I have to agree that Bengals are not for the everyday pet owner. Now, in my defense, I had never heard of Bengals before we adopted the Kitty Boy Brothers. We just thought we were bringing home a pair of nice tabbies. Then it turned out they were hyperactive super geniuses. We happened to be paging through a cat book at a bookstore and did a double-take when we saw the photo of Bengals. Did some reading, and it all started to add up.
I hope you didn't think I was trying to say you shouldn't own your cats, lol. Or taking an issue with you personally, I'm certainly not
I just hate that people see these gorgeous cats and without another thought they just bring one home (not talking rescue, talking about seeing them in the paper or a litter on CL). Many of them have serious issues, not just that they need to be entertained and get lots of exercised.
One of the Bengals that was surrendered to the sanctuary had killed the family dog. Another one's owner brought home a new boyfriend, kitty didn't like him and ended up sending him to the ER. There were a couple that were surrendered because owners didn't feel safe having them in a home with children. Granted, this obviously isn't every Bengal, but it's more than the normal housecat!
Most were surrendered because they'd lash out after situations changed (new house, new family member, new dog, new furniture, etc) and their owners couldn't handle them.