I am so very sorry for the loss of Baby Violet , and for the grief you and your husband are going through . I wish there were more comforting words . Wishing you lots of strength over the next few difficult days and beyond . <| sep |> I get what you ' re saying , I do . But saying never ever is silly . Rescuing is good too . I intend to rescue . My current cat is certainly not from a breeder . But I also know that , much like my cat , you don ' t know what you ' re getting . My cat ended up with a rare heart disease . While I ' m certainly willing to care for such a cat , I also want to have one where I can trust it isn ' t some farm of cats that people are just breeding for only profit . I believe their needs to be stricter breeding laws and neuters and spays shouldn ' t be excessive . The overpopulation of cats is a serious problem . That said , I feel it important to say Bengals , assuming you ' re aware of what you ' re getting into , should be fine to get from a breeder . Much like many said , they ' re crazy . They get put in shelters fast . I can ' t take them all , but I can take them before they get there . Final note I will admit I refuse to get an older Bengal until I get at least one young one . I know what I ' m getting into , but until I ' ve actually dealt with one as a pet first hand , I can ' t actually understand their mindset fully . All the reading in the world does me no good and I want to make sure if I rescue an older friend , I understand their breed and it ' s mentality .