Angelina the Burmilla was just thrown away…
by Maggie Sharp
(Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)
Angelina at the Hobart Cat Centre
In late 2008 I noticed that there was a Burmilla available at the Hobart Cat Centre, her name was Angelina and although her photo was of poor quality, I could tell she was beautiful.
I'm aware of which breeds are common and uncommon here, and I knew for a fact that there was one Burmilla breeder. I visited her website and came across the kitten page, I took a look and right at the bottom of the page was a picture of Angelina and her kitten, claiming they were both available for new homes...
I thought it was disgusting that anyone could just breed a cat and then, when they couldn't rehome it, they would dump it at a rescue centre, and it was even more disgusting that this person hadn't bred Angelina in the first place. A breeder on the main land had, and was probably unaware that their cat was at the local pound!
That weekend I went to visit Angelina, she was sitting on a ledge with a beautiful Persian cat, though, she didn't like him much... She amazed me straight away, she was white with grey ticked hair, she reminded me a bit of a Black Silver Abyssinian.
She was a shy frightened girl, and I felt so sorry for her. I begged my family to let me take her home, but I was refused, as I had Chilli coming in a few months. I left her broken hearted and angry. I checked on the Hobart Cat Centre website everyday, until her photo disappeared, meaning she'd found a home...
When I check on her original owner's website now I fill with anger and hatred, for she claims that cats are her friends, more so than people. Well, I can gaurantee that I would never leave my friend to such a frightening, uncertain fate...
Now I also realise why she was so keen to get rid of Angelina, she no longer wanted to breed Burmillas, and now she doesn't and has replaced them with Exotic shorthairs... This is an example of what I consider, a bad breeder. Never will I even consider buying a kitten of any breed from her...
Maggie
Angelina the Burmilla was just thrown away...to Burmilla Cat