Hello and welcome to Spellbound Cattery.  My name is Lesley Gaze and I live with my husband Andrew and our two adult sons Brett and Nathan on a lifestyle block in the semi- rural area of Margate, in Tasmania, Australia.  I was raised on a lifestyle block and have been surrounded by animals for the whole of my life.  While growing up they were my friends, companions and confidants.  My teenage years were spent riding horses and competing and then in my late teens I started breaking and training horses for showing.  I even kept a donkey for several years that I also broke in and trained.  I currently have a miniature horse named Ned, a miniature cow named Tabby, a few French Bulldogs and my family of Birman cats.

After many years of breaking horses my injuries caught up with me and with time it became very painful to even sit on a horse, let alone break and train them.  I knew my time as a horse trainer was over and it was time to do something else.  So the horses were gradually placed in new homes as the right one’s became available and in 2001, I registered as a breeder of the beautiful Birman Cat. ‘Spellbound Cattery’ had been established.

It took very little time for the cats to replace the loss that I felt from not being able to ride anymore.  My days were now filled with caring for cats, raising beautiful babies and searching for the perfect homes for my little ones.  I also started showing Birmans and have done extremely well in the show ring.  My babies were fast becoming’ sort after’ by other breeders and I started travelling interstate to some of the bigger shows, like The Nationals and Birman Speciality shows.  To this day my kittens and cats are doing well in the show ring, not only in Tasmania, but also in most states of Australia and also overseas.