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  • Submitted: 07/07/2010
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Alison Driver of Runamok Cattery

Alison Driver of Runamok Cattery

N/A, California

Oct 26, 2009 ALISON DRIVER HAYJA and ELAINE O'NEILL so called ethical breeders by: Anonymous Alison keeps over 40 Bengal cats,plus she also breeds Persian cats,I would allege anyone with this number of cats is a kitten farmer. There is no way that someone with this number of cats can give each animal individual attention or meet all the animals needs.Yes its true i have heard Alison does not believe in vets abilities or take her cats to the vets.I believe she gains some sort of sick thrill from doing autopsies on her own animals and watching many kittens die slowly from cleft pallets and similar as she is too scummy to take them to the vet.She also breeds a lot of cats with faults cleft palettes,flat chests, heart conditions,not to mention long hair white spots etc.I really think that someone should alert the authorities as to how this woman houses her cats ,I have heard from others personal experiences the cats conditions are horrific,I have also heard that she buk ships kittens crammed into carriers to Hong Kong buyer on a regular basis for use in the fur trade and I know for a fact that often kittens are registered incorrectly.Why does this supposedly intelligent,ethical breeder not est all her cats for HCM a real problem in the Bengal breed, MONEY! that's why.But of course Alison is in a place of some position in TIBCS so we should all bow down and lick the ground she walks on, I don't think so moreover we should walk behind her with buckets of bleach to kill off the filth that she leaves in her wake! Now To haja Almaz the woman who bought a imported stud cat from Elaine O'neill.his cat is kept in a tiny cage and locked in a crate at night so as not to annoy the neighbors, does this cat not have the right to jump and stretch or be treated humanely?Why has the cat that has produced several offspring with HCM not been tested by his owner? MONEY that's why, Hayja doesn't want to loose out and be known as having a cat with HCM well wake up everyone knows, your not gaining any respect continuing to breed from him. Elaine O'neill who imported a cat that was entrusted to her by an overseas breeder for use in her program, when she got a big tax bill decided to sell the cat to some little known breeder without any discussion with his breeder overseas.Why did she do this MONEY! Lets face it these three breeders don't give a toss about the welfare of their cats they want money pure and simple and they choose to get it by pumping litter after litter often out of old or unfit cats that should have been pet homed long ago.

Oct 26, 2009 ALISON DRIVER RUNAMOK BENGALS by: PHIL I live at My Lawley I own two Bengal cats that were bred by Alison Driver,Runamok Bengals.I can no longer keep these cats and they require new permanent homes although it is very difficult to place them.The female has a heart condition and is extremely timid it will take her a long time to settle in ,the male doesn't like being held. I have contacted Alison in regards to this but she has not been much assistance. Coincidentally, I after Googling I also contacted Lisa from Exoticatz Bengals.Lisa was extremely helpful and supportive.

Oct 26, 2009 Kellie by: Anonymous Couldn't agree with you more about Alison Driver from Runamok. 2 of her cats were recently found in a pound, unsociable and unhealthy, plus another 2 as of a couple of days ago, also need re-homing, i had the owner email me asking for help. so you see people, Alison thinks she is the best of everything, but she isn't and slowly she is digging her own grave, don't waste your breath about her, she is doing all her own damage..... HA HA,,,,, Lisa, keep doing what you are doing, we support you and we don't need a Bengal bitch group (Referring to Bengal banter) to protect us, or to make us "appear" to be breeding nice Bengals, because you know, that what you are breeding is true to type, health and personality. you don't need a group of "would-be-disciples" to make you your an amazing woman, Alison needs that to make her feel worthy, after all she is a washed up bad actor and needs to get a rush from somewhere..... HA HA... Have a nice day people!

Sept 30, 2009 You cant be serious - but wait there's more. .... by: Anonymous I agree. I would strongly suggest not buying a kitten from Runamok Bengals as her cats are over crowded, screaming out for food, in bad health, or maybe if you want to rescue a cat "yes" buy from her. I have even seen long haired Bengals on her web site, "what the." I would not suggest buying from Almaz Bengals either, she calls herself a breeder but has only breed a handful of kittens in 4yrs, her cats call all year long to be mated and her boy lives in a small cage out the back with no attention ever given to him as she says he's feral, i wonder why ya dumb sh*t.

Website: http://www.runamokatz.iinet.net.au/gallery.htm

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  • Sandra
  • Submitted: 12/09/2011
You, Anonymous posters, are liars. We were the ones that took in those two Bengals. You should be arrested for the condition they were in. Neglect, starvation and there were signs of physical abuse.

The male was at least 30% under what his body mass should be, and had folds of skin hanging. He is the first cat I have ever seen that has split ends on his fur. And it's so coarse and rough. He has dermatitis, probably due to piss poor diet and no grooming, and allergy affected eyes. Luckily we have the medicated eye ointment to treat them. After one treatment, his eyes stopped weeping. Will get dosed twice a day for a week.

The Female: that poor little muffin must have been slapped or hit, because when you go to pet or brush her, she squints her eyes down, flattens her ears to the sides, and ducks. That is the classic response of an animal that has been hit. She does relax once she realises that it's pats she is getting.

Both the male and female had the fur around their necks abraded down to raw skin, due to wearing inappropriate collars that were too tight, too heavy, because they were for dogs.

The Male had bald patches where fur just fell out because of poor nutrition, and if you tried to brush him out, clumps would fall out and his skin would bleed. He has one area on one shoulder where something happened repeatedly, where it has scarred up and is permanently bald.

The both of them were protein starved, and ate 5 serves of meat, fish, or quality canned food a day. Female ate a bit less of it than the male as she wasn't as underweight as he was (probably was at least catching mice when she got out) but he will finish what she leaves. The 'food' you gave to Alison when you relinquished them, was stale, sour, and nasty.

We took them to the vet for examinations. The vet wanted to know the names of the previous owners (that would be you, Anonymous) as you should be blacklisted from any and all pet shelters, breeders etc, and possibly charged for animal abuse.

According to the vet, the female has a MILD heart murmur. It's not life threatening, or impinges on her behaviour.

And before you dare to try to say *I* am lying, I have photographic proof, and can get statements from the examining vet and vet assistant. Both of those cats looked like Orientals, because they were so underweight.

You or your woman bought the male, thinking he was a great fashion accessory or status symbol, and were given the female gratis. And when they didn't outgrow that boisterousness that Bengals are known for, the abuse and neglect began. You said Alison didn't help? She bent over backwards to help you, but you REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING SHE SUGGESTED!

We had them for 9 months. It took that long to reverse the damage YOU did to them. The female was very social. We would come home, she would trot out, yowl at us, and flop over on the floor at our feet for attention. The male would roll belly up, or drag in a toy. If they didn't behave like this with you, or in your home, I suggest you go look into a mirror to discover the reason why.

No, I don't work for Alison. So don't even TRY to go there.
  • Sandra
  • Submitted: 02/17/2012
I should have clicked on the I DISAGREE bar, but I didn't see it until I logged in using different browser.

Phil is a liar. I was the person to volunteered to foster the two Bengals he had removed from his home. I can get statements from the vet and the vet assistant on the extremely poor condition these animals were in. The "Anonymous" person posting on Phil's behalf is Runamok's competition, so that what's said with a grain of salt. Again, i was a volunteer animal fosterer. I had those cats for 9+ months. That is how long it took to get them physically and mentally healthy after the neglect and abuse at the hands of Phil.
  • Sandra
  • Submitted: 02/17/2012
I should have clicked on the I DISAGREE bar, but I didn't see it until I logged in using different browser.

Phil is a liar. I was the person to volunteered to foster the two Bengals he had removed from his home. I can get statements from the vet and the vet assistant on the extremely poor condition these animals were in. The "Anonymous" person posting on Phil's behalf is Runamok's competition, so that what's said with a grain of salt. Again, i was a volunteer animal fosterer. I had those cats for 9+ months. That is how long it took to get them physically and mentally healthy after the neglect and abuse at the hands of Phil.

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