Protection and Education
- Members are expected to behave in a responsible
manner to protect the quality of life, health, temperament and genetic
integrity of the breed, and to educate themselves and others in the means
of accomplishing these goals.
Responsible Ownership
- Owners should consider carefully, seek and accept
advice before getting a kitten or cat and they should only keep as many
cats as they can care for adequately.
- Cats and kittens must be provided with warm and
comfortable housing, with plenty of opportunity for exercise and play.
- Drinking water must be available at all times and
cats must be fed a quality diet, regularly and adequately.
- Cats must be kept
indoors or allowed outside only under supervision, or in an enclosed
run.
- Cats will receive grooming necessary to maintain
their health and comfort.
- Cats must be immunized as required to maintain a
healthy immunity.
- Veterinary attention must be sought whenever a
cat is showing signs of illness.
- Cats that are bought as pets, not for breeding,
must be neutered or spayed by the age of one year or as specified in the
Contract of Sale. Under no circumstance will a pet be allowed to breed
without the consent and support of the cat's breeder.
- Under no circumstance will an owner abandon,
sell, lease or give a cat or kitten to a pet store, research laboratory,
animal shelter or similar facility.
Breeding Responsibly
- Breeders will only sell cats where there is a
reasonable expectation of a happy and healthy life. An offer must be made
at the time of placement to help with the rehoming of the cat/kitten, if
at any time, circumstances require the cat to be found a new home.
- Breeders agree only to breed cats where there is
a reasonable expectation of producing healthy kittens, with sound
temperaments.
- Breeders will do whatever is necessary to raise
well socialized, healthy kittens.
- Breeders will not knowingly misrepresent the
characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise cats nor mislead any
person regarding the health or quality of a cat/kitten.
- Breeders agree to share and disseminate
information which may aid in the protection of the NFC breed.
- Breeders will never sell a kitten to, or through
a pet store or retail outlet.
- All cats and kittens will be kept in a clean,
well ventilated environment, and each cat will be provided sufficient
space for exercise and stimulation.
- All cats will receive frequent and kind human
attention.
- No queen will be bred more then twice in one
year, or bear her first litter before 12 months of age or she has had two
heats.
- Breeders must carefully
screen the buyers of cats sold 'for breeding' and should offer support and
mentoring to new breeders to whom they have sold a cat for breeding
purposes.
- No kitten should be permitted to go to a new home
before 13 weeks of age and at least seven days after completion of a full
course of vaccinations. The breeder should ensure that kittens are
house-trained, inoculated and in good general health.
- All sales agreements and health guarantees should
be in writing.
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