Can I get a purebred cat from a shelter or rescue?

Can I get a purebred cat from a shelter or rescue?

Arden Moore (Animal Behavioral Specialist, Editor and Author) gives expert video advice on: Where do I go to get a cat?; Don't shelter or rescue cats come with too many problems?; Are shelter or rescue cats free? and more...

You can actually get a purebred cat from some shelters. Believe it or not. But what's happening nowadays, is the network of breed groups are becoming so good, and so coordinated that typically what will happen is if a purebred cat gets dropped off at your local shelter, the shelter will often call the breed rescue group and say "hey, we've got a siamese here, and a bunch of kittens," and they tend to get that cat and kittens, and then make them available through their breed rescue groups.