Hi all
Sorry for a weird one as a first post, but something is troubling me.
I'm currently cat sitting for some friends and was after some advice. The bengal involved has moved in with us temporarily, is 'poor' quality (much as I dislike using the term as she's very sweet) and was purchased at 7 months. I tried to find the breeder's details so I can contact her but I can't find them, the owners are abroad so haven't got back to me regarding that yet. I'm concerned that this is a 'backyard' breeder. I have found the advert they originally responded to, where the kittens are described as seven month old bengal females with little more in the way of detail. What concerns me is that she was sold unthinkingly to inexperienced young people who've never owned a cat, let alone a bengal, with no papers, no neutering (She's in heat now at 9 months old, which is what prompted this post) and clearly has some health issues.
They were sold at £400 each which is obviously very cheap and would have been suspicious to an experienced owner but they've clearly been duped, does anyone have any suggestion as to recourse? I know there's no legal wrong doing but it seems an awful way to be offloading cats to people who don't know better.
Obviously first things first I'll be suggesting they get her speyed as soon as they're back...
Thanks
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