first cat show – Michael Broad

St Giles’ Fair Cat Show, Winchester 1598

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 by Michael Broad

British Shorthair cat becomes first passenger of Moscow Metro's Shakespeare train

Possibly the first cat show was held during the time of William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) at St. Giles’ Fair in Winchester, England in 1598. I had always believed that the first show was at Crystal Palace, London in 1871 but that apparently is not quite true. Perhaps we have …

12 facts about the British Shorthair

February 17, 2024December 16, 2020 by Michael Broad

Here are 12 facts about the ever-popular British Shorthair cat: One of the most interesting facts about the British Shorthair is its history. Although the modern British Shorthair has a very distinctive appearance, a plush coat and a stocky body conformation, originally, when the Romans occupied Great Britain, they were a standard, random-bred moggy …

India’s First Cat Show

April 30, 2013 by Michael Broad

Rudolph, PoC’s cat reporter in Mumbai, India has informed me that India had its first cat show on 27th April 2013. This is what Rudolph says: Yesterday (Saturday 27-4-2013) was an auspicious day for cat lovers in India as India had its first cat show organized in the city of Bangalore. Thanks to your …

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