Becoming a Belle Ayr Parent
Thinking of becoming a Parent? Here is some information to get you started.
Location
We are based on the West Coast of Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
Available Kittens
Our available kittens are featured on our home page.
Buying from Belle Ayr
KITTEN PACK
With your kittens, you will receive a Welcome Kitten Pack, and your kitten will be fully prepared for its journey.
The Pedigree
Vaccination Book
4 Weeks Free Insurance with Pet Plan
Receipt of Sale/Transfer of Ownership
Gifts & Food
The paperwork is important - it contains all the original signed documents you will need should you wish to register with FIFe, TICA, or WCF, or for your pet's insurance. It is released with the kitten and not before.
PURCHASING PROCESS
We require a Reservation Payment to reserve a kitten or cat. The amount and payment schedule will be shown on your invoice. The reservation is 50% of the cat’s price.
When an invoice is issued, we may place a temporary hold on the animal for up to 2 hours. If the Reservation Payment is not received within that period, the hold may expire, and the animal may be made available to other prospective purchasers.
An animal is only considered reserved once the Reservation Payment (50%) has been received in cleared funds and acknowledged by us.
No animal will be released until all outstanding balances, including veterinary and delivery fees, have been paid.
Failure to make any payment by its due date may result in the cancellation of the reservation or sale and the animal being re-advertised. Any refund will be handled in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
Should you be unable to collect your cat, or arrange delivery, on the agreed date, an alternative date can usually be arranged. We do not normally charge for reasonable short-term delays, although longer-term boarding arrangements may need to be agreed separately.
Payment may be made by bank transfer, or on request, by credit/debit card. Please see our terms and conditions for full details about payments, sterilisation and delivery.
PRODUCTS WE USE
Food, cat litter, and products we use are all listed on our Products page.
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 cats health and wellbeing, and you can read about our standards and approaches in the sections under the Welfare and Information menu items.
CLUB 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 of kittens to customers is managed by TICA. All previous (2022 and earlier) kittens were registered with FIFe. Retired cats and over 12 months are sold without a pedigree.
We are registered as breeders with our local authority and exceed their required welfare standards.
VACCINATION
All our kittens are fully vaccinated against feline enteritis (panleucopaenia) virus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and, if required, feline herpesvirus (FHV). We only use PURVAX; if it’s out of stock, we will let you know.
INSURANCE
With your kitten (if under 12 months old), we provide 4 weeks of free Pet Plan insurance, registered and activated the day before departure. Pet Plan provides up to £4,000 in veterinary fees cover to new owners during those important first few weeks of settling into their new homes. You must opt in during the initial 4 weeks to continue the Pet Plan Policy.
HEALTH
ALL our cats were FIV/FELV tested negative in September 2021.
All our cats are fully vaccinated, and our lines are carefully selected for their health. Our kittens are vaccinated against feline enteritis (panleucopaenia) virus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and, if required, feline herpesvirus (FHV).
We offer genetic disease testing with MyCatDNA. All our cats have been screened for genetic diseases the full list of health tests; all our COI is under 6%, and we aim for under 1.25%. For breeders buying an active cat, we provide a complimentary DNA testing report on the kitten. Click here for information about health. We manage the FCoV International Clinic.
SERVICE
We ensure a high-quality personalized service to all our customers.
Our services page outlines all that we offer, but in summary, we can take care of every aspect of the purchase and delivery of your cat. We handle vet appointments and domestic / international delivery and associated paperwork.
DELIVERY & EXPORT
We can arrange delivery in the UK or worldwide. We have experience delivering cats to owners worldwide and specialize in making export delivery as straightforward as possible for our customers. We handle all pre-departure vet appointments and organize the relevant permits. See our services page for more details.
SPAY & CASTRATION
Kittens/cats that are sterilized have their status confirmed on the invoice. On departure, they are released with a Medical History record of the procedure.
AI QUESTIONS -COMMUNICATION
We have seen an increase in AI-generated questions, or the use of AI to screen our replies.
Our website, PAGE links, already covers every question that is relevant to the purchase of one of our kittens. We will not be replying to Google AI, ChatGPT, or Claude-generated questions; they often include ridiculous, irrelevant, misinformed, or made-up questions. We understand that AI is now an important part of people’s everyday lives. The best we can suggest is to ask your AI to verify the answers it generated against links to our webpage. Most AI can not open tabs or find the FAQ, Welfare, Terms, in the Information section (which is why, if you asked it to review our webpage, it will miss things), so you will need to add the tabs featured on this page and other pages into it, then ask it to reply to its generated question list. AI will not generate a reasonable set of questions for a prospective owner; it tends to produce more technical, high-level questions, and you’ll end up down a rabbit hole when you really just want to know which bed is best for your new kitty.
Please note: we use AI tools; as researchers, our toolset is more advanced than anything on the ‘free’ market. Our email system is AI-managed. When an email comes in, we can tell whether AI or a human wrote it. As a prospective owner, it raises a red flag for us that you can't read our website, screen information, and understand the terms and conditions.
We need to be confident when placing one of our cats or kittens in a new home. We evaluate prospective owners and place our cats and kittens only when we are satisfied they will have the best start in life. We don’t want to email/text/chat with an AI tool, as they will not be the ones looking after our kitty's day-to-day care.
VIDEOS, PHOTOS & e-COMMUNICATION
We can send photos by email, WhatsApp & Facebook. There are videos and photos on our Facebook and other online pages. These media are copyright © Belleayr Ltd. Copying and distribution of such media may only be made with the written permission of Belleayr Ltd.
PET OWNERSHIP
The ownership of the animal remains with the main care provider, Belleayr Ltd., until the animal is resident with the new owner and its ownership has been transferred to the new owner. Ownership transfer constitutes: The new owner is in possession of the animal and has the vaccination card.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Toys
Cat Trees
Cat Insurance
Kitten Information
Refunds & Return
BOARDING AT BELLE AYR
Belle Ayr is a licensed boarding facility, and we can offer short-term complimentary boarding to our customers. Longer-term boarding may be available for a fee.
CONTACT US. We may require a 50% down payment as a holding fee and may offer interest-free payment by instalments.
Unless agreed in advance, any holding fee must be paid within 24 hours of the invoice being issued, or the animal will be re-advertised.
Boarding fees are invoiced monthly and are due on receipt.
If an animal is to be sterilised, then the full purchase price of the kitten must be received at least 48 hours prior to the booked date of sterilisation. A vet cancellation fee of £50 will be charged if sterilisation has to be cancelled due to a lack of payment.
No animal will be released until all outstanding balances, including vet and delivery fees, are paid.
Failure to pay any outstanding balances (purchase price, shipping costs, or other) prior to the agreed release date of the animal shall result in the cancellation of the sale without any refund and the re-advertising of the animal.
Payment may be made by bank transfer, or on request, by credit/debit card.tat