Where does Singapura cat originated?
THE SINGAPURA by Cathie McHenry Singapura”The best kept secret in the cat fancy!” These were the words of Mary Ann Mehren, an established Abyssinian breeder, when she obtained her first Singapura. Pet owners gush that it was “well worth the wait” for their Singapuras. What makes these cats so special? Initially, it is their deceptively delicate appearance with that angelic face; but the true hook is the Singapura’s enchanting personality. To those of us lucky enough to work with the breed there is simply nothing like a Singapura. Origins The Singapura was first presented to CFA by Hal and Tommy Meadow in 1981 as a natural breed. The Meadows said that while living in Singapore in the early 1970’s they acquired three of the local “drain cats.” The cats, which they called Singapuras, while typical of the city, were by no means the most common street cat in Singapore. When the Meadows returned to the United States in 1975, they brought the three cats which were the foundation cats of the S
