HARRISON WEIR COLLECTION © A-Cat-Emy Concepts
PUBLISHED BY A-CAT-EMY CONCEPTS for THE HARRISON WEIR COLLECTION EDITOR
John G. Smithson
APRIL 2022
VOLUME 2 NUMBER 10
editor@felishistorica.com HISTORY PARTNERS The CFA Foundation
EDITORIAL The Editor outlines the contents of Felis Historica – Volume 2 No.9!
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COLUMNISTS/CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTING TEAM MEMBERS Gallery of our Team of Columnists, Contributors & Correspondents
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Karen Lawrence (St. Catharines, Canada)
Lorraine Shelton (California, USA)
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Dr. Leslie Lyons (Missouri, USA)
Contents
LINGMOOR TOM (1901) - by John Smithson A Top Show Red Tabby Longhair (Persian) Neuter born 1900)
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THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR PEDIGREED BREEDS – An up-to-date report from data collated by columnist Lorraine Shelton 20 RAGDOLL CAT HISTORY ‘The Foundations’ – by David Nudleman
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Laura Vocelle
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GENETICS YOU CAN LEARN FROM YOUR CAT! - by Dr. Leslie Lyons The Genetics of the Ragdolls….
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(Muscat, Oman)
INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION GALLERY – THE RAGDOLLS
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Florent Fissot
THE DUPLICITY OF MR. TUBBS – Cartoons by Graham Harrop Including the TEN CATS series….
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(Monsegur, France)
Dr. Victor Zaalov
THE AMERICAN SHORTHAIR – New Book Release information.
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SWEET PHILLIS (1901) – by John Smithson An early Silver Classic Tabby English Shorthair
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THE DESCENDANTS OF BASTET – by Karen Lawrence. New Book release information…
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A PERSIAN RHAPSODY IN BLUE – by John Smithson. New Book release information…
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CELEBRATING MODERN DAY LEADING CATS – Our Feature Cats: Ragdolls NZCF RUBY DB. GR. CH. RANCHDOLLS QUITE THE PRINCE CFA GC, BWC, NW ZEUS RAGDOLL KUNLUN
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Chloe Chung (Hong Kong)
(Acre, Israel)
Valerie Sheldrake Feline Historian (Suffolk, UK)
Jamie Christian (Ohio, USA)
PHOTOGRAPHY / GRAPHICS
Helmi & Ken Flick (Florida, USA)
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Jack Terry (Florida, USA)
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OUR COVER PHOTO NZCF Ruby Double Grand Champion RANCHDOLLS QUITE THE PRINCE Blue Point Bi-colour Ragdoll Bred and owned by Sheree & Tim Russell Photo: Helmi Flick
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The fourth edition of our e-Magazine for 2022 seems to have come round very quickly. March has gone, and so has the first quarter of the year! Taxes, Shows, Covid-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, along with the loss of life, the decimation of cities and for all our pet-loving readers, the very real concern over the strife and unnecessary trauma on our animal friends and fellow breeders and pet owners, takes centre stage. Much fundraising has been done locally all over the world to provide relief for cats and other pets, but in Europe particularly, the efforts have been more hands-on; with many excellent rescue schemes launched and carried out to provide pet food, provisions, carriers and other necessary supplies where they are needed most. It is at times such as this, that I am so proud of our ‘hands-on’ cat fanciers. Even now, Covid-19 still has a grip in some countries on the running of shows, in my own country the season starts in February and March and there have already been a few cancellations due to the restrictive nature of rules on many of the most popular show venues. But some shows are taking place, but fewer than any of us would have prefered. While restrictions on travel have been largely lifted, the demands and rules on isolation if infected still stand, so there is naturally some reticence about travel to some degree, not so much internally, but overseas. On a happier note, the April edition of Felis Historica is a celebration of the RAGDOLL breed. Dr. Lyons provides us with an excellent overview of the genetics of the Ragdoll, while David Nudleman (TICA) gives us a thumbnail early history of the Ragdoll breed’s beginnings. Lorraine Shelton provides us with another superb article and analysis of the World’s most popular breeds, based on the registration data from some of the world’s leading registries.
TICA IW RW Snugglerags Huckleberry Finn Photo: Helmi Flick Cat Photography
IN CELEBRATION OF
APRIL 2022
RAGDOLL BRITISH SHsCATS & LHs
This gives us an insight into the changing trends in public support for specific breeds, both regionally and around the world. In the last two decades, these changes have been quite dramatic and in some cases, legacy breeds which once dominated have very much taken a back seat. Coming out on top currently are the RAGDOLL, the MAINE COON and the BENGAL. The BRITISH is still strong, but in the historically minor breeds there are some surprises and some newcomers! Following on from the Genetics article, you will discover our celebratory Gallery of our featured breed, the Ragdoll, with many wonderful photographs from breeders and professional photographers alike. This is one of the best collection of Ragdoll images seen in one publication for a very long time. I extend grateful thanks to Helmi and Ken Flick for their continued support for the magazine, and to Lorraine and David for their respective articles. Our history pieces are on ‘LINGMOOR TOM’ a highly successful Red Tabby Longhair born in 1900; and ‘SWEET PHYLLIS’ a Silver Classic Tabby English (British) Shorthair, born in 1901.
Above: CFA GC, RW Calirags Sitting Bull of Cajundoll Seal Point & White Ragdoll male Photo: Helmi Flick Cat Photography
Below: Aberlady Persia Blue Pointed Ragdoll female.
Our modern-day cats being celebrated, are CFA GC.BWR. NW. Zeus Ragdoll Kunlun, the highest scoring Ragdoll cat for 2020/2021; and NZCF Ruby Db.Gr.Ch. Ranchdolls Quite The Prince, the top scoring Ragdoll cat locally. We look forward to bringing you the May issue, which will focus on the Manx cat, and to celebrate the 198th birthday of Harrison William Weir.
John
EDITOR
Photo: Mike Nelson