Any Bengals Owners

MBll · 10-04-2006, 08:59 AM

I dont know much info on the bengals but have read a post on another site stating if bengals are let out they will kill anything up to their own size...is this true?

Mags · 10-04-2006, 09:44 AM

I think this is rubbish!!

MBll · 10-04-2006, 09:56 AM

This iswhat the post says???

looking for a bengal, please think about it DO NOT BUY half bengal, bengal let loose, non registered, a person not registered to sell them. All i ask is you read up on them, they are a breed that will if let out kill anything up to their own size,as they do this for fun. are like a dog in a cats body. they need training. am very worried as i have seen many for sale and they are lovely pets if you know how to look after. they are perfect companions. please read this and think what you may be seeing.

Fran · 10-04-2006, 10:55 AM

I haven't heard anything like this MBll

yola · 10-04-2006, 11:13 AM

I've not heard about this! I think we do have some Bengal owners (Az for one . . . ) and there's also a Bengal breed rescuer here sometimes.

I have to say, that looking at the way that excerpt is written (barely literate), I would have concerns over the integrity of the statements within it.

Sweet · 10-04-2006, 11:33 AM

I know I am a new Cat/Kitten Mum - but never heard of this along the grapevine x

Mags · 10-04-2006, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yola

I've not heard about this! I think we do have some Bengal owners (Az for one . . . ) and there's also a Bengal breed rescuer here sometimes.

I have to say, that looking at the way that excerpt is written (barely literate), I would have concerns over the integrity of the statements within it.

Jac also has a Bengal and a Bengal cross........

Moli · 10-04-2006, 01:52 PM

Personally think it a load of tosh!!!

Julie84 · 10-04-2006, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moli

Personally think it a load of tosh!!!

I second that.

Looking at the quote, much of it could be misinterpreted from statements that could apply to all cats. Many cats will kill smaller animals (and I suppose potentially up to their own size) and often for fun - it doesn't make Bengals ruthless killers, it is a natural cat instinct.

I think many people have noted similarities between cats and dogs. I think, as is the case with nearly all animals, you get out of them what you put in. People who spend no time on/with their animals are never going to enjoy them as much as someone who takes great pleasure in their companions and their wellbeing.

All cats need training, some more than others, and many kittens are taught by their mothers. I have had to teach my boys that the sofa isn't theirs to scratch but that they do what they like to their furniture and toys. They have also learnt to sit and wait patiently at their set meal times for their food.

Perhaps someone has taken these sentiments and misinterpreted them to think that it is only Bengals and they are much more extreme?

Booktigger · 10-04-2006, 03:59 PM

Don't know much about Bengals, but maybe early generation ones can? I would assume that any F4 ones are more domesticated and would be like normal moggies when it comes to hunting.

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