A regal British Shorthair with a plush blue-grey coat and copper eyes

British Shorthair Cattery · Brooklyn, New York

The British Shorthair, perfected.

TICA registered·Brooklyn, New York·Breeding since 2015·Limited litters each year

A British Shorthair resting on cream linen by a warm windowRaised underfoot, never in cages

The House of Monarch & Monroe Cattery

A small Brooklyn cattery devoted to a single breed, and to doing right by it.

It's Jane here. We have raised British Shorthairs in our New York home since 2015, the slow way: a handful of carefully planned litters each year, every kitten reared inside the house, socialised against the ordinary noise of a family, and never placed before it is ready.

Our cats are never caged. They roam the house, share it with children and other animals, and arrive in their new homes already at ease with everyday life. Every pairing is chosen for temperament and health first, type second. Parents are genetically tested, kittens leave vaccinated, vet-checked and with pedigree papers in hand. When you visit, you will meet the parents too.

JaneFounder & Breeder · Monarch & Monroe Cattery

The parts we never stage

Not a photoshoot in sight: the pumpkin bed, the laundry basket, someone's wrist. This is how our British Shorthair kittens actually grow up, underfoot in a Brooklyn home.

Five golden British Shorthair kittens piled on and inside a plush pumpkin bed
The pumpkin bed, overbooked as usual.
A four-week-old cream kitten resting along the breeder's wrist
Four weeks old, carried around the kitchen.
A cream golden kitten looking up from inside a wicker basket
The laundry basket is theirs now.
A golden queen sitting with her kitten leaning in beside her
Mother and daughter, watching the same bird.
A fluffy golden kitten sitting proudly on top of the cat tree
Finally tall enough for the big tree.
A golden British Shorthair perched on a tiny cat-sized settee
Her own settee, her own opinions.

Available kittens

Updated weekly. Prices are shown openly, and each kitten is reserved with a deposit after a conversation and a live video call, never on a first-come scramble.

Our king & queen

Imported chinchilla lines, genetically tested. Every kitten begins here, and you are welcome to meet them.

Cool Boy, our chocolate golden chinchilla British Shorthair stud

King

Cool Boy

Chocolate Golden Chinchilla BRI by 11

Imported from Poland

Rochel, our black silver chinchilla British Shorthair queen

Queen

Rochel

Black Silver Chinchilla BRI ns 12

Imported from Canada

Nothing left to wonder about

Registration

TICA registered, verifiable

Our cattery and every kitten is registered with TICA. Ask us for the registration details and verify them directly before you ever send a deposit; we expect you to.

Health

Health tested to the bone

Parents are genetically tested and screened, kittens are vaccinated, dewormed and vet-checked before they leave. Records travel with your kitten.

Guarantee

A written health guarantee

Backed by a genetic health guarantee you can read in full before deciding.

Read the guarantee (PDF)
Contract

A real contract, and a lifetime take-back promise

A plain-language sales and spay/neuter contract, plus a lifetime commitment to take any of our cats back, for any reason, at any age.

Read the sample contract (PDF)

From enquiry to home

Enquire

Tell us a little about your home and what you are looking for.

Conversation

We talk, you meet the kittens and their mother on a live video call. Questions welcome.

Reserve

A $500 deposit holds your kitten and is applied to the price. The contract is shared upfront, before any money moves.

Updates

Weekly photos and video as your kitten grows up in our home.

Home

Pickup in Brooklyn, or delivery by a vetted courier, with a starter kit and lifetime support.

By appointment · With Jane

A private hour with the breeder, before you decide anything.

Choosing a companion for the next fifteen years deserves more than a message thread. The consultation is a scheduled video call: you, Jane, and the cats, live from our Brooklyn home.

It is a working session, not a sales call. You will see the nursery as it is that day, ask anything, and hear honest answers, including, when it is true, that a British Shorthair is not the right cat for your home.

The fee keeps the hour unhurried and the calendar honest. Every dollar of it is credited toward your deposit should you reserve.

Let's find your kitten

No obligation. Tell us a little about you and Jane will reply, usually the same day, with availability and next steps.

Enquiring about Golden British Shorthair

By enquiring you agree to be contacted about available kittens. We never share your details.