Where Can I Buy a Maine Coon Cat?
If you want to buy a Maine Coon cat, you may think about searching pet shops. This is not a good place to buy your cat. Legitimate breeders never sell from a pet shop, which are considered the equivalent to dog “puppy mills”. If wanting to buy cats from pet shops, you won’t be able to see the environment where the kitten was born, the pedigree of the parents, nor find out about any illnesses from the breeder. Prices for these cats are usually at least equal or higher than those from a breeder. Maine Coon cats range in price from $400-$1000. Other places that sell cats are from individuals and known as backyard breeders (BYB). Usually living in someone’s personal house, the owner has bred their cat with other cats but does not follow industry standards or follow breeder regulations. It doesn’t mean the person is terrible; the owners may truly love their pets and enjoy breeding the cats with others. However, the problems arise because they don’t register their cats, show them in cat show
