Recently, Xiao You from Hangzhou City was deceived by a cat dealer. Xiao You originally had a cat at home and planned to buy a Maine Coon cat as a companion. After looking at the physical store, he found that the price of a purebred Maine Coon cat w...
Recently, Xiao You from Hangzhou City was deceived by a cat dealer. Xiao You originally had a cat at home and planned to buy a Maine Coon cat as a companion. After looking at the physical store, he found that the price of a purebred Maine Coon cat was around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which he thought was too expensive. Afterwards, he contacted a seller on the Internet, only watched the video, and decided to buy the cat for 13,000 yuan. When the product was shipped, the boss sent him a new video, but he found that compared with the previous video, the color of the cat's feet was different, and raised questions. The other party insisted that it was the same cat, and said that if not, he could return the cat. After Xiaoyou received the cat, he found that it was completely different from the videos he had watched before. Afterwards, he took the cat for a check-up and found that the cat sent to him by the seller was carrying calicivirus and ear mites. It was not vaccinated as it should have been. It was not a purebred Maine Coon cat, but a stray cat. However, the owner lost contact.
However, the risk of buying a pet online is much greater than buying it in a physical store. Unlike going to a pet store to choose in person, buying a cat online is often confirmed through a few pictures and videos. There is a large blind spot that buyers cannot see. Some young people don’t like to go shopping in physical stores, but the nature of buying a living life online is obviously completely different from buying a piece of clothing or a bag.
In 2019, a well-known pet blogger at Station B was involved in a public controversy for allegedly "knowing the backyard and buying the backyard." The so-called "backyard cats" are different from regular professional catteries and home-bred cats. The breeders find a yard in the countryside, buy a few cages, and transform the backyard into a place for breeding cats. The living environment of these cats is very harsh, and businesses only feed them the cheapest food in order to make a profit.
There are even rumors that some cat farms will break up ordinary cats and mix the meat into food to feed breed cats, which makes people feel creepy. Moreover, backyard cat breeding does not follow breeding guidelines. Inbreeding and even breeding of cats with genetic diseases are common. Therefore, most kittens bred in backyards have a very low survival rate, and basic needs such as vaccines and deworming are not met.
But across a screen, online buyers cannot see this at all. Many times, the photos published by merchants are "photo scams." When the cats are actually in their hands, they find that they are completely different from what they expected. Cat buyers are generally cat lovers who cannot bear to abandon kittens, and the cost of medical treatment for them is too high, so they often face the dilemma of "1,000 yuan for cats and 6,000 yuan for medical treatment".
In addition, some thieves also focus on cats with good appearance and high prices, trying to make money by stealing cats. They have no relevant qualifications and dare not sell in physical stores. They can only sell through online channels. If you are unfortunate enough to buy this kind of cat, you will be in a lot of trouble when the cat's real owner comes to your door.
When encountering these situations, buyers can protect their rights by calling the police, suing, etc., but it is time-consuming, energy-consuming, and emotional, and it is difficult to obtain satisfactory results. Therefore, instead of regretting it later, it is better to take preventive measures in advance and go to physical stores to buy to reduce risks. At the same time, after raising a pet, you must also be responsible for the pet. You cannot wait until the novelty wears off and then abandon them. This is irresponsible.
