Kind of an odd question. But someone on another forum said something to the extent of "I don't know why people want to own wild or exotic looking cats like Bengals or dogs like wolf-hybrids when they are so many normal cat and dog breeds out there"
I was just wondering if a Bengal cat can be even comparable to something like a wolf-hybrid? Bengals come from Bengal ancestors a few generations back where as wolf hybrids usually come from one wolf parent and one dog parent right? I mean I know all cats came from wild cats at some point and same with Bengals except they are a little newer. But when you go to a good breeder to adopt one, it is usually a few generations down from the wild ancestor isn't it? I was thinking she may be mistaking Bengals for Ocicats. What are Ocicats a mix of?
Also on a similar note, are there any laws pertaining to owning cats like Bengals or Ocicats? Laws about how far away they can be from the "wild" cat? Does that make sense?
I was just wondering if a Bengal cat can be even comparable to something like a wolf-hybrid? Bengals come from Bengal ancestors a few generations back where as wolf hybrids usually come from one wolf parent and one dog parent right? I mean I know all cats came from wild cats at some point and same with Bengals except they are a little newer. But when you go to a good breeder to adopt one, it is usually a few generations down from the wild ancestor isn't it? I was thinking she may be mistaking Bengals for Ocicats. What are Ocicats a mix of?
Also on a similar note, are there any laws pertaining to owning cats like Bengals or Ocicats? Laws about how far away they can be from the "wild" cat? Does that make sense?