--- colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I realised > this when the Maine Coon Cat became popular here. > (still cannot > undertsand why people would pay a lot of money for a > pedigree cat that > looks like a moggy)
Pedigree/schmedigree. They are glorified moggies. Most of the so-called pedigree cats or "breeds" of cat are just accidents that became trendy for some sick reason and people make a fortune off them. The cat business is even more bizarre than the dog business. Think of the Munchkin, which isn't a breed of cat at all as such, but a mutant cat with short legs, that some people thought were cute for some sick reason, so they kept breeding them to produce more short-legged cats that can't jump up on the kitchen counter and eat your food (Ya gotta love that! And how about those bald cats for people with allergies?). I have a cat that I got at the Human Society and she fits all the description of the Maine Coon except that they're supposed to be larger than most cats, and mine is pretty small. So, she's a runt; and I just paid a token amount for her to the Humane Society (she is the sweetest cat you could ever hope to meet.) I call her my Maine Coonette. ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
