How to tell a kitten mill
Kitten mills do not feed top quality premium food
Lollimops~We
feed
Royal Canin.
Zizzo~feeds Nutra Nuggets(Diamond), $10.00
for 20lbs. at Smart &
Final
Kitten mills do not test for the latest diseases
Lollimop ~Our cats are scanned for PKD, & tested for Felv/FIV
Zizzo~ never tests for any of these
things, does not even know what PKD is.
Kitten mills do no bother to vaccinate
Lollimop ~Our cats are vaccinated with Fel-O-Vax PCT
We do not recommend the FIP or Felv vaccine
Zizzo~never vaccinates
her cats, and does not even know what
PKD is, does not scan for it, nor does she test for Felv/FIV
Kitten mills are more interested in quantity not quality and do not
breed for the breed
standard
Lollimops ~We breed for show, but because not every kitten is a show
kitten we have pets too
Zizzo~has pet quality cats she breeds to produce
lots of pets, does
not breed to the breed standard, and even studs out her pet
quality male so she can make money.
Kitten mills sell the majority of their kittens to pet shops
Lollimops ~We never sell our kittens to a pet shop, and never have
Zizzo~we do not know if she does this or not but we do
know
that she dumps kittens she cannot sell at the local shelter
whose owner also has pet store in Hemet.
Kitten mills let their kittens go at a very young age in order to turn a profit
Lollimops~Our kittens never leave before 10-12 weeks of age
Zizzo~her kittens leave at a very young age if they
are still alive
Kittens mills do not guarantee the health of their kittens
Lollimops ~Our kittens come with a written health guarantee
Zizzo~does not offer a health guarantee with her kittens
Kitten mill kittens usually come with a variety of parasites
Lollimops~Our kittens are flea free, ear mite free, and
fungus (ringworm) free, giradia free, & coccidia free
Zizzo~her cats come with ringworm, and a killer
upper respiratory
Kitten mills do not bother to show their cats
Lollimops ~We do take our cats to the show hall from time to time
Zizzo~took an ungroomed, pet quality golden cat to
a show and was
DQ'd & when she was disqualified she called the judge a
nasty name
Kitten mills will not keep in contact with kitten purchasers to answer questions
Lollimops ~We are always available to answer any questions you may
have regarding your kitten, if we can
Zizzo~we have talked to her kitten buyers, she yells
at them and
hangs up the phone if they are having problems
Kitten mills do not sell their kittens with a contract
Lollimops~We are choosey about where our kittens go, and they do
come with a contract
Zizzo~has repeatedly slammed the use of contracts
Kitten mills are not members of a breed club
Lollimops~We are members of The Atlantic Himalayan Club
Zizzo~is not a member of anything
except her own website!
Kitten mill kittens are not well socialized
Lollimops~Not only are our kittens well socialized, most owners
will tell you they have exceptional personalities
Zizzo~the cat we got from Zizzo wanted nothing to do
with human
contact and was devoid of personality(even she admits that
her Lollimop's cat was her very favorite ever because of
her
personality!
Kitten mills do not sell their kittens with papers
Lollimops~All of our kittens are registered with CFA, papers
available upon proof of spay/neuter
Zizzo~she has been kicked out of CFA, so even tho
she tells you
they have papers she cannot provide the papers with her
kittens so is selling without papers, a sign of a kitten mill
Kitten mills more than likely do not
have websites to tell you about their cats
Lollimops~has a website where her cats are proudly displayed
Zizzo~no cat website, only her site that slanders and
libels cat
breeders. She sells her cats/kittens from ads on Hoobly
So we ask, who is the kitten mill?
What is a kitten mill? Written by a breeder and CFA judge.