Woman Shocked After Realizing Her $700 Hairless Sphynx Cat Is Actually A Regular Cat That Was Shaved
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Someone in Alberta is scamming buyers by selling them shaved kittens as if it were of the hairlesss and expensive Sphynx breed. Although at first the shaved kittens looked similar to Sphynx, their hair grew back in a few weeks, leaving the owners in shock. It turned out that the hairlessness was not a product of breeding, but of abuse. The cruel scammers pluck out the whiskers and use razor or hair removal creams on baby cats. “I thought he was crying for his mom, but he probably was in pain”, JoAnne Dyck, one of the people who paid $700 for a fake Sphynx, told CBC news.
The baby cat named Vlad was dropped off at Dyck’s Red Deer, Alberta, home. “It looked like a Sphynx because he was very, very skinny and his face was really angular.”
Dyck’s soon noticed that the cat behaved very different and didn’t get along with her other Sphynx cats, so she sold Vlad to some other woman. “Me and her talked back and forth the next couple of days about him, because he wasn’t seeming to really calm down. And she took him into the vet and the vet said the cuts on his skin were most likely caused by razor burn or Nair or something like that,” says Dyck.
It also turned out that the cuts on the tail were so infected, it could have led to an amputation. Fortunately, Vlad is safe and sound now, still living with a woman who purchased him from Dyck.
(h/t: cbcnews)
Someone in Alberta is scamming buyers by selling them shaved kittens as if they were hairlesss Sphynx
The hair of purchased kittens grew back in a few weeks, leaving the owners in shock
“I thought he was crying for his mom, but he probably was in pain”
The cruel scammers pluck out the whiskers and use razors or hair removal creams on baby cats
One of the kittens was so injured during a hair removal procedure, it nearly lead to his tail being amputated
Shayla Bastarache, one of the scam victims – the black cat was sold as a Sphynx for $650
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The scammers only make money because idiots create a market by purchasing over priced merchandise, in this case cats, and the scammers take advantage of it. guess what? If no one was interested in $1000 (or whatever) cat no one would be able to sell it..
Some people are just allergic to cats with hair, it's kinda nice they can enjoy a cats company with this special breed. It's weird you turn this scam around blaming the victims instead of the ones cruel enough to pluck whiskers from kittens.
People aren't allergic to their fur. They are allergic to dander (dead skin) and their saliva. So the argument is moot.
I agree. Nothing wrong with buying this breed of cat if that's what you prefer. It's not endangered or illegal to own. And saying that it cost $1000 is a lie isn't it. Bengal cats cost around the same and your common domestic cat can even cost $100-$150 to adopt In a lot places so $700 is not outrageous for a rare breed.
It's not blaming the victims, because cats are the victims.
Sorry, Arjan, but I kind of agree with OP here. Black market and scammers are a symptom of a bigger problem. In this case, overpriced exotic pets. The same happens with lion cubs, rare reptiles, etc...
no market demand no cat torture- simple- all are responsible - the person torturing the kittens is far worse - yes
Actually I am allergic to cats. And I have Cornish rex, guess what? My allergy is gone. Al least when I'm with my cat not normal cat. And yeah, maybe I could have any other pet, but I like cats the most so why I shouldnt give home to Cornish?
dear arjan, what people are allergic to is not having their way. anything they can't have, for one reason or another ,and they'll go so far as to create a monster to satisfy their need. besides, sphynx cats are not meant for allergic people, they are a product of pure vanity and bad taste. and they suffer immensely. i know this from a vet I worked with who owned such a cat for no other purpose than it being "weird and cool in a slightly disgusting way. a complete anomaly". he admitted that the cat was more or less constantly cold and miserable. a real cat lover shouldn't want his animal to pay such a price for his "confort", period.
Arjan - Sphynx catd are NOT suitable for people with feline allergies. They are not hairless, and the general allergen in cats that make people react is the saliva or the skin oils - both of which are a-plenty in Sphynx. There is never an excuse for buying from ANY breeder.
I have met a Sphynx cat and I was more allergic to that cat than to any other types of cat!
It's weird you just justified an argument??? Generally people that are allergic to cats, are not cat owners. That's having a smoker that only smokes outdoors because they can't stand the smell.
if someone is allergic to cats... the most razonable thing to do is NOT to buy a CAT. You can get other kind of pet... for sure
Guess what? It's obvious you don't know what you're talking about.
How someone can be soo cruel to such beautiful, innocent creatures is beyond me.
not to mention the cat...
what a jerk.
Adopt a mutt cat from the shelter... there are so many wonderful cats that need homes.
Allergies. Naked cats.
The scammers only make money because idiots create a market by purchasing over priced merchandise, in this case cats, and the scammers take advantage of it. guess what? If no one was interested in $1000 (or whatever) cat no one would be able to sell it..
Some people are just allergic to cats with hair, it's kinda nice they can enjoy a cats company with this special breed. It's weird you turn this scam around blaming the victims instead of the ones cruel enough to pluck whiskers from kittens.
People aren't allergic to their fur. They are allergic to dander (dead skin) and their saliva. So the argument is moot.
I agree. Nothing wrong with buying this breed of cat if that's what you prefer. It's not endangered or illegal to own. And saying that it cost $1000 is a lie isn't it. Bengal cats cost around the same and your common domestic cat can even cost $100-$150 to adopt In a lot places so $700 is not outrageous for a rare breed.
It's not blaming the victims, because cats are the victims.
Sorry, Arjan, but I kind of agree with OP here. Black market and scammers are a symptom of a bigger problem. In this case, overpriced exotic pets. The same happens with lion cubs, rare reptiles, etc...
no market demand no cat torture- simple- all are responsible - the person torturing the kittens is far worse - yes
Actually I am allergic to cats. And I have Cornish rex, guess what? My allergy is gone. Al least when I'm with my cat not normal cat. And yeah, maybe I could have any other pet, but I like cats the most so why I shouldnt give home to Cornish?
dear arjan, what people are allergic to is not having their way. anything they can't have, for one reason or another ,and they'll go so far as to create a monster to satisfy their need. besides, sphynx cats are not meant for allergic people, they are a product of pure vanity and bad taste. and they suffer immensely. i know this from a vet I worked with who owned such a cat for no other purpose than it being "weird and cool in a slightly disgusting way. a complete anomaly". he admitted that the cat was more or less constantly cold and miserable. a real cat lover shouldn't want his animal to pay such a price for his "confort", period.
Arjan - Sphynx catd are NOT suitable for people with feline allergies. They are not hairless, and the general allergen in cats that make people react is the saliva or the skin oils - both of which are a-plenty in Sphynx. There is never an excuse for buying from ANY breeder.
I have met a Sphynx cat and I was more allergic to that cat than to any other types of cat!
It's weird you just justified an argument??? Generally people that are allergic to cats, are not cat owners. That's having a smoker that only smokes outdoors because they can't stand the smell.
if someone is allergic to cats... the most razonable thing to do is NOT to buy a CAT. You can get other kind of pet... for sure
Guess what? It's obvious you don't know what you're talking about.
How someone can be soo cruel to such beautiful, innocent creatures is beyond me.
not to mention the cat...
what a jerk.
Adopt a mutt cat from the shelter... there are so many wonderful cats that need homes.
Allergies. Naked cats.