Pedigree Anonymity (2)

[Tad Carlucci]

The issue is balancing the desire of the present owner of offspring against the desire of the past owners and breeders.

This is why it should be options controlled in the My Account page.

A breeder who does not want to fields questions about stock they've produced, such as whether they might have other offspring, should have the ability to remove their name from the Pedigree. This becomes especially true now that the Pedigree can be traced back any number of generations.

In the same vein, the present owner of a cat viewable on the Pedigree may not want to field questions and should be enabled to remove their name from the Pedigree listing.

Obviously, we're not talking about the "target" cat .. that is, the one who provided the link. What we're talking about are the predecessors. When it was just parents and grandparents, we were talking about a small number. But now, potentially, there could be many more players effects.

Sure, it's interesting to know who bred the parents or grandparents, or whatever, of a cat you presently own or are considering owning. But, ask yourself, what good is that information? Does it change anything knowing it? Does it change anything NOT knowing it? What other use could there be with that information than to contact the breeder? Given the information is to be made available, should not the person have the right to say "Do NOT Disturb"? Or are we to presume that, simply by virtue of having bred a cat, you are irrevocably giving up the right to be left alone?