Drops of water will make a hole in the hardest stone. Softly softly catchee monkey, as they say. There's more than one way to win any battle, and by keeping the lines of communication open, you have more chance of influencing your neighbours than by getting into a stand up row and never speaking again...
A couple more conversations along the lines of "I hope Cassie has an easy birth, otherwise the vet's bill could reach £xxx" and "I hope I can find nice homes for the kitties, there's a lot of people out there who aren't good owners like us" etc etc will keep the doubts going ... more so if you can drop in that caring for kittens is easier/cheaper than puppies (regardless if this is the truth!)
If the bitch does need medical attention during pregancy, that's all the profit wiped out for the litter anyway, so it's not a good proposition from a business point of view - never mind the fact you can't predict how many offspring (and how much proft!) you'll make.
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A couple more conversations along the lines of "I hope Cassie has an easy birth, otherwise the vet's bill could reach £xxx" and "I hope I can find nice homes for the kitties, there's a lot of people out there who aren't good owners like us" etc etc will keep the doubts going ... more so if you can drop in that caring for kittens is easier/cheaper than puppies (regardless if this is the truth!)
If the bitch does need medical attention during pregancy, that's all the profit wiped out for the litter anyway, so it's not a good proposition from a business point of view - never mind the fact you can't predict how many offspring (and how much proft!) you'll make.
Grrrrr ... but keep campaigning, Liz!