{"id":158278,"date":"2023-04-24T19:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/animal-shelter-made-me-pay-800-for-cat-crossed-with-wild-animal-im-doing-a-dna-test-to-prove-ive-been-scammed\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:10:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:40:42","slug":"animal-shelter-made-me-pay-800-for-cat-crossed-with-wild-animal-im-doing-a-dna-test-to-prove-ive-been-scammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/animal-shelter-made-me-pay-800-for-cat-crossed-with-wild-animal-im-doing-a-dna-test-to-prove-ive-been-scammed\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal shelter made me pay \u00a3800 for cat \u2018crossed with wild animal\u2019 – I\u2019m doing a DNA test to prove I\u2019ve been scammed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AN INFLUENCER is thinking of taking legal action against an animal shelter which charged her \u00a3800 for what they claimed was a rare cat.<\/p>\n

Chloe Mitchell got her DNA test done after her followers alerted her to the fact that her cat was not a purebred.<\/p>\n

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Chloe had her cat Puka tested for DNA to determine if she was being scammed by the shelter<\/span>Credit: TikTok\/@chloevmitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shelter continues to deny all wrongdoing<\/span>Credit: TikTok\/@chloevmitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shelter told her the cat was \u00a3800 because she is a “fifth-generation African Savannah cat,” which is “super rare.”<\/p>\n

Fifth generation African Savannah cats can cost between \u00a31200 to \u00a37000 – but most of Chloe’s followers seem to think Puka is a tabby cat.<\/p>\n

After Months of discussion<\/a>, she’s deciding whether or not to take legal action against the shelter which may have put her out of \u00a3800.<\/p>\n

Chloe said: “I don’t yet know whether I will take legal action.<\/p>\n

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The cost is high and I am not certain how to proceed.<\/p>\n

The shelter from which she adopted her cat was the source of a number of similar messages.<\/p>\n

She added: “I feel a little obligated. The shelter director scares the hell out of me, and I just want to get on with my life. <\/p>\n

Not only did she scam me out of money, she also scammed many other people.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned is a\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0The shelter Noah Project explained in a post that the high price of the cat was not related to its breed.<\/p>\n

The litter Puka was a part of were all sick, and each kitten reportedly cost \u00a3400 each to treat – as well as an all-meat diet to heal.<\/p>\n

Shelter claimed that “all of our\u00a0Animals<\/a>\u00a0Leave here with their microchip and all the shots, preventatives and vaccinations.<\/p>\n

This all costs money. “No one makes a profit, all the money goes to medical supplies, food etc.”<\/p>\n

Mashele Garret-Arndt, director of the Noah Project, has stated that Chloe’s story is not true.<\/p>\n

Mashele said: “I\u2019m so mad about this because she\u2019s not only lying about this story but she\u2019s making a profit off this.”<\/p>\n

Chloe is considering legal action if Puka’s results are not yet in.<\/p>\n

Chloe’s TikTok fans shared their views on a possible scam Chloe could be facing.<\/p>\n

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One shared: “Ain\u2019t no way she\u2019s an African Savannah cat, I need to see the DNA test on that one.”<\/p>\n

One person said: “That’s a tabby standard cat …”<\/p>\n

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Shelter claimed Puka to be a F5 African Savannah Cat<\/span>Credit: TikTok\/@chloevmitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Puka’s original name was Heart<\/span>Credit: TikTok\/@chloevmitchell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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