06-27-2006, 04:14 AM
So I find out why the problem and now need to figure out what to do about it. See Felix a serval at the Honolulu Zoo google Honolulu Zoo Felix he is beautiful!
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/serval.htm
It appears an impending lawsuit by a Savannah cat owner who wanted to bring a Savannah (Savannah = Serval+domestic cross, hybrid) to Hawaii precipitated a re-interpretation of the no-hybrid statute. The Savannah cat, unlike the domestic Bengal cat, is a new hybrid that is not recognized at any generation as a domestic cat by any registry in the world. The Savannah cat is a hybrid cross between a 30-40 pound Serval and a domestic cat. The resulting hybrid Savannah cat often weighs 30 or more pounds.
See the comparison of domestic Bengals and a Savannah copy and paste into browser, third photo down!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kellnet.com/wagati/images/african02.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kellnet.com/wagati/african_serval.htm&h=264&w=218&sz=31&tbnid=hcjHYbV27mkalM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=88&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bfelis%2Bwagati%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3DIRFA,IRFA:2006-16,IRFA:en%26sa%3DN
It shows two Bengals, like I have, that are full grown, with a 6 month old Savannah in the middle. I love them too but they need to be recognized as a domestic breed before the Savannah should be allowed into Hawaii. This takes time.
My domestic Bengals, weighing 7 and 15 pounds, are a recognized breed in 49 of 50 states. They are spayed they are neutered, they are microchipped and have passed their blood tests. Use to be allowed into Hawaii and now are prohibited. Pretty arbitrary decision by the AG department I believe.
What to do? Thanks for listening, I know in the great scheme of things this is trivial to many, but these are my kids, silly I know but oh so true!~
Aloha nui loa,
Huligirl
mella l
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/serval.htm
It appears an impending lawsuit by a Savannah cat owner who wanted to bring a Savannah (Savannah = Serval+domestic cross, hybrid) to Hawaii precipitated a re-interpretation of the no-hybrid statute. The Savannah cat, unlike the domestic Bengal cat, is a new hybrid that is not recognized at any generation as a domestic cat by any registry in the world. The Savannah cat is a hybrid cross between a 30-40 pound Serval and a domestic cat. The resulting hybrid Savannah cat often weighs 30 or more pounds.
See the comparison of domestic Bengals and a Savannah copy and paste into browser, third photo down!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kellnet.com/wagati/images/african02.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kellnet.com/wagati/african_serval.htm&h=264&w=218&sz=31&tbnid=hcjHYbV27mkalM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=88&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bfelis%2Bwagati%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3DIRFA,IRFA:2006-16,IRFA:en%26sa%3DN
It shows two Bengals, like I have, that are full grown, with a 6 month old Savannah in the middle. I love them too but they need to be recognized as a domestic breed before the Savannah should be allowed into Hawaii. This takes time.
My domestic Bengals, weighing 7 and 15 pounds, are a recognized breed in 49 of 50 states. They are spayed they are neutered, they are microchipped and have passed their blood tests. Use to be allowed into Hawaii and now are prohibited. Pretty arbitrary decision by the AG department I believe.
What to do? Thanks for listening, I know in the great scheme of things this is trivial to many, but these are my kids, silly I know but oh so true!~
Aloha nui loa,
Huligirl
mella l
mella l
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