Cats
Earlier
breakaway breeders felt that the restriction did not apply to them because they had purchased
and bred their cats prior to the time of the patent. In 1981, Ragdolls were exported overseas
for the first time.
The stories of the two types of Ragdoll ran parallel for many years. Baker's trademarked
umbrella term for all of her IRCA varieties was Cherubim Cat meaning "Angels non-fighting
cat". In 1985 and 1987, one UK breeder also advertised "Cherubinis" which appear to have
been non-colourpointed offspring from outcrossing Ragdolls to other breeds. "Cherubini" was
a legally safe equivalent of IRCA's trademarked "Cherubim" name. The IRCA Ragdolls were
not recognised by any other registry and upon Baker's death, a number of breeders re-
registered their Miracle Ragdolls, Honeybears and other IRCA varieties as foundation stock
for the new RagaMuffin breed which is now recognised by many registries around the world.
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