Singapore Cat (Definite Introduction)
The Singapore Cat originated in Singapore, also known as the Lion City Cat, and its English names are Singapura and Kucinta. They are the smallest cats in the world, so they have attracted the attention of many cat lovers. Singapore cats also have nicknames, but their nicknames are not very flattering - ditch cats and sewer cats. Their nicknames are related to their living environment. A long time ago, Singapore cats were not welcomed by local residents. , they are forced to live in culverts or sewers, so the locals directly call them culvert cats and sewer cats. So how did the Singaporean cat become a pet cat?
At first, this kind of cat was not taken seriously in its place of origin. In the early 1970s, Hal, a geophysicist working in Southeast Asia, gave some local Bunsen cats to people living in the United States. Breeding held at Tommy Meadow. In 1974, Hal was transferred to Singapore for work. Accompanying her to Singapore were a blue Burmese cat, a neutered purple Burmese cat, and three descendants of the cats she had given to Tommy. Until 1975, Hal returned to the United States with five kittens. According to records, in 1980, a kitten named "Chiko" was imported to the United States by Barbara Gilbertson from the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
After Hal returned to the United States, Tommy Meadow started the breeding program of the Lion City cat species under the guidance of British genetic experts. In 1985, they successfully obtained all-brown kittens and confirmed that some of the Lion City cats carried the recessive gene for pure color. Breeders immediately tried a tentative breeding procedure to identify breeding cats carrying the solid-color gene, but three years later, only seven cats had been identified and kept as pets.
In 1987, a Lion City cat breeder named Gerry Mayes went to Singapore to find more Bunsen cats, and brought them to the United States to register with TICA. Today, this species is still very rare. It is common, but breeders and pet owners still focus on the cultivation of this species. It was not until 1991 that the Singaporean authorities recognized this cat as the "national cat".
As for why Singapore cats can become the smallest cats, although genes are a key factor, their narrow living environment (sewers, culverts, etc.) also determines that they cannot grow too big, otherwise the cats will have Probably because they had nowhere to hide, they were caught and killed by humans. In addition, becauseDue to their size, many people mistakenly think they are seeing an underage cat when they see an adult Singaporean cat. However, it is precisely for this reason that Singapore cats are liked by more people.
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