I'm not breeding (yet!) but, to a point, I understand where people who insist on contracts are coming from.
Having buyers sign a contract (even though they're not legally binding) tends to put off anyone with less honourable intentions, which would be helpful if selling mice to someone you don't know/trust. I've seen mouse breeders say they're hesitant to sell to the public because good homes can't be guaranteed and if a reasonable contract helps in that case, I don't think it's a big deal.
I assume the reason for the 5-generation thing is to stop a new breeder taking all the credit for breeding nice mice, when the person they got them from was the one that really did all the work? That does seem excessive to me - from what I can see, British breeders seem happy to credit whoever got them started
Besides, surely others would notice if someone tried to pull a fast one?! :lol:
Having buyers sign a contract (even though they're not legally binding) tends to put off anyone with less honourable intentions, which would be helpful if selling mice to someone you don't know/trust. I've seen mouse breeders say they're hesitant to sell to the public because good homes can't be guaranteed and if a reasonable contract helps in that case, I don't think it's a big deal.
I assume the reason for the 5-generation thing is to stop a new breeder taking all the credit for breeding nice mice, when the person they got them from was the one that really did all the work? That does seem excessive to me - from what I can see, British breeders seem happy to credit whoever got them started
Besides, surely others would notice if someone tried to pull a fast one?! :lol:
