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A Moderate Viewpoint Dara Robbins I support the NZ Cat Fancy's stance as recorded in the Registration Rules page 26 of the 2007 edition. It states that holders of a registered prefix cannot sell kittens prior to 10 weeks of age and gives the Fancy's recommendation that they should be sold at 12 weeks. I like to see the Burmese Club lower the age of sale to ten weeks as this would take into account the NZCF recommendation. I am unenthusiastic about our present insistence of twelve weeks as it does not reflect the sensible flexibility that NZCF gives us as breeders. In Nature the litter breaks up when two things occur. Mum loses her milk and her interest in the kittens, and the kittens themselves fight with increasing intensity to the point where they avoid each other and go their separate ways. The freshly weaned kitten is at the most crucial time in its life. To survive he must do or die. Therefore Nature provides him with all the energy, alertness and adaptability she can muster. Selling a kitten when he is at this natural crossroads takes advantage of a window of opportunity in his development. We, as caring breeders are aware of our kittens' milestones. We notice when kitty starts functioning as an independent individual and when he is ready to bond with that special person. We take everything into account, health, physical development, emotional development, and then place kitty in the right home where he has the best chance of living a long and happy life. Doing things right gives us well adjusted cats and happy purchasers. |
