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I admit I have not looked up the life span of feral vs indoors, so I didn't know it was half.I didn't see it mentioned here, so forgive me if it was - but, the average life span of a feral or outdoor cat, happy or not, can be as much as half that of a spayed/neutered indoor cat/pet.
I also took exception to this comment: "Cats are nothing more than predator creatures that only have thoughts to seek food, kill and breed. That's it. They do not "love" their owners" You can place me in the bleeding-heart group if you want, but a cat that is taken care of for the purposes of a being a pet as opposed solely to being a breeding money-maker will display loyalty - and love. There are different definitions of love and what it means, btw. A person such as yourself can 'take good care of' cats in general, but your attitude is something that a cat - or any animal for that matter - can instinctively pick up on. They may not be on the same level that you place yourself intellectually, but their instincts will beat out a human's - yours included - hands down, every time.
I am glad you are trying to get educated regarding breeding, but after reading this thread, I think a worthy breeder looks upon their cats much differently than you currently do.
I agree with you that animals can often know if a person is good or bad by way of instinct/intuition.
I just started binge watching this lady that has a cattery in Perth, set up in her barn that looks impressive.
But I seen somewhere in her comment section where someone asked her how money does she make from breeding all her cats,
and she replied NONE, that she uses to breeding just to cover the cost of all the cats because it's only a "hobby".
I do not believe that at all. I think it's a lie that's been spoken so much it's now a myth because so many believe it.
No one can sell kittens at $2,500 a pop and tell me that food, medicine, shots/vaccines etc etc cost more than say $1,500 per kitten during the 3 months you house it until it's sold. On a $2,500 kitten, I would not see at all how it'd not be possible for the breeder to at least make $1,000 of that as net profit, and actually probably more. I highly doubt it costs more than $1,000 per kitten in expenses/overhead.
I just don't buy it, it may not be their only source of income, and maybe its something they enjoy as a hobby, but if they truly were breaking even or losing money I doubt that 95% of breeders would stay in business as a hobby or whatever you want to call it. I don't buy the whole "betterment of the breed" spiel they all give. Maybe for a few to a certain extent, however I suspect that $$$ is always the main incentive and if there was no $$$ at all, i mean even as small as $100 profit per kitten, whatever amount you want to put on it, I just don't think many people would be doing it.