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BEWARE of scammers trying to sell Bengal Cats! This is becoming an increasing problem. Scammers are stealing content and photos from the websites of legitimate breeders and creating "real looking" websites with fake cattery names, fake information and fake cats and kittens for sale. Sometimes their website will be reported as a scam and the website company will take the site down, only for the scammer to create a new, fake cattery website hours later. If you plan to purchase and/or ship a kitten or cat, make SURE it is a legitimate breeder. Too many people are trying to buy pets sight-unseen at a low price and having them shipped, only to be asked for 2-3 times that dollar amount in the middle of the shipping process. Scammers know that you are invested on getting the pet by then and you will pay almost any amount to get the pet. Sometimes there is a cat/kitten actually in the process of being shipped, more often there never was one even available. Our best advice is t…

Along with the recent design upgrade to the Bengal Cat Directory, there is a new feature available to all directory members. You now have the ability to make classified ads to announce new litters, kittens available and adult Bengals available. At least initially, members with paid cattery listings (Featured) will be able to post classifieds ads at no charge. Members with free listing plan can purchase ads. There will be a separate page for classifieds, and most recent ads will show on the homepage as well as in the sidebar of other pages. More information on posting classified ads coming soon!

I'm going to start sharing links to articles about Bengal Cats that I think are really interesting and informative. This article is about "outcrossing", or introducing a cat to a breeding program that is not of the same breed in order to increase genetic diversity and overall health in your lines, as well as bringing in other desired features. Article by Robyn and Jon Patterson of Quality Bengals. Check it out! https://quality-bengal-kittens.com/blog/blog/the-benefits-of-outcrossing-in-a-breeding-program  

As of Feb 3, 2018, Bengal Cats have finally been accept by the Cat Fanciers Association for championship status. You can find the webpage for Bengals in CFA here.