All kittens are sold with a contract, please do not enquire about a kitten if you are not prepared to sign whichever version of the contract has been agreed e.g. pet, breeding/show potential. Unfortunately although we do vet prospective owners thoroughly occasionally problems do arise and the contract helps to resolve these problems as they spell out both our postion and that of a prosepctive owner.
Homing kittens is the hardest part of breeding, all the time, effort and planning (sometimes several years) the happiness and sometimes heartache culminate in sending that precious little bundle out your door. Trusting complete strangers is often difficult (especially when trust has been misplaced before) so please understand the need for these contracts even if their only purpose is (for the vast majority of kittens) to reassure a concerned breeder that they have done everything possible to ensure a happy life for another bundle of fluff.
Breeding and showing cats is our hobby, however it is a very costly procedure and sales of kittens we do not wish to keep ourselves only goes partway towards paying for this hobby. It is in no way a business as a profit is neither intended, or indeed ever obtained! If you wish to see the breakdown of cost involved please ask, it is a sobering list for anyone thinking cat breeding is an easy money maker. In addition t othe financial costs, the stress and time taken to find suitable homes, worries over labouring queens in the middle of the night and hand feeding a frail kitten every 2 hrs makes you wonder why we do it. Then have another look on the kitten page!
Kitten Contract
Kitten name:
DOB:
Breed/colour:
Registration number:
Status (pet/show/breeding):
Vendors details;
Purchaser details;
The purchaser agrees to the following conditions:
This kitten is deemed to be of pet quality, i.e. a healthy individual that has one or more faults making him/her unsuitable for breeding and/or showing.
The purchaser agrees and understands the following terms are part of a formal legal agreement and that if these terms are broken the breeder reserves the right to repossess the above mentioned kitten with no finanicial ( or other ) restitution to the purchaser.
1. Under no circumstances will this kitten be sold, leased, given away, or to any pet shop, research facility or any similar establishment.
2. The kitten is being sold as a Pet only and therefore shall be registered with TICA as a neuter. No Kittens can be registered from this cat. This kitten will not be registered with GCCF by either the breeder or the purchaser. TICA is a bone fide registration body for Trading Standards Regulations.
3. No cash refunds are given ( see health guarantee).
4. It is strongly recommended that the Petplan insurance cover provided in extended or a suitable equivalent cover is taken out ASAP . The breeder will not be held responsible for any vets fees if you have not continued this insurance cover after the six weeks.
5. In the event of the purchaser being unable to maintain the kitten the breeder shall be informed and be given the opportuntiy to help in rehoming the kitten. The purchaser shall forward the details of any new owner to the breeder.
Health Guarantee
Our kittens come to you with up to date vaccinations, they have been wormed, and have been certifed as being of good health by a vet in good health at the time of last vaccination. The purchaser (s) agrees that they are happy with the health status of the cat/kitten when they pick up the kitten.
The health guarantee is valid for 72 hours after purchase providing that there has been no other contact with any other cats. The health guarantee is also reliant on the kitten being vet checked and the vet agreeing that the kitten is not in good health, if this occurs the purchaser will return the kitten to the breeder within 24hrs, and the breeder provide a purchase price refund. However if the kitten/cat has had contact with other cats within the 72 hour time period this guarantee is void. If the kitten should die due to a congenital defect ( not disease or accident) within the first twelve months, it will be replaced with a kitten of comparable quality and value when available.
Breeding/show contract
Purindoors seldom sells cats on the active register, due to being let down by people in the past, however I may be willing to sell excellant examples of the breed to existing show/breed homes or to suitable novice enthusiasts if I deem it appropriate.
Cats are sold with breeding or show potential, success in either aspect cannot be guaranteed by the breeder.
Cats will be sold with TICA registration and if required, GCCF registration.
Active registered cats will not be allowed to roam freely under any circumstances, this will result in the cat being repossessed immediately. Breeding must be controlled by the breeder to ensure litters are suitably spaced for the welfare of each queen.
Active registered cats will be blood tested prior to their first breeding to reduce the possibility of deaths from blood type incompatibility.
Active cats will not under any circumstances be sold on entire, unless with written permission and agreement of the breeder.
Males must be at closed stud only.
Suitable separate secure accomodation must be available for any entire male.
It is recommended that owners of females intending to take them out to stud make sure a prospective stud owner requires FIV/FeLv tests for all incoming queens on every occasion.
Active registered cats may only be bred to members of their own breed unless prior agreement has been obtained from the breeder for it to be invloved in an outcross program.
The purchaser agrees to vet prospective owners thoroughly in a similar way to the breeder to ensure the health and future welfare of any kitten produced from this cat.
The breeder reserves the right to impliment different terms on kittens sold for breeding according to the individual circumstances of the purchaser.
Purchaser (s) ( of any cat/kitten) understand that if there is a failure to keep to any part of this contract, or if the cat/kitten is neglected, maltreated or fails to recieve adequate medical care the purchaser will surrender the said cat/kitten to the vendor unconditionally and without financial restitution or compensation.
signed by the above mentioned vendor;
signed by the above mentioned purcahser;
date;
