Meet our kittens…

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A Family Run Cattery

Established since 2014, Belle Ayr Cats is a reputable, UK-based, TICA-certified Outstanding Cattery that specializes in breeding British Shorthair, British Longhair, Maine Coon, and Exotic cats. We are known for our ethical breeding practices and focus on the health and socialization of our cats. 

Specializations

Belle Ayr specializes in specific, exclusive colors and genetic traits, including rare odd-eyes. 

Health & Welfare

The cattery prioritizes the health and welfare of their cats, going beyond local authority licensing requirements. 

  • Health Testing: All cats undergo extensive health screening, including DNA tests for 40 genetic diseases and are FIV/FELV negative. Maine Coons have undergone full organ echocardiograms across two generations.

  • Socialization: Kittens are raised in a family home environment with children, dogs, and other pets to ensure they are well-socialized and confident.

  • Certifications: Belle Ayr is a TICA-registered cattery with an "Outstanding Cattery" quality recognition. 

Services

In addition to breeding, Belle Ayr offers several related services. 

  • Export & Import: They are experts in the international transport of cats, handling all necessary documentation and flights worldwide.

  • Boarding: They provide licensed short-term and long-term boarding, primarily for cats purchased from them.

  • Therapy Program: Belle Ayr has launched a "Cat as Therapy Program" to provide cats as emotional support animals.

  • Retired Cats: The cattery offers retired breeding cats for sale to approved pet homes only, promoting ethical breeding practices.

Research and Publications

Along with our breeding programmes, we also lead in research; contributing to, and sponsoring, Veterinary academic projects on feline health, virology, coat and eye colour genetics and cat well-being. Our Projects and Publications.

Media
Our exceptionally beautiful cats are used as models by photographers and advertising agencies across the UK.

Our Values

The cattery is run and managed strictly in line with our values, the welfare of the cats comes first and we exceed the welfare standards demanded by our local authority licensing board.

We work in partnership with our vets, from home visits to advise on animal welfare to identifying emerging research that may impact on animals’ health.

About Me

I'm of dual nationality, Swedish and French and I moved to Oxford, then the West Coast of Scotland, UK in the mid '90s. A mother of four, I work as a clinical trial researcher, published work.

I’m a post-graduate with an MBA, LLM Diploma in Internet & Policy Law from the University of Strathclyde, Novel Clinical Trial Design in Translational Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Thank you for visiting our page,

Kristina

…meet our cats…

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…and our cats at home…

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Belle Ayr Peace of Mind

When you purchase a kitten or cat from Belle Ayr you receive much more than just the animal.

All our cats are fully vaccinated against feline enteritis (panleucopaenia) virus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and, if required, feline herpesvirus (FHV). You will receive the animal's vaccination record along with the cat.

All our animals sold as active or for export are checked by our vet prior to departure. This includes checking for heart murmurs, abdominal palpitations, hernias, eyes, ears and teeth. Our vets are government registered to issue export health certificates.

Vet checked cats are provided with a certificate (pdf) of this check that you can give to your vet and insurance company as proof of the cat’s health.

We can arrange the same check for UK pet sales for an additional fee.

All our cats are club registered pedigree cats and you will receive a physical copy of their club registration.

All cats under one year old come with four weeks free Pet Plan insurance.

We provide some toys and food for your new pet, along with the option for you to purchase additional food at a discount on retail costs.

Showing Pet Kittens

All of our kittens / cats that are sold as Pets may not be shown unless a show contract is agreed prior to purchase.

Please be aware that show standards vary by club. Our show cats meet most club standards like ANCATs, NZCF, WCF, TICA and FiFe.

If you are interested in showing please let us know as this will form part of your contract.

Buying from Belle Ayr

Quality

When you buy a kitten from Belle Ayr you are buying an animal that has had the best of care from people who really love them.

We invest a lot of time in our kittens and you can read about our standards and approaches in the sections under the Welfare and Information menu items.

Registration

We are members of TICA and our cattery is registered with TICA.

To support our new colour breeding program we register our kittens with TICA. The transfer of ownership to customers is managed by TICA. All previous (2022 and earlier) kittens were registered with FIFe.

We are registered as breeders with our local authority and exceed their required welfare standards.

Health

We carry out genetic disease tests and all our cats are PKD clear, they have 2 copies of the normal gene and will neither develop PKD, nor pass PKD to their offspring. Their PKD and HCM results are listed with the HCMFoundation. We are now providing FCoV negative Certification.

All our kittens are fully vaccinated against feline enteritis (panleucopaenia) virus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and, if required, feline herpesvirus (FHV).

Service

We ensure a high quality personalised service to all our customers.

Our services page outlines all that we offer, but, in summary, we can take care of every aspect around the purchase and delivery of your cat. We handle vet appointments and domestic / international delivery and associated paperwork.

We are experienced in delivering cats all around the world.

Purchasing Process

We will initially issue you with a quotation. This is normally by email for a simple (domestic) purchase, or by formal quote for others.

Should you wish to go ahead you will be issued with a formal invoice. Normally payment is due on receipt, but we are happy to discus a partial payment scheme.

All prices are for direct bank transfer. Should you wish to pay by credit card then there is a surcharge to cover our payment processor costs. Currently this is 1.5% for UK cards and 3.0% for those outside the UK.

Please see our terms and conditions for full details about payments, spaying and delivery.