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Gattobello Savannahs
"Home Raised For Your Enjoyment"
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SHOW NEWS AND SCHEDULE
We will next be in Lodi, CA on January 5-6, 2007 with Lucy. Show information is available here: Jazzy Cats Show
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Welcome to Gattobello Savannah Cats, a home based cattery located in La Mesa, California and are dedicated to raising and showing the breed of the new millennium” the Savannah cat. Our goal is to produce show and breeder quality kittens at the F2 through F5 level. Our kittens are kid friendly and we breed for exemplary temperament as well as exotic looks. We will ship (via courier) or deliver your new kitten to you anywhere in the mainland United States or Canada. We are a registered T.I.C.A. cattery in good standing, and members of "The Savannah Cat Club" and "Savannah Breed Section".
SAVANNAHS IN THE NEWS
We were interviewed for Cat Fancy as was Brigitte Cowell (Kirembo Savannahs) and Carol Streit (C and C Savannahs), Savannah Breed Chair. June 2007 issue.
About Us
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Savannah Cat History
History of the Savannah breed (courtesy Cynthia King, The Kasbah Cattery, www.kasbahcattery.com)
Although Savannahs did not gain worldwide popularity and recognition until the late 1990s, the first known Savannah (pairing of an African Serval and a domestic cat) was achieved in the early 1980s by Breeder Judee Frank. The F1 female resulting from this unplanned breeding was named, "Savannah," and most appropriately, is the official name of this fascinating breed today, nearly 20 years later.
The efforts of many dedicated breeders helped to establish the Savannah Cat in its elevated position as one of the rarest and most sought after domestic companion pets in the world today, however, very special recognition should be accredited to the following individuals:Joyce Sroufe, considered the Founder of the Savannah Breed, who armed with little more than a vision, risked this experimental breeding and produced her very first litter of kittens in 1994 and officially introduced the "Savannah Cat" to the public. Patrick Kelly, who presented the first Savannah Breed Standard to the TICA Board of Directors in February 1996, and continued to work diligently until 2001 when TICA lifted their moratorium on new breeds and accepted Savannahs for domestic registration and granted them Experimental New Breed Status. Lorre Smith, the very first TICA Savannah Breed Chairman, whose dedicated efforts helped launch Savannahs forward rapidly within the ranks of TICA. In the few short years since TICA first accepted Savannahs for registration as domestic cats, Savannahs have advanced from "Experimental New Breed Status" to "Preliminary New Breed Status" and are very close to fulfilling the requirements necessary to establish themselves firmly in the “Advanced New Breed” category. Savannah Breed Section Members have their sights set on achieving “Championship” status and are confident that this major milestone will also be accomplished in the very near future. The response of TICA Judges and the general public has been overwhelmingly favorable over the past few years, establishing Savannah Cats, with their elegant, exotic looks and interactive personalities as perhaps the most sought after domestic cat breed in the world today.
For more information of the Savannah Cat and TICA, please click on the links below.
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Links to some of our favorite places
Emily Alessio with her Savannahs
Praise
the Lord, all you nations, extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love
toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord. Psalm 117
Contact Us
Email: gattobello@cox.net
Phone: (619) 806-4058 toll free