There is an ongoing debate about which cat breeds are the most popular. Popularity will change over time and the methods for deciding the most popular also affects the results. There are at least three ways to measure cat breed popularity: In a straight poll from a wide cross section of society, hopefully from …
July 30th 2010: Elisa has been a regulator contributor for some time. The articles of Elisa Black-Taylor are well received, informative and above all support the rights of the vulnerable companion animal. In short her thoughts are inline with those of this website. Click here to go to Elisa’s articles Elisa is a professional …
Turkish Van Cat – photo copyright Helmi Flick Turkish Van Quick Guide Click here to see visitors’ submissions The Real Turkish Van – a different take on this cat breed Introduction This is a natural, indeed ancient, breed dating from 1600 BC perhaps (see cat history time line). Does it have the same origins …
Turkish Angora Cat – photo of Safira © copyright Helmi Flick The page is in sections for tech reasons. Links to next section at base. Introduction This breed of cat is related, it seems, to the Turkish Van and it certainly has an equally distinguished and long history that marks this cat, and the …
Note: I used to have photographs on this page of a Tiffany cat whose name was Arthur. His photographs were published with the kind permission of his human guardian – Marianne. Unfortunately, the pictures have been lost because Google hosted the pictures and for some inexplicable reason the pictures disappeared. An error must have …
Is this a Classic Siamese Cat? – see below The title of this page is misleading. The page is about the traditional or old style Siamese cat. The selective breeding of this cat is very relevant. There are several types of Siamese cat. The most extreme is the what I have called the ‘modern …
Photo above of Morpheus by Michael. He lives at A1 Savannahs, OK, USA and is a breeding male serval whose role is to create more servals for sale. His mate is Penelope. These are thumbnails – all are copyright Helmi Flick– please respect copyright Overview of Serval as a Wild Cat See the links …
Photo by Jeffna Scottish wild cat sightings are shown below. The map can be dragged into position in the usual way or zoomed in or out. The sightings marked by a blue flag are current (2009) and the source is the Scottish Wild Cat Association website (link opens in a new window). With this …
