I would love to have a Maine Coon cat one day, but I just don't think I could ever justify spending that kind of money for a cat, when there are millions in shelters that need homes.

On a side note, most cats are not "mutts" like dogs are. Cats have only really been selectively bred for the past 100-200 years so most cats are still the "basic model" so to speak. Most cats are either DSH(domestic shorthairs), DMH(domestic mediumhairs, or DLH(domestic longhairs). Purebred cats only really make up 3% of the population and the people that own these cats really wouldn't let them interbreed with other breeds of cats, so the liklihood of a mixed breed cat is pretty darn slim.