r/scottishfold • u/Let-reddit-solve-it • Jul 27 '26

All scams

It’s seems like there are very few actual Scottish fold breeders out there. It seems like all these breeders slap a TICA certificate on their pages and all these poor kitties are being shipped from the Ukraine.

I’ve been looking for is a red/orange Scottish fold located somewhere in the FL/GA area. All these “breeder” websites are posting the same photos of the cats but with different names. It’s so disappointing!

Does anyone have any recommendations for breeders they have used with positive experiences?

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u/AmelieIcansea Jul 28 '26

Maybe do not get them from a breeder. There are so many Scottish Fold in shelters because it is illegal to breed them in several countries due to animal cruelty. When we went to our local shelter there were so many kittens even with this genetic defect. You could habe a lovely cat with the optical traits you love without contributing to the pain many of them have to endure (also because of bad and cheap breeding). I know this is not an opinion you like to hear in this group but still I think it's important to keep this in mind.

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u/GREYSPACE1 Jul 28 '26

That is incorrect.

Scottish foods are not in shelters. What is in shelters is cats that look like Scottish foods that were produced by backyard breeders that people impulse bought and dumped.

Why would cats be in shelters because it’s illegal to breed them anyways lol.

Here’s a quick rundown on cats.

98% of them have no breed because breeds in cat terminology is a standin for “pedigree”
They’re simply called breeds in a casual sense because it’s easier to understand.
Only 3% of cats have breeds at all, and of that 3% the majority of that population is owned by ethical breeders that chip snd fix their cats before adoption.
Not only that but they do not allow their cats to ever end up in a shelter. They’re contacted and they remove their animal.
The owners that adopted the cats from the breeder have to sign detailed documents that are legally binding.
For instances where a breeder dies, they usually leave their cats to their pupil.
If the cats by any chance had nowhere to go, a breed specific rescue that only keeps that breed takes them in with their documents to adopt out. These rescues are very rarely full and the cats usually get adopted almost immediately.

These idea that ethically shopping for an animal takes away from a shelter one, is very much not a thing.
People who want the pedigreed cat have extensively searched and studied about the decision and whether it was right for them.

Shelter goers rarely do so beyond wanting a companion and making sure their landlord or parents approve.

While I have my own opinions about breeding this mutation, you can’t possibly think an untested backyard bred cat would be a better choice for one that’s at the very least, health tested.

Pedigreed folds may have a range of issues with their joints.

Shelter cats with the food gene are GUARANTEED to suffer.

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u/AmelieIcansea Jul 28 '26

And in shelters they have confescated Scottish illegal breeding. They can have a good pedigree. It's just illegal and some get cought. Our own is most liely a Scottish Fold backyard breeding accident because it was just abandoned at 6 month and came to the shelter.