over appearance?
7.\tHow important is it to you that your chosen breeder has a clean facility?
8.\tHow important is it to you that a breeder does not advertise in a newspaper?
9.\tRate your importance of the following statement: My breeder tests for known genetic diseases and will not breed without testing.
10.\tHow important is it to you that you have a contract for any animal you purchase?
11.\tHow important is a no-exclusion return clause in your contract?
12.\t How important is it that your cat be spay/neutered prior to transfer to you?
13.\t How important is it that your cat be up to date on Vaccines prior to transfer to you?
14.\tRate your importance of the following statement: Kittens will not be released to new owners until they are 12 to 14 weeks old.
Please rate the following in regards to a kitten:
15.\tAppearance and beauty is important to me
16.\tTemperament is important to me
17.\tHealth is important to me
18.\tLineage is important to me
19.\tBreeder reputation is important to me
20.\tBreeder alliance with breed organizations is important to me
Last 5 questions…….
21.\tHow important is it that your chosen breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s home not smell like cats?
22.\tHow important is it that a breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s cats not be caged?
23.\tHow important is it to you what your chosen breederâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s cats are being fed?
24.\tHow important to you, is it that you are able to visit the sire and dam of your chosen kitten?
25.\tHow important is it to you that your breeder send you weekly updates and pics of the kitten you are waiting for?