We Were Born And Raised in Alberta, Canada and
our parents, on both sides, proudly served in the
Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Airforce During WWII
WE ARE CANADIAN, OUR KITTENS ARE
A PRODUCT OF ALBERTA, AND WE ARE ALL
CANADIAN MADE!
HOW IT BEGAN
Late in 2016, I got it in my head that I wanted a Maine Coon cat.
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The last cat I bought was in the early 1970's, and I paid a whopping $20.00 for him.
In those days, you looked in the local newspaper classified section, found some interesting ads and gave those people a call - on a telephone attached to a wall.
You went to their home and met the mom and kittens firsthand.
You played with them for a while, chose the one you liked best, and off you went with your new treasure to start a new adventure in life.
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They weren't 'family members' in those days - although they were undoubtedly a huge part of the family.
That cat, a Siamese x Burmese kitten, lived with me for the next twenty-one years and he went everywhere with me.
We moved a couple of times, including to the next province of British Columbia and back again, and he was with me for my first and second marriages - although he did try to make it hard for the second hubby to get comfortable, lol!
Fast Forward to 2017
Scammers Everywhere!
Fast forward to 2017 and starting my search for another cat. ​I was flat-out astonished at what was happening in the world!
Every long-haired kitten was advertised as a Maine Coon or a Siberian or Norwegian Forest Cat and people were asking hundreds of dollars, even thousands, for these kittens, and - people were paying it! They were sending off deposits blatantly unrefundable - sight unseen.
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I looked into purebred catteries advertised on the internet and Facebook, but the options were overwhelming. The 'legitimate' catteries were charging thousands of dollars, and --- the scammers were everywhere there too!!!