Cats
They built up a large cattery
(Chestermere cattery) and developed several different and totally separate bloodlines. Only
the very best cats from each generation were bred. In 1957, they exhibited two of their
imported cats at an ACFA show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and were asked to create the
"Himalayan" breed standard (Himalayan is the name given to the colourpoint pattern in
rabbits and goats from the Himalayan region).
Around the same time, California artist and cat breeder Marguerita Goforth (Goforth cattery)
agreed to look after a friend's cat. The cat was a seal-point Longhair called "Princess
Himalayan Hope" and had come from the San Diego Humane Society. Goforth gained
permission to breed the cat to create a Persian-type cat with Siamese colouring. When
seeking acceptance for the breed in the USA, she used the Borretts' breed standard. In the
1960s, Goforth wrote that she regretted the decision to recognise the Himalayan as a distinct
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