Mongrel or pedigree? Having decided on a cat, for whatever reasons, now comes the question of whether the cat should be a purebred, i.e. have a pedigree, or whether to opt for an ordinary mongrel moggie. The choice should never be made on the basis of how much money is available. One’s choice may perhaps be influenced by having seen some particularly beautiful creature at a show or in a cattery, or by the desire to go in for breeding. A pedigree is merely a certificate showing parentage. You could produce a pedigree for a mongrel cat but a pedigree is usually a proof of forebears which conform in color, variety and type and show the cat to be purebred – and nowadays the term pedigree has taken the place of ‘purebred’ in general usage.
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