cat breeders
Kitten production professionals
Cat breeders are people who raise cats for sale, typically purebred or pedigreed animals.
Professional breeders select for specific traits—appearance, temperament, health—and often specialize in particular breeds: a Persian cat breeder, reputable cat breeders screen for genetic diseases.
The term can carry negative connotations when associated with overbreeding or poor animal welfare, in contrast to adoption from shelters.
- catteryFeline breeding establishment
- cat fancyEnthusiasm for breeding cats
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- cat showCompetitive feline exhibition
kitten · fur baby · stud · stud fee · queen · litter · registration · show · bloodline · championship · Persian · Siamese · Maine Coon · sire · dam · papers · lineage · whelping
- animal peoplecat owners, animal rescuers, animal trainers, breeders, adopters
- breedersdog breeders, horse breeders, cattle breeders, commercial breeders, crossbreeders
- pet keepingdogs, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, goldfish
- cat loverscat owners, cat mom, cat dad, cat lady, crazy cat lady