Cattery

Cattery

There are two types of cattery, boarding cattery and breeding cattery.

A boarding cattery is where cats are housed temporarily when they can't stay at their owners' home. Boarding catteries, cat boarding kennels, are mostly used by owners who are away on holiday although they may also be used during house moves, building work or when their owners are incapacitated, for example if they have to go into hospital.

Boarding catteries in the United Kingdom are required to be licensed by the local authority's Environmental Health department under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963.

A breeding cattery is where cats are bred. Cats may be bred as a hobby or on a commercial basis where they are sold for profit.

The [http://www.fabcats.org Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB)] , a long established cat charity in the United Kingdom, has defined standards for construction and management of boarding catteries. FAB standards are in addition to those set by local councils for licensing purposes.

External links

* [http://www.fabcats.org.uk The Feline Advisory Board, a UK feline charity]
* [http://www.ibkca.com The Irish Boarding Kennel & Cattery Association]
* [http://www.ozkitty.com.au Oz Kitty Cattery and Services Directory, Australia]
* [http://www.ratedpetnet.co.uk How to find a recommended cattery in the UK]


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  • cattery — noun (plural teries) Date: circa 1843 an establishment for the breeding and boarding of cats …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cattery — /kat euh ree/, n., pl. catteries. a place where cats are kept and bred. [1785 95; CAT1 + ERY] * * * …   Universalium

  • cattery — noun a) A place where cats are bred. b) A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday …   Wiktionary

  • cattery — cat·tery kat ə rē n, pl ter·ies a place for the breeding, raising, or care of cats …   Medical dictionary

  • cattery — cat|te|ry [ˈkætəri] n plural catteries BrE a place where people can pay to leave their pet cats to be cared for while they are away from home …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cattery — n. breeding ground for cats, area for raising cats; (British) cat kennel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cattery — noun (plural catteries) a boarding or breeding establishment for cats …   English new terms dictionary

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