The California Spangled Cat is a breed of cat that was bred to resemble spotted wildcats like the ocelot and leopard. They were originally bred in the 1980s and were only ever a rare breed and were usually expensive priced between $800 to $2 500. The popularity of two other spotted cats breeds- the Ocicat and the Bengal- overshadowed their development. Inspired by the poaching death of a leopard the anthropologist Louis Leakey motivated Californian Paul Arnold Casey Jr.