We Were Born And Raised in Alberta, Canada, and
our parents proudly served the
Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Air Force 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 decided I wanted a Maine Coon cat.
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 classifieds, found some interesting ads, and called the people on a wall-mounted telephone.
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.
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, 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 I started a 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, Siberian, or Norwegian Forest Cat, and people were asking hundreds of dollars, even thousands, and people were paying it! They were sending off deposits blatantly advertised as non-refundable- sight unseen.
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 too!!!