What is the known percentage of Pedigree to Non Pedigree cats in the US?
I don’t know about specific countries but in the entire WORLD over 97% of cats are no particular breed. This is because cats have been domestic for nearly 4,000 years and have bred and interbred for as many years. Plus breeders tend to SELECTIVELY breed their cats – only allowing them to have a litter or two per year. They also tend to sell cats that are altered unless the cat is an accepted cat for their breeding program. On the contrary, unaltered cats owned by irresponsible pet owners tend to breed continously – having as many as four or five litters each year. Then once those kittens are old enough, they breed as well, and so on. Then add in all the strays and ferals that are breeding freely. So cats of no breed will ALWAYS far surpass pedigreed cats. I conduct seminars on responsible pet ownership and here’s some facts most pet owners don’t realize: – kittens can be spayed or neutered once they’re eight weeks in age and two pounds in weight – kittens can reach sexual maturity as e
