Serval Kitten and F1 Applications

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We have a crazy waiting list at the moment for boys. As much as we love getting to know you all and chatting with you in PMs, without a copy of your licence, we cannot legally sell you a serval.

We also expect you to have gained a reasonable amount of knowledge either through our website http://www.stylisticat.com/blog/dwa-licence-questions
or other avenues, understand basics on what serval dietary requirements are, the specialist veterinary care you require, imprinting process and if you plan to become a licensed carrier to take them to the vet in your vehicle (yes you need a licence for that too) and when our baby comes to you it needs to be their forever home and had experience either visually or at another owners.

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In the UK, you need a DWA Licence to own a serval and this means a secure enclosure approved by your local council for a Dangerous Wild Animals Licence. The pictures you see of them in the family home are not generally allowed in the UK, unless a breeder is licensed for one room within the house.

To save us replying to all your private messages and e-mails individually with the same response - If you would be interested in a serval from us and want to be on a waiting list then we ask all persons to send us a copy of their licence and pictures of their enclosures to [email protected].

We could sell these cats 5 times over to unlicensed homes but we are responsible breeders who are most interested in the welfare of our cats. Your cat will be seized without a licence.

We will not sell a serval to breeders of Savannahs with less than 3 years breeding experience, this to ensure you are truly in it for the long haul.

And are you ready to give up your holidays away from home? Your baby will need you and that could possibly mean only you!

We won't ship them outside the UK> 16-30 weeks is too old for them to imprint.

We won't fake dates on vaccinations to enable you to get them overseas very young like breeders in Ukraine, Belgium other places in Europe and Russia.

Chances are if you get CITES paperwork it will be fake as there are no CITES for a serval to the UK from the EU. Check the CITES, does it say Savannah when it's supposed to say serval?...

"But they are cheaper overseas". Yes, they are a lot cheaper but there is a reason why our prices are what they are. Importing a serval or a cheap F1 Savannah to the UK means:

1. Not meeting the holder or seeing the facility.
   
2. Not meeting Mummy and Daddy.
   
3. Not being able to do weekly visits from 4 weeks old for bonding time.
   
4. Waiting for 12 weeks before vaccinating for rabies
5. Waiting a further 3 weeks to pass before rabies clearance will be given and entry to the UK allowed.
6. Hoping that the kitten won't have an adverse reaction to the vaccine.
7. You need to pay for an approved DEFRA-APPROVED Rabies Carrying Agent to go and collect the kitten and transport it to a quarantine facility in the UK.
8. You will be required to pay VAT at 20% on the overall travel cost plus the cost of the kitten at customs. For example if you pay £6,700 for a serval and £1,200 transportation. Your carrying agent will be required to pay HMRC £1,580 upon landing at the UK Border for you.
9. This is not just for servals - you are required to pay VAT on the purchase price and the travel cost on any cat.
10. There are no commercial quarantine facilities in the UK with a DWA licence legally open to the general public, only private holders.
11. You can expect to pay £2,000 for quarantine, yes, even an F1 Savannah requires quarantine.
12. Once you have paid in advance for all of this, your kitten is required to serve 4 calendar months in quarantine. 
13. Once everything has been completed by the book and you've paid the example costs of £6,700 + £1,580 + £1,200 expenses, your serval or F1 is ready to come home at 8 months old.

By 8 months old you really have missed the boat in getting to know the kitten and them getting to know you. There is a very high chance, in my opinion around 99% chance that you will not be able to handle a serval who comes to you at this age, and likely will never have a close bond.

This is why buying from the UK makes all the difference as we make sure that your serval is with you in time to imprint on you. You become their one and only.

We will give you guidance on settling in.
We will give you a lifetime of love and support.
We will give you a very special piece of our hearts.
We will give you a very socialised baby serval which has been raised properly.
We will deliver to your door. (We like to have a look at where they are going to live).

We only want the best for our babies and to make sure that you are going to be dedicated for the next 20 or so years to this wonderful animal that you would like to take home.

Some say we don't even want to sell them because we are so rigorous. We think that if you want a serval to be your world for the next 20 years then getting your licence is only the start. Our clients are those who are dedicating their lives to these animals, who are eager to learn and ready to take on the highs and lows of owning a truly magnificent wild animal.

"We're not saying it will be easy but we're saying it will be worth it."
​- Kayleigh @ Stylisticat

This post is to prevent timewasters. Thank you for understanding.

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