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Originally Posted by Dinosaurbuncitgigi
thanks.....whats the use of the certificate? sorry for asking sooo many questions just curious  .. the breeder i got it from has alot of cats i saw his ad on adpost... no intention of joining cat shows or anything just curious...  |
it's ok. here goes:-
1). cert = our IC. It confirms the pedigree of cat, DOB, parents of cat. similar to us, without IC there's no proof of our origins
2) having a cat with a cert means he was purchased by a registered cattery/breeder. The registration is typically with CFA, TICA or Fife.
3) Registered breeders are generally people who would breed a certain pedigree eg Persians or Maincoons or ragdoll or Birman etc in accordance to the breed standards, proper breeding programnes, proper medical care, diet etc. These are ethical breeders. Having said this, we still have to becareful when approaching registered breeders as being a registered breeder does not guarantee tht the breeder is ethical.
Without a cert it will be impossible to determine tht exact breed of cat except for assumptions based on physical assesments. Thts why they're termed as DSH etc irregardless of what the breeder or petshop says.
Hope this helps.