Ajooba Cats

This website is a virtual home to our beautiful Bengal Cats. We are bengal cat breeders based in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK and occasionally do have bengal cats and kittens available for re-homing and homing respectively, please do take the time to check our kittens page.

Our TICA prefix is Ajooba and our GCCF assigned prefix is Acharya. Where requested and possible we will register our bengal kittens with both GCCF and TICA.

A little bit about the Bengal Cat...

The bengal cat is a hybrid of the Asian Leopard Cat and domestic cat. This breed was first founded in 1963 in the USA by Jean Mill. The first kittens from the breeding of Asian Leopard Cats and a domestic cat are termed F1, first generation foundation cats. The cats we breed and are commonly seen at cat shows and are pets are F4 (fourth generation) and beyond. The fourth generation hybrids and beyond are considered to be more domestic in their nature and less likely to revert back to the wild habits of their ancestors and hence more likely to make good pets.



Here at Ajooba Cats we do not have any foundation bengal cats at this time, but strongly believe that the foundation bengals are very misunderstood and are the victims of bad publicity from people who have never met them or taken the time to understand them. Foundation cats are useful in breeding programmes to regain charactistics sometimes lost when the Asian Leopard Cat genes are diluted with those of domestic cats used to create fourth generation bengals. They also can be very affectionate and make good pets, albeit with exuberantly energetic personalities. These cats will never be lap cats, and therefore are not ideal pets for everyone, but require a lot of respect and are truly beautiful cats. For more information about the bengal cat, please do visit the Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain.



At Ajooba...

The bengal cats we have at Ajooba currently are fifth generation at least, and the aim of our breeding programme is to breed bengal cats that look as close as possible to the Asian Leopard Cat, with adorable personalities and fantastic temperaments. As with people, bengal cats also have a range of personalities, from soft lap-cats to playful energetic explorers and every combination inbetween.

We have included information on this website to provide an idea of what it is like living with bengal cats, who are chatty, playful and extremely intelligent with strong personalities; as well as to bring you up to date news of our small breeding programme.



Breeding bengals is our hobby and we put the health and welfare of our kittens/cats foremost. Our kittens and cats go to their new homes vaccinated, vet checked twice, well socialised, litter trained, frontlined, wormed and with 6 weeks free insurance, kitten pack and advice whenever needed. We will try very hard to match the personality of our kittens to their owners.

We recommend that all prospective owners do as much research as possible about the breed and cats prior to homing a Bengal cat, especially if it is their first, and also visit the Bengal welfare pages to see if it is more suitable to give an adult Bengal a home. Please ask as many questions as you can, so that you know you are making the right choice homing a cat and indeed a bengal cat, as it is a decision you will hopefully live with for many years.

I am a member of the following GCCF affiliated clubs:

• The Bengal Cat Club
• Wyvern Cat Club
• Midland Counties Cat Club

I am a voting member of TICA and enrolled in their Voluntary Responsible Breeders Programme and am a member of the following TICA clubs:

• The Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain
• CatTICA
• SpoTICAt
• NaturallyTICA

I am also a member of The International Bengal Cat Society, and the Novice Breeders Advice Group.