Thursday, May 12, 2005
A New Breed
They live a life of luxury. They eat shrimp cocktails and steak frites. They sleep on Burberry beds in their Greenwich Village apartment and until a few weeks ago, they wore matching crystal-studded collars - but then chewed off all the stones.
Oh, and they are illegal - in NY at least, where they are all the rage. What are they? They are Savannahs, a new breed of designer cat. They weigh 35 pounds, look like leopards and walk on leashes and cost $4,000 - $10,000.
A 35 pound cat that likes to take walks through the city? Cool.
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Oh, and they are illegal - in NY at least, where they are all the rage. What are they? They are Savannahs, a new breed of designer cat. They weigh 35 pounds, look like leopards and walk on leashes and cost $4,000 - $10,000.
In Chicago, Cynthia A. King, a Savannah owner and breeder, said: "I had to wait
two years to get my kittens, and I had cash I was waving in the air. For a
first-generation pet, we're talking a $5,000 minimum expenditure. That's how
popular they are."
A 35 pound cat that likes to take walks through the city? Cool.
# posted by Pete @ 11:49 AM 
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