Fanciers Breeder Referral List

26/12/2024

Just letting people know that I'm going to be a bit slow getting to things, but I will be catching up. I was in a serious car accident a week ago (45mph head-on collision with a distracted driver, 100% not my fault), spent some time in the hospital, but am now home and recovering. Thankfully none of my injuries will be permanent and I'm going to make a full recovery.

A little "after" photo of my totaled car at the towyard. Gang, this little Subaru Crosstrek saved my life. The police told me they didn't see too many people exit their car under their own power and walk around after a crash like I did with this one. I had no idea so many air bags existed in one small car; it was like being in a bouncy house. These cars are amazing in a crash -- a fact I never hoped to test on my own.

26/11/2024

If you're on the FBRL and you're going where the sky is blue, please know that I've gotten functionality added to link your FBRL listing to that platform. The graphic designer is working on the icons and as soon as that's ready, I'll be able to add those links. https://www.breedlist.com/update-cattery.cfm

Sorry about the vague language. Last time I linked to that other place, Facebook removed that post as misinformation and deducted 50 points from Gryffindor.

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22/11/2024

It looks like Facebook has decided that the posts on FBRL Kitten Litters and Retired Friends group are "offensive" because it thinks I am selling live animals directly. I do connect interested pet buyers with cat breeders who have litters available, but the FBRL does not, never has, and never will sell animals directly. It removed three posts today so far for litters I just posted, and more may be taken down.

I have put in an extended review and we will see if anything comes of it. However, if they make this stick and don't allow exceptions, this is potentially very bad news for any breeder who has groups or pages on Facebook. If they are dinging me for it simply for advertising other breeders who have kittens and cats for sale, imagine how they will crack down on those who are advertising their own cats, dogs, hamsters, guppies, etc.

I am going to try reformatting future postings to make it more clear that I am sending people to a website that does not sell live animals directly either, but if this continues I will have to shut this group down and come up with another way to inform people about upcoming litters. I may look into BlueSky instead; I already post litters on Instagram as well as here, but whether I will be able to continue that is apparently out of my hands.

Facebook has become increasingly hard to do business with, particularly if you aren't willing to pay for post boosts. I will do what I can to stay here, but I may need to close this page if this continues.

Will keep everyone posted.

Oh, yes, and the FBRL turns 30 this month! Happy birthday...

10/11/2024

Letting my breeders know to be on the lookout for a scammer who is now making the rounds on the FBRL. He sends a boilerplate letter asking about a specific kitten, but there were enough suspicious things about the email forwarded to me by one of the listers that I did a little checking. Looks like he's making the rounds on cat breeder sites now; a dog breeder flagged him on another site sending identical correspondence but with "kitten" substituting "puppy" and the breed tailored to the person he talked to. Posting the warning page from GunDogCentral.com posted in mid-September with identical wording. https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5737/scammer---mike-sleeth

The scammer Mike Sleeth wrote: > > ?Good afternoon, my name is Mike Sleeth, thanks you for the response, sorry for the late respond. am interested in immidiate purchase one of your Puppy for my family. > My family are so much care and friendlly with all our pet. I am ready to make instant purchase a...

18/10/2024

Voodoo, an ebony shorthaired girl in the Fort Worth area, Texas posted today

Cats registered name: Grand Champion Elegants Voodoo Child (CFA) Cats call name: Voodoo Color: Ebony S*x: Female; spayed Date of Birth: November 20, 2020 Cats l

22/07/2024

Sally, a blue girl in Shepherdsville, Kentucky posted today

Cats registered name: Ch Red Ferne Mustang Sally (CFA) Cats call name: Sally Color: Blue S*x: Female; spayed Date of Birth: April 24, 2019 Cats location: Shephe

22/07/2024

Tali, a red silver classic tabby with white **n girl in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania posted today

Cats registered name: Rickooncattery Talizea of Kennebec (TICA) Cats call name: Tali Color: Red Silver Classic Tabby with white S*x: Female; spayed Date of Birt

22/07/2024

Kona, a blue girl in Minnesota posted today

Cats registered name: Kona of Windansea (TICA) Cats call name: Kona Color: Blue S*x: Female; spayed Date of Birth: August 9, 2023 Cats location: Minnesota Home

23/05/2024

If you have received spam emails from Viva Raw (pet food) and CatBreederHub (rival site) as a result of your FBRL listings, I apologize. I have asked them to stop sending emails to listers as I have not given them permission to use my site for marketing purposes.

Since I don't expect this will have any impact on their activity, just judge their motivations accordingly, please.

12/05/2024

I apologize for another delay. My mother passed away a week ago Friday. I spent most of last week out of town for her funeral and am now just getting back into the swing of things. I’ll get to every outstanding thing, I promise.

Stephanie Steve Mider, 82, formerly of Sackets Harbor, NY, passed away on May 3, 2024 at Samaritan-Keep Nursing Home in Watertown, NY after a long battle with vascular dementia. Steve was born in Watertown, New York on November 9, 1941, daughter of William and Jean Kenyon Wells. She attended Alexand...

30/04/2024

So I realize I'm quite behind on updates right now; I'm dealing with a personal situation: my mother is in a nursing home in year 7 of vascular dementia, and she's dying. This may be hours, or days, or possibly even weeks, depending on how things are going, so I've been making trips up and back (150 miles one way) as developments occur. I plan to get some updates done tomorrow, but I appreciate any patience everyone has at this time.

25/04/2024

So I've just put a request in to the web developers to add listing banners for every year, not just for the "5" years. I don't know exactly when this will go live as there needs to be some graphic development time, but shortly you'll see how many years breeders have been listed in years other than just 5, 10, 15, etc.

18/02/2024

Natsu, a Fawn Spotted boy in Jacksonville, Florida posted today https://www.breedlist.com/index.cfm?Page=Retired-Natsu0218

Cats registered name: Dynamicat Natsu (CFA) Cats call name: Natsu Color: Fawn Spotted S*x: Male; neutered Date of Birth: July 18, 2021 Cats location: Jacksonvil

18/02/2024

Astaire, a silver boy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania posted today https://www.breedlist.com/index.cfm?Page=Retired-Astaire0218

Cats registered name: CH Maujik s A Fine Romance (CFA) Cats call name: Astaire Color: Silver S*x: Male; neutered Date of Birth: July 22, 2021 Cats location: Har

09/01/2024

Still recovering from COVID. The stunning calico is Chromie, the former feral who hasn’t let me pet her more than a dozen times in 22 months. Today, this happened. I’m resisting petting her because I want her to get comfortable with this major breakthrough with no pressure. I hope we have rounded a big corner. Cats are an advanced lesson in consent and patience.

03/01/2024

Just letting folks know that I was diagnosed with COVID this morning, so updates and other requests are going to be delayed for a bit. Thankfully Nurse Clive is on the job.