Sales Policy
Please observe that this policy is only a draft and it will be revised at a later stage.
If you are interested in any of our kittens, please take the time to tell me something about yourself. Your name and where you live. Are you allowed to keep pets if you rent? Are you looking for a pet or show kitten? Do you have a preference for a certain colour or sex? Our kittens are important to us and we want to know who we are talking to and the conditions our kitten would be housed in.
Please be aware, we are NOT a pet shop. Our babies are raised in our
home, underfoot, and with lots of love. Our primary purpose is to breed
outstanding kittens and cats for the show ring. Many of our kittens will
only be available to show homes. However, when raising any animal,
there will always be those babies that don’t quite measure up for show.
It could be something as simple as being the wrong colour/pattern, or having
blue instead of copper eyes...or sometimes a cat just doesn’t enjoy being shown
(like Kira) … anything that keeps them from meeting or exceeding the breed
standard can make them a pet. They are still healthy, playful and
beautiful in their own right and nothing will keep you from enjoying the kitten
in full. These are the ones we place as pets.
All cats/kittens sold as pets are to be spayed/neutered. We do not sell
breeding cats to non-showing homes. A showing home is generally one who has
a registered breeder name, or any other cat registry world wide, and who has an
understanding of what it takes to both groom and present a kitten or cat for
the show ring. That is not to say we will not help new people get started. We
do and we enjoy doing so! But we strongly encourage a new person
interested in the breed, to seek out a mentor and to join breed lists/e-zines
in an effort to educate themselves about both the breeds, and show
ethics. Attending a number of shows is a good start. In other words, show
us that you are serious about learning to show the baby we entrust to you.
Showing a cat, DOES NOT automatically entitles the buyer to breeding rights. In
fact the majority are sold as cats to be shown in premiership or alters. Many
people find showing an alter the best of both worlds; they have a beautiful purebred
cat to compete with, without the worries and headaches of the hormones and behaviours
related to breeding animals.
Kittens are reserved by making a non-refundable deposit only. Deposits are
considered payment toward boarding, grooming and lost opportunities if the
buyer changes their mind. We will accept payments on our kittens within
reason. With that said, our babies are ready to go home between 12-16
weeks for pets and 16-20 weeks ( or when adult teeth come in) for show
kittens. All balances must be paid in full by that time--or 10 days
before shipping--whichever is sooner. (So if a kitten is already 4 months
of age, it will not be eligible for prolonged payments.) Payment details
will be copied into the sales agreement with a copy going to both the buyer and
seller. Should a payment be missed--missed being more than 3 days late
and without prior notification/and arrangements made with the seller via
email--then all prior payments and deposit is forfeit and the kitten will be
offered for sale to the next person on the waiting list. We use the official contract
proposed by Felis Danica.
I reserve the right to refuse the sale of any kitten pictured on this web
site at anytime without explanation.
Please be aware that these kittens are still very young. While there is a
determination of their quality noted, that could change as the kitten
matures. Please remember that these are living creatures and that nothing
is "set in stone" :) We will frequently re-evaluate the kittens
as they grow. Deposits taken for Breeder/Show kittens can/will be moved
to another kitten of the buyer's choice should the original kitten not develop to
Breeder/Show potential as defined below by 16 weeks of age.
Finally if you find this a bit too formal then get in touch; often it is easier to discuss it over :)
