How to Sell Persian Kittens in India | PetzLover

What does Indian law say about selling Persian kittens?

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules 2018, made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, define a pet shop to include online platforms where pets are bought and sold. A pet shop needs a registration certificate from the State Animal Welfare Board; the application fee is ₹5,000 and registration lasts five years. If you breed and sell Persians regularly, ask your State Board whether you need to register. The rules also set standards worth following even for a single home litter:

• No sale of un-weaned kittens, which the rules define as kittens under eight weeks.
• No sale or display of pregnant cats, or of mothers still caring for un-weaned kittens.
• Only healthy animals, certified in writing by a vet, may be sold.
• No sale to anyone who has not reached the age of majority.
• A written receipt (Form IV) for every animal sold, and health and vaccination records kept.

Some cities also require pets to be registered; the Noida Authority's 2022 pet policy, for example, covers cats as well as dogs. Tell buyers to check their own municipal rules.

How do you prepare a Persian litter for sale?

1. Test both parents for PKD (polycystic kidney disease) before mating. The DNA test uses a mouth swab or a blood sample; keep both results to show buyers.
2. Book a vet check for each kitten: eyes, nostrils and breathing, heart, teeth and weight. Ask the vet to note any tear overflow or noisy breathing.
3. Start vaccinations and deworming as your vet advises, and record each dose on a vaccination card.
4. Comb each kitten gently every day and wipe its face, so it goes home used to the grooming it will need for life.
5. Keep the kittens with their mother until at least eight weeks; many careful breeders wait longer so the first vaccines are done.
6. Prepare a care sheet: food and amounts, litter type, the grooming routine and how to keep the kitten cool.

Be honest with yourself about the kittens' faces. The UK welfare charity UFAW warns that Persians with extreme flat faces, where the nose tip sits above the lower eyelid, are the most likely to have breathing, eye and dental problems. A kitten with noisy breathing or constant eye discharge should be sold as a pet with that problem disclosed, and never as a future breeding cat.

How much should you charge for a Persian kitten in India?

Supertails' 2026 cat price guide puts Persians at typically ₹12,000 to ₹50,000, with doll-face kittens around ₹15,000 to ₹35,000 and punch-face kittens around ₹25,000 to ₹50,000. City matters as well: another retailer's 2026 breakdown shows higher ranges in Delhi and Mumbai than in Kerala or Lucknow. Look at current Persian kittens for sale near you before you set a price.

How do you write a good ad for Persian kittens for sale?

• Recent photos and a short video of each kitten, with the mother in at least one.
• Age, sex, coat colour, eye colour and face type, described honestly.
• Date of birth and the earliest date each kitten can leave, never before eight weeks.
• Vaccines and deworming done so far, and the parents' PKD results.
• The price, and whether it includes food, litter or a comb.
• Your city and area, without your full address.

Keep your phone number out of the ad text and let buyers message you first. You can post your Persian kitten ad for free on PetzLover and reply to buyers through messages.

How do you check a buyer is right for a Persian?

A Persian's needs are specific, so ask questions that show whether the buyer understands them:

• Who will comb the cat every day, and have you kept a long-haired cat before?
• How will you keep it cool in summer? Is there a room with air conditioning or good airflow?
• Will the cat live indoors, and who looks after it when you travel?
• Which vet will you use, and do you plan to spay or neuter?
• Does your landlord or housing society allow cats?

The UK vet charity PDSA warns that flat-faced cats like Persians are at much higher risk of heatstroke, so a buyer who plans to keep the cat on a terrace or balcony is not the right home. Be cautious, too, with buyers who want several kittens at once, will not visit, or ask about breeding before they ask about health.

How do you take payment and hand over a Persian kitten safely?

Fake buyers target sellers. In a 2019 Mumbai case reported by the Free Press Journal, a man selling his cat online lost about ₹1 lakh after a 'buyer' who promised an advance had him download an e-wallet app and open a payment link. Axis Bank's fraud guidance is clear: a UPI PIN is needed only to make a payment, not to receive one.

1. Ask the buyer to visit and meet the kitten before any money changes hands.
2. Accept UPI or bank transfer only when you can see the money credited in your own bank app, or take cash at the handover.
3. Never scan a QR code, approve a 'collect' request or install an app to receive money.
4. Hand over the vaccination card, both parents' PKD results, the care sheet and a receipt signed by you both.
5. Offer to take the kitten back if the home does not work out.

If you are defrauded, call 1930, the national cyber crime helpline, as soon as possible. For the buyer's side, see how to buy a Persian kitten. If someone has posted a request for a Persian, read answering a Persian wanted ad, and if a buyer asks about breeding, see advertising a Persian for mating.