Pedigree Anonymity (2)

[Khea Karas]

When people refer to "Elitism or snobbery" it is not about being proud of your cat. We are all proud of the cats we breed. Its about the attitude certain community members (who are guilty to have even started this mess, and who continue to comment and support the idea in this very thread), have about people who wish to buy cats, breed them, and either then sell the parents or babies of this breed. They forget it also take skill to even know what to buy, have to skill to pull out those traits, and its not just about winning the "lottery" on an awesome starter.

Those of you with this notion, should do well to keep their mouths shut about it, and stop judging those who do this. Its non of your business. Some people breed cats for fun, but also there are those that treat it as a business, and there is NOTHING wrong with that! Frankly Im sick of hearing from new breeders that they FEAR to sell their cats...and all because what this idea implies when someone doesnt own a full line. We are meant to be a welcoming community, free of judgements...so those of you who act wholly than thou, yet continue to do this are guilty nothing more of the snobbery and elitism we speak off. You are causing division in the community...its wrong and sad.

Having got that off my chest, the problem i see with full disclosure of breeder/owner names comes down to privacy. I don't use alts to breed yet I understand if someone wishes to do this..then it is their choice. Who is anyone to say that they shouldnt do this, and take away their anonymity?

I do also see this opening up a "black market" for kitties....as others have said, I do see it making way for people to go directly to the original breeder who would then create a monopoly on certain traits....simple because they were lucky on starters and got those traits first and someone wants the right to the "original" line. It would kill the need for auctions, and eventually be damaging to shop sales. Why wander the markets when you have all the info you need online to obtain the kitty you need?

I have to say I do love the option to still access my own cats, even after being sold. Why not remove names entirely and just leave the pedigree open then? Well we know this will never happen since there are so many egos in this community, hell I also love to see my name on the pedigree of cat I once bred, but I would RATHER NOT see it, if it made the pedigree open access for all.

As for the option to turn it on/off....well in theory it sounds great, but I do believe it will then give way for those who have it off, to be labelled as dishonest or dodgy in some way or another.

Therefore, I think the best conclusion we can have with all this, is to return the pedigree to its original state and move on, as I dont see how it is possible to make everyone happy on such a provoking topic.