Stop Scottish Fold Cats from Returning to Exploitative Kitten Mill
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On September 29, 2021, a 911 call was made to help 43 sick and emaciated purebred Scottish Fold cats and kittens in an alleged kitten mill. Sadly, at least three of these kittens were already dead. Many cats appeared to have lived their entire lives in cages filled with feces. They were sick, starving, scared, and some were unsocialized. We must prevent these traumatized cats and kittens from being returned to their abuser!
The Monterey County SPCA responded to the 911 call the next day and seized 31 cats and two dogs housed in deplorable conditions. The smell of feces, urine, and dead cats was overpowering. At least two litters of kittens and some senior cats were living in cages with matted fur and infected eyes. A mother who was separated from her tiny kittens rushed to be with them when she was liberated.
The cats have been in custody at the Monterey County SPCA for over a month. Reliable sources say that 7-12 purebred cats went missing between the 911 call and SPCA inspection the next day. The SPCA gave the negligent guardian a month to pay the $20 a day per cat fees to retrieve the cats. Although the SPCA has adopted some of the cats to new homes, the deadline has passed for the cat breeder to retrieve the remaining cats now held in custody.
Time is of the essence to influence legal stipulations placed on the breeder. A District Attorney's court filing would allow stipulations to permit mandatory inspections of the facility and give breeding associations, like Cat Fancier Association and The International Cat Association, the ability to refuse the breeder's rights to register cats, which would remove financial incentives since registered cats cost thousands of dollars.
Even when breeders are registered with professional associations, it provides no protection or proof of compassionate or cruelty-free lives for the animals who suffer in silence behind closed doors.
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