While I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments about spaying and neutering your pets, and understand the plight of feral cats and animal homelessness, there is a flip side to it. There are just some poeple in the world who will never adopt or rescue an animal. These are the people who buy their purebred dogs and cats from pet stores and breeders.
So these people that would pay $4000 for a toyger are not people that would set foot in an animal shelter. I've had many an argument with people like this but their response is why would they take on someone else's problem. Its similar to the sentiment that these same people would never buy a used car because its someone else's headache. These people really believe (and yes they are stupid for believing it) that non pure-bred animals have behavioral problems, and that purebred animals are somehow superior.
It's something we all just need to get used to. And look at the bright side, that's more rescue and adopted pets for those of us with a little compassion!
So these people that would pay $4000 for a toyger are not people that would set foot in an animal shelter. I've had many an argument with people like this but their response is why would they take on someone else's problem. Its similar to the sentiment that these same people would never buy a used car because its someone else's headache. These people really believe (and yes they are stupid for believing it) that non pure-bred animals have behavioral problems, and that purebred animals are somehow superior.
It's something we all just need to get used to. And look at the bright side, that's more rescue and adopted pets for those of us with a little compassion!