I worked two summers at a "gourmet" (LOL) restaurant while in college. Let's see: food that had been stepped in was served, the rats nest in the oven caught fire so the rats moved to under the refrigerator, the vegetable server guy sweated into the food like a waterfall, the waiters would tell us which customers were nice or bad and the customer got "extras" (though the wait staff was also hated by the cooks and vice versa), rotting stuff was chopped up and spiced, pepper was often cigarette ashes....and on and on.
Neat. When I was a child, I would do this with my mother, but no one ever ate the eggs. When they finally verged on being spoiled, we would leave them outside for the opossums.
I only buy from breeders, and see nothing wrong with this. Only cavemen should be allowed to domesticate animals? Besides, this helps preserve their genes when all the wild population is made extinct.
As for buying from breeders, buy from responsible breeders only. Getting cats from the shelter is like trying to stop the tide. "Oh, I don't neuter poor Mrs. Slippers because I know people will adopt her kittens from the pound." It never ends. Indeed, owning an un-neutered cat or dog should be accompanied with a hefty annual fee, except for legitimate breeders.
(And this art is far better than any old tin foil ball.)
As for buying from breeders, buy from responsible breeders only. Getting cats from the shelter is like trying to stop the tide. "Oh, I don't neuter poor Mrs. Slippers because I know people will adopt her kittens from the pound." It never ends. Indeed, owning an un-neutered cat or dog should be accompanied with a hefty annual fee, except for legitimate breeders.