You purchased a hybrid cat in hopes of a life-long companion. You won’t change their wildness, but you can learn to live with it and enjoy many years of happiness together. Please make the commitment to give them what they deserve – a safe, enjoyable home that meets their needs. Why, then, give up your cat for the things that originally drew you to them? They’re active, vocal, mischievous, and they love water.

The bottom line is, you made the decision to acquire something with a wild personality. Some of our volunteers’ favorite times are spent playing with the Bengals and hybrid cats. Ramps, hanging toys, landscaping, water features, and hammocks allow the cats to fill their days with endless enjoyment. These outdoor areas are securely fenced, with a roof. You’ll see perches, beds, washable walls, litter boxes, and food inside the buildings and a cat door that allows them access to an outdoor area. By investing a bit more time and money, you can give them a suitable environment that meets their needs, just like we do here at The Wildcat Sanctuary.Īs the pictures show, our hybrid cats live in temperature-controlled sheds/bungalows that we’ve adapted for their enjoyment. Giving up your Bengal cat is traumatic for you, your family, and for your cat. Don’t they deserve a bit more so they can enjoy life? And, more importantly, they don’t need to be euthanized for behavior that was easily predictable. It’s easy to duplicate these in your backyard or attach to your garage for your Bengal cats. So many of these desperate callers love the setups we have for our hybrids and Bengals here at the Sanctuary. That’s not the case at all, as you’ll see when you read all the information we have below about hybrid cat species. These cats end up behaving just as they’re genetically programmed to – “wild!” Owners are led to believe they’ll bring these little wild ones home, give them a litter box and they’ll live peacefully with others in their homes. There are millions and millions of perfectly wonderful domestic cats at shelters waiting to be adopted, so it’s frustrating to find people opting to pay thousands and thousands of dollars for exotic hybrids like Bengal cats. What’s life like with a hybrid cat like a Bengal? Now, the calls for Bengal cat rescues have become overwhelming and therefore, we can no longer accept Bengal cats for placement at the Sanctuary. We can barely keep up with the demand of big cats that need sanctuary. This is why we advocate No More Wild Pets as an important part of our mission and we want to end hybrid breeding. But we, and countless other shelters, have to. The breeders don’t have to answer these calls, though they’ve caused the problem. How would you feel when time and time again, you had to say “no” – you had to explain the reality of the situation? This is what we deal with on a regular basis at The Wildcat Sanctuary. Their cat’s become too much to handle or he/she urinates throughout the house. Imagine receiving more than 20 calls every month from owners begging you to take in their little Bengal cat. Our mission is to help wild cats in need and we will accommodate F1 hybrids only if there is room at our Sanctuary. We cannot keep up with the overwhelming number of calls we receive for hybrid surrender. NOTE: The Wildcat Sanctuary can no longer accommodate domestic Bengal cats into our program.

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