Bengal "brutes" in Mail online

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Slightly hysterical article in today's Mail online about wild and vicious bengals terrorising their neighbourhoods. Can't link, sorry.
It's very OTT!

These are the 2 top rated comments on the DM article

hopefully the majority of readers see sense then

Mines fully signed up to the stereotype.

He wasn't playing here either, it was full on.

Mine tries to start that stuff, Fluffy, but he doesn't get very far!

Dh instigates it, then yelps "get him off" but I take photos instead,

That sounds fair

Gorgeous cat Fluffy, such a brute

Mantra how are your lovely cats?

Fluffy look at the little lad so brave! Regards to DH. :)

ASBO also very sweet. Big paws of loveliness.

Mr C is a 7kg violent brute as well. Never mind.

Pahaha! What a load of old shite. My 10 year old, 4kg (approx) B&W girl causes all sorts of trouble in da neighbourhood . Wrestling seagulls, climbing into windows, taunting dogs (big ones). Lucky for her she does a good line in 'love me' eyes!

Seagulls!

Who won?.

Cat, although the seagull got away. The fight stopped (light) traffic and caused a bit of a scene . She is an absolute bruiser and Oh, THAT CAT. You know the one . Hehe!

Here she is on her favouritr old cushion, she's taken control of the dining table. No other cat or dog may enter.

Rusty, my 4+kg mog is happily purring next to me. after eating a Shire horse

Little M (also 4+kg) is sulking, because I'll only get his "Pings", (giant elastic bands) out whilst I can supervise... I became terrified earlier he may have eaten one, and spent an hour scouring the house. Paranoid? Me?

Oops, Little M happy again, and is playing with his Ping. Supervised of course.

Oh my 'load of old shite' was directed at that article homing in on a particular breed btw.

Mantra Little M sounds much like Bengal Boy. When we first got him he collected a big pile of hair bands and hid them under the bed. He has now moved onto his plastic worms (cable ties from newly bought Made.com treats)

Herman she is certainly protecting her space

She's meatloafing now. We're in the SW and have just listened to the overnight weather. There's a storm brewin' out thar. She's battened down the hatches .

Oh bless her Heman, she looks settled for the night

Most dangerous cat in my neighbourhood is a reasonably large classic ginger & white tom - absolutely no hint of Bengal in him that I can see. He beats up all the other cats, sprays round everyone's gardens, complete terror - one of the reasons I wanted indoor cats.

The Bengal tom who rules our street is friendly, just very very dominant. He is fine with cats who submit to him and loves people (who submit to him). The worst thing he does is push into houses and spray everywhere.

Bibi hates all cats except Zara with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.

His PINGS

silent scream of delight

Little M's "Pings" are a constant source of delight and wonder. He discovered them when the postie put a bundle of post through my door. Sadly it disappeared into the same black hole all favourite toys go.

So...I ordered him a Big Bumper Pack. But have to hide them after a playing session, as I get The Fear that he might swallow one. Twas making me feel a bit worrisome!

You have an Abyssinian don't you ilove? Beautiful cats. I remember meeting 2 once, and being bowled over by their beauty.

I know, where do all the toys go? How does that happen? Mine like the little bouncy balls you can get in toy sections, 5 for £1. I estimate that since I have moved to this town last year, I have bought upwards of fifty. Where are they all?!?

Zara is an Abyssinian x (mum was a prizewinning showcat who mated with a local tom when someone left a window slightly open. Apparently they levered it between them!). She looks Abyssinian except for some patches of white fur interrupting the distinctive ticking. She is small of brain, big of heart and traffic-stoppingly beautiful. (Not that she has ever been near traffic - she is far too dumb for that). Visitors exclaim over her, even non cat people. It's a bit ironic because she doesn't like strangers until she gets to know them, but Bibi adores all humans.