California Spangled

California Spangled
Standard: no current standard available!
Shoulder height
length
Weight	4-7 kg
allowed colors	Western colors as Self, Smoke and Silver
colors not allowed
permitted coat drawing	Spotted tabby
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The California Spangled is a breed of cats that was bred to bring spotted wild cats such as the ocelot or leopard into the home. Breeding started in the 1970s. They were and are a rare breed and cost between $ 800 and $ 2,500. The popularity of two other spotted cat breeds ( Ocicat and Bengal ) overshadowed their development. So it has disappeared both from all the organizations of the cat breeders in which it was recognized, as well as from the offers of the cat breeders themselves. Breeding efforts with this pedigree cat are only rudimentary.

The anthropologist Louis Leakey saw the death of a leopard by poachers . In doing so, he encouraged the Californian Paul Arnold Casey Jr. to breed a domestic cat that looks like a small leopard. This would highlight the need to protect the leopard. Casey died on April 23, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. He was 60 years old.

The California Spangled is a cross of many breeds, such as Abyssinian , American Shorthair, and British Shorthair .

Physical characteristics

At first glance, the cat looks like a little leopard. She has a long, slim but muscular body with polka dots. The spots should be as round as possible, but they can also be square, triangular, oval or rectangular. The head is rounded, with a very pronounced, strong snout, prominent cheekbones and large whisker pads. The ears are rounded and pointed slightly outwards.

The colors of the California Spangled are: black, blue, gold, silver, bronze or white. California Spangleds may look wild, but they are purely house cats and love to play with their humans.

history

Paul Arnold Casey Jr., a screenwriter and playwright, started the breed upon returning from Tanzania, where he had worked with Louis Leakey in the 1970s. In the novella Open the Coffin his journey in Africa and the subsequent breeding of the California Spangled is recorded.

The cat was also known as the "domestic leopard" because of its appearance. The breeder cited the reason for breeding this breed because humans would not want to wear the fur that their pet has.

The California Spangled was first introduced in 1986 in the Christmas catalog of Neiman Marcus , an American chain of luxury department stores, so not at a cat show as is the case with most other breeds.

character

California Spangled are affectionate, social, curious, and totally devoted to their owners. They are highly responsive to eye contact and love to be active. They like to sit on their shoulder or at eye level so they can see exactly what is going on around them. The cats are known for their intelligence, athletic ability, great energy, and acrobatic ability. California Spangled rush into anything and have a keen hunting instinct. They also like games that their owner has a huge stake in.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Paul A. Casey: Open The Coffin. April 27, 2008
2. ↑ Appearance . All about cats. iLoveindia. March 3, 2008
3. ↑ ^{a b} Franny Syufy: California Spangled . Ask.Com. Life's Abundance Pet Foods. February 19, 2008
4. ^ Tyson: Pretty Kitty . Flint River Ranch Premium Pet Food. March 11, 2008
5. ^ Matt Bryant: History ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Furry Critter Network; California Spangled. Cat Fanciers Association Inc. February 20, 2008
6. ↑ Ask.com: Arm and Hammer cat litter . March 12, 2008
7. ↑ Anne J. Helgren: Personality. ( Memento of the original of February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Petplace.com. Promeris. February 27, 2008  

Web links

• obsolete breed standard of the TICA (en., pdf page 60/68; 667 kB)

literature

• Candida Frith-Macdonald: The cat. Parragon Books, Bath 2007, ISBN 978-1-4075-6235-3 .