How to verify a Savannah breeder
- •Ask for a video call with the kittens and the parents in the same room, live, not a recording. A real breeder is glad to.
- •Ask for the cattery's TICA registration and the parents' registered names, then check them with TICA directly.
- •Ask for health testing results by name (DNA panel, echocardiogram, bloodwork) and expect to see the actual reports.
- •Search the kitten photos in reverse. Scammers steal photos from real catteries and social media.
- •Expect an application and real questions about your home. A breeder who will ship a kitten to anyone with a card is a warning sign.
- •Expect a written contract with a health guarantee before any money changes hands.
- •Prices far below the market, pressure to pay today, and a story about a kitten stuck at an airport needing “insurance” or “a special crate” are classic scams.
How Sahara Savannahs never works
- •We never ask for payment by gift card, cryptocurrency, wire to an individual, or any app under a name that is not ours.
- •We never ask for money before you have applied and been approved, and we never pressure you with a deadline.
- •We never sell a kitten without a written contract, and we never ship a kitten to someone we have not spoken with.
- •We never list kittens on classifieds sites or marketplaces. If you see our photos there, it is not us.
The only real ways to reach us
If a message claims to be from Sahara Savannahs and did not come from one of these, it is not from us. When in doubt, email us at the address below and ask.
- •Website: saharasavannahs.com
- •Email: amber@saharasavannahs.com
- •Phone: (702) 743-5768
- •Instagram: instagram.com/saharasavannahs
- •TICA Registered Cattery
Our process is on the How to Buy page, and our deposits are explained on the reserve page. If you think you have been targeted by a scam using our name, please tell us, and report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
