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The Ashera is now the world's most expensive cat breed at $22,000 apiece. This specially-bred cat is the largest, rarest and most exotic domestic cat in the world. It is a result of breeding the African Surval and the Asian Leopard cat with a domestic cat. It stands more than 1m tall (3.3feet) on their hind legs and grow to a top weight of 30lb - the size of a small dog.

British businessman Simon Brodie is selling the designer kittens for £10,796 plus shipping costs – and already has a nine-month waiting list. The London-born businessman, who now runs his company Lifestyle Pets in San Diego, California, said: 'The Ashera is unique. It's a beautiful cat, created using our special recipe. 'They are expensive, but we've already sold a lot in the US, in Asia and even in Russia. People who love beautiful pets will spend £12,000 on a cat, others spend that much on jewellery or a big TV.'

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