Six week old kitten sold online - safe at the Mayhew

At just 6 weeks old Lulu was sold online and her new owner collected her from a house. The seller pretended to the buyer that Lulu was old enough to be away from Mum. The seller also told the buyer that she could leave Lulu alone in her flat all day whilst she was at work which again is false information.
A kitten this age needs feeding four times a day on solid food mashed up with a little water. Kittens also need to be watched over as they could get into all sorts of scrapes and their health can deteriorate rapidly and they need company.
The owner panicked and called the Mayhew for help, sensibly deciding the best thing to do was to hand Lulu over to them.
As well as puppy farming, there are unscrupulous breeders of kittens who will lie about the age of the kittens when selling them because they want to sell quickly for profit. Breeders also use fake addresses and homes to show the kittens to prospective buyers so it gives the impression that the sellers are not breeders and are breeding their own cats in a home environment, similar to how puppy breeders dupe and mislead buyers.

It's better to adopt pets from a rescue place, not buy. Lulu will be ready for adoption in a few months when she is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and a bit older. Full story at the Mayhew Animal Home

For anyone interested in giving a home to a dog or cat, List of animal rescue places here