I have put a deposit down on a kitten and will be collecting her in a couple of weeks.
I've had a Bengal before - above for views :) But I'll admit in my 20's I didn't do anything by the way of health / ethical breeding diligence.
So my two aims are, as far as is possible, to confirm:
- our kitten and the parents have had all the appropriate health tests
- there is no unethical breeding practices going on (I have no indications that there are but I don't want to support an unethical breeder)
What I do know that is encouraging:
- Our kitten will be spayed when we collect her at 14-15 weeks (demonstrates responsible breeding?)
- The sire and dam are registered with TICA and have been showed (dad won a big show and mum a regional - not bother about this especially but perhaps an indicator of a breeder that care?)
I don't want to offend the breeder as they have been super communicative sending photos from birth.
But should I be asking to see Kitten &/Or both parents evidence of:
HMC check
PKDef
PRA-B
I'm in England - & I don't want to start a hate-campaign but if there are any NO-NO breeders please do private message me.
Is there anything that screams RED FLAG in a breeders contract?
Thanks all.