Of all God's creatures
there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That
one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would
improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Pet Quality Bengals GOLD
($400.00-$900.00)
SILVER
($800-$1200) are beautiful but
are usually lacking certain contrast, markings or conformation
that would make them most fitting to the Bengal standard. Other pets may
include a fault of some sort that wouold prevent them from being
breeder quality. Examles of possible faults would be a
locket,(white spot on throat or groin) or a tail kink. (in the
case of silvers, tarnishing or
-golden highlights- may prevent them from being top show or
breeder quality)
Breeding Quality Bengals
GOLD ($800.00-$1,400.00) SILVER ($1,000-$3,000) should be excellent
representations of the breed and have potential to produce show
quality kittens, however, they may not be the preferred color,
lack contrasted rosettes or have a misplaced marking that could
keep them from being guaranteed showcats..
Show/Breeder Quality
Bengals GOLD ($1,500.00 AND UP) SILVER ($3,000 AND UP) )are
the best of the best. These kittens are few and far
between and must have excellent conformation, color,
contrast and the extra appeal required to dazzle the
judges and guarantee Championship status.
Etché is
happy to place any kitten as an altered pet into a loving home
but of
course Breeder & Show/Breeder quality altered pets will be
priced higher than typical Pet
qua
NOTE: Etché strongly dissapproves of
declawing and does not consider the amputation of a cat's nails,
severing the tendons and part of the bone as an acceptable form of
training. Due to the negative impact on declawing can have on
cats, Etche's kitten guarantee will be null and void on any of our
kittens who are found to have been declawed. We
encourage people that require declawed cats to visit their local
animal shelter and give a previously declawed cat a good home.
*Etché offers and reccomends Home
Again Microchips implanted by
our licensed Veterinarian at no extra charge. NOTE:All Pets are spayed
or neutered by our vet at our expense prior to leaving Etché,
(procedure done after kittens weigh at least 2 pounds and are 10
weeks old) NO EXCEPTIONS.
For more information or photos of more of our
kitten's and their relatives, please email me or
call
Julie
904-703-6983
*Due to the longer evaluation period for silvers, we
don't accept deposits on silvers until we are sure
After the kitten(s) have been evaluated and a price
has been determined, we accept a deposit to hold
the kitten(s)
* Only kittens with approved Deposits will be reserved .
$200 non-refundable deposit to hold a silver
or a show/breeder kitten.
$100 non-refundable deposit to hold an unspecified
pet bengal kitten.
Why Choose an
Etché Bengal?
   
Etché makes the extra effort to:
* include Home Again microchipping by our Florida licensed veterinarian upon
request.
*Because the fate of every kitten we bring into the
world is important to us, we have worked with our vet so that the
cost of microchips is included to assure Etche cats have the best
possible chance to be returned to their families should they
become lost .
*
Early Spay or
Neuter all Etché Pets (at our
expense) by our Florida licensed veterinarian prior to leaving.
(Buyers not willing to wait will be referred to rescue one of the
many homeless animals
elsewhere.)
* Keep the kittens here with their mother &
littermates until they are completely ready to adapt to their new
home.
*Trace the heritage all the way back to the Asian
Leopard cats & Domestic Outcrosses for all of their
Bengal cats. This makes pet ownership
more rewarding and is especially beneficial
to owners of showcats and breeders striving for certain
looks, temperaments and characteristics in their breeding
programs.
* Fully answer any questions you may have regarding
this facinating breed and is happy to refer you to another breeder
in your area if Etché doesn't have the suitable cat to fill your
needs.
* Be members in good standing and register their cats
with the most recognized Cat associations while actively working
with reputable breeders and the finest bloodlines of to improve
the Bengal breed.
* Continuously research and provide the most nutritious
cat foods and suplements availabole, we take plenty of time to
handle and enjoy interactive play to maintain excellent
physical and emotional health for our
cats.
How Etché
Bengals came to be...
Patrick and I had been an animal
lovers all of our lives, in fact, love of cats and art was what
brought us together. He was in southern France, I had recently
become disabled and was back in school again since my career as a
graphic artist came to an end. While online doing homework,
Patrick read my AOL profile and sent me an IM (Instant Message) in
broken English and we typed back and forth a little while, mostly
misinterpreting eachother but that lead to a lot of laughs. We
started corresponding in September of 1997. 3 visits, thousands of
IM's , hundreds of emails, plenty of huge phone bills and 3
tourist visas later, he resigned from his unrewarding programming
job, left his home in beautiful
Aix en Provence and applied for
his green card in Florida. By Feb 2000, we were married. With his masters in
Architecture and a BS in Computer Science, I was sure he'd have no
trouble finding a good career here in Jacksonville but after 2
years of high stress dead-end jobs, we decided life was too short
and there had to be a simpler way to get by. I sell herbs on eBay
and we tried selling prints of his pencil
drawings which cost more to have printed than we can get and
furniture
he designed but after haggling $200 for a chair that took
$100 in materials and 2 weeks to make, needless to say, we were
open to new ideas. We have delved in the art shows doing fused
glass which we enjoy immensely but again,
it's difficult to make a living on fine art when there is
beautiful imported glass mass produced worldwide and sold for less
than we can buy our raw materials for. We live a simple life but
the bills still have to be paid. What else do we love besides the
art, yep, cats... So what do we do now? Ah, we find another
expensive hobby but this one involves the most wonderful creatures
we've ever known.Patrick wanted to breed hunting dogs but I'm in a
wheelchair and didn't want to roll through you know what. The
bengal cats are the closest thing to a dog that use a litter box
and have unyielding loyalty, we fell in love with bengal cats! An
online friend of mine was always talking about his bengal cat. I
suggested we research them as an alternative to the beloved
hunting dogs he had as a child. I researched for months online,
then we traveled around Florida to meet some in person. We met
some nice people and saw some beautiful cats and I can't say we
weren't tempted to buy a couple we saw but at the time, we didn't
find that special one we couldn't resist. We knew with so many
unwanted cats in shelters and rescues, if we were going to breed
cats, we had to start with the best of the best bloodlines. We
figured OK, if we're going to do this, we can't limit ourselves in
any way. We needed to find the most desirable qualities so we
contacted the most reputable breeders we knew of with the most
well known show cats. There were some beauties out there, I found
what I considered to be the epitome of the bengal breed, Gogees Warpaint . We couldn't have him, however, I emailed
his breeder, Gene Ducote, and she had Warpaint's gorgeous full
sister (same parents, different
litter) newly available. A lady in Hungary had put a deposit on
her but had changed her mind about breeding so we were fortunate
enough to find Nova from Gogees in Louisiana. We
have no regrets for seeking out Nova, she is the foundation of our
cattery and the joy of our lives. Since those first days, we have
worked with several beautiful bengals from consciencious breeders
carrying the traits and quality we are striving for. Our aim is to
have the happiest, healthiest and friendliest cats available and
we invite you to come witness for yourself the exotic magic
catmosphere of Etché Bengals.
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call (904) 703-6983 or email to be sure your preferred
kitten is available.
Below: article from The National Enquirer. October
28, 2003 
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