CFA Breeder Assistance Program
Definition: This
is for catteries that find themselves overwhelmed for various reasons.
Under no circumstance is this to be called rescue, it is breeders
helping other breeders and their cats, not rescue. Reasons for such
requests for help include:
* Number of Cats beyond care capacity
* New Legislation in the area that affects their numbers
* Cases of Illness, Temporary or Permanent Disability
* Temporary loss of home
* Acts of Nature
* Death without provision for the animals.
Who will coordinate:
* Head of Committee who will contact Regional Coordinators
Each region will have a coordinator for Breeder Assistance who will
contact for help:
* Breed Clubs/Council
* CFA Clubs
* Individual breeders in the assistance area
Interventions for overpopulation: - If
possible, perform an "intervention" to downsize cattery when breeder
will continue breeding - such interventions to occur ONE TIME ONLY.
Also, provide advice on advertising cats and help with re-homing. The
breeder when able will help financially with some of the costs.
(Interventions of this type to be followed up with regularly scheduled
monitoring for 6 months to a year to prevent recurrence.)
CFA Purebred Rescue will forward info of this kind to the
Breeders Assistance Coordinator as long as A/C is not involved and there
has been no seizure.
Breeders Assistance will contact CFA Purebred Rescue if the numbers are
too large for them to handle on their own, if A/C is involved, or if the
conditions are so bad and the animals so ill they cannot handle it.
Each Region will start a Website or share one Website searchable by
region or state specifically for retired kitties to help breeders place
cats no longer needed in a breeding program. (Alternatively, Committee
might investigate working with Fanciers.com and/or breedlist.com.) There
will be an appropriate disclaimer to avoid liability. Individuals will
have the ability to list their own and pictures and remove them as they
are placed. Funding will be needed for advertising this website, which
could be organized similar to Petfinder.com . The Committee will
evaluate local resources and plan for resources that will be needed to
accomplish this. This may take some trial and error initially as the
network expands and situations present themselves.
Committee will provide guidelines for placement for cats.
Committee will have a legal advisor.
Funding will be needed for veterinary services and possibly janitorial
services in serious cases.
All information provided to the committee shall remain confidential
within the committee.
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