I am so sad to see how this post ended up! I am very anti "isms".
I do not like the OP's attitude. Breeding parrots horrifies me in particular, I was going to get a baby parrot, but after thorough research I changed my mind. This is because they can live up to 75 years, and get very attatched to one person. They are very intelligent- Like a three year old, and if you wouldn't consider leaving a three year old at home alone and going to work every day, then you shouldn't keep a parrot either. Even the best looked after parrots develop emotional problems as they are extremely intelligent and social birds, and they deserve better than sitting in a house with no company all day. If you are planning on having children, parrots can get jealous and attack them with their nutcracker beaks- I read a story about one who bit off a 9 month old babies finger. They are also ear piercingly loud, many people think they will be able to deal with this, but they can't. When a parrot matures, they have a complete personality transplant, which results in them being rehomed. I believe that people should need a licence to keep them. I absolutely definitely do not think that anyone should breed them. They should be rescued.
Most people are on this part of the forum because they are either a breeder or considering breeding, knowing that there is an over-population of cats. Neutering your cat's offspring would prevent 7 kittens turning into 49 kittens, who turn into 343 kittens... But the fact remains that if no-one bred cats AT ALL, people would be forced to take the ones from the rescue centre as there would be no other alternatives. It doesn't matter if the cats are bengals, manxes, moggies or anything else when it comes down to it. Not really.
I do think the OP was well meaning in her own way. She does seem to care about her cats.
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