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Cat owners have been urged to avoid the newly emerging “bullycats,” a hybrid breed that resembles the controversial XL bully dogs. Breeders in the US have created the new cat breed by mixing ...
A charity is calling on people living in rural homes across the South East to adopt cats under its care. Six of the 79 cats being cared for by Cats Protection, who are based in Chelwood Gate, need ...
Pet rental is the practice, usually administered by for-profit companies, of renting pets such as dogs and cats. Rental also includes animals who are hired out at a specific rate for a specific time. [1] It is a controversial practice opposed by many animal rights advocates and has been banned in at least one municipality: Boston, Massachusetts ...
The first headquarters of the Cats Protection League were located at the Animals' Friend's Office at York House, Portugal Street in London. The aims of the League were to prevent the suffering of strays and provide suitable homes for cats during the absence of their owners. [11] In 1931 the League launched its magazine, The Cats’ Mews-Sheet.
The Sphynx cat (pronounced SFINKS, / ˈ s f ɪ ŋ k s /) also known as the Canadian Sphynx, is a breed of cat known for its lack of fur. Hairlessness in cats is a naturally occurring genetic mutation, and the Sphynx was developed through selective breeding of these animals, starting in the 1960s.
Lykoi are genetically distinct from the Canadian Sphynx cat. The hair coat is unique in appearance in that it resembles the coat of an opossum when mostly coated. Standards call for a roan coat (of any color, although black is most common), a wedge-shaped head, and a lithe body of solid weight without excessive bulk.
New findings reveal that there are roughly 200 wild cats registered as pets to private owners in the United Kingdom. According to data from the U.K.’s leading wildlife conservation charity, Born ...
Blue tabby male. The Peterbald breed was born during the latter half of 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the result of an experimental mating of a Don Sphynx (also known as Don Hairless, Donskoy or Donsky) male named Afinogen Myth and an Oriental Shorthair female World Champion named Radma von Jagerhov, by Russian felinologist Olga S. Mironova.