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Mee-HOWL! 'Werewolf' cat breeder reveals kittens that look like terrifying creatures of the night
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 29, 2020 | Alice Cachia

Posted on 05/29/2020 4:17:33 AM PDT by C19fan

You'd be forgiven for thinking these kittens were adorable tiny werewolves - but they're actually an extremely rare cat breed that won't be caught howling at every full moon. Lykoi cats are famed for being only partially covered in hair and come with a hefty price tag for their werewolf resemblance, at around £2,000 a kitten. Dorota Strychar, 36, from Legnica, Poland, says she is the country's first breeder of Lykoi cats and has been breeding them since late 2017. She currently owns four adult cats and six kittens and has racke

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats
Members of the Canis genus must be pissed off some cat took their mojo.
1 posted on 05/29/2020 4:17:33 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

They look like “Pet Sematary” cats and kittens. Good to have at Halloween.


2 posted on 05/29/2020 4:21:53 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT.)
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To: C19fan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykoi

The Lykoi is a natural mutation from a domestic shorthair that looks like the popular idea of a werewolf. The mutation has occurred in domestic cats over the last 20 years. DNA testing has been done by UC Davis to confirm that the cats do not carry the Sphynx/Devon Rex gene. The breed was developed in Vonore, Tennessee. “Lykoi” means ‘wolves’ in Greek.


3 posted on 05/29/2020 4:28:26 AM PDT by HangnJudge (When one is in a house of mirrors, everywhere you stand is “center”)
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I think that intentionally breeding hairless or partially-hairless cats is wrong. For one thing, in order to fix the trait to any extent in a breeding population, the animals have to be horribly inbred.
4 posted on 05/29/2020 4:37:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
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5 posted on 05/29/2020 5:00:08 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Tax-chick

“I think that intentionally breeding hairless or partially-hairless cats is wrong.” I agree! And the same with hairless dogs, dogs so tiny that they develop more health problems,etc. A handler at a dog show told me that the modern English Bulldog puppy has a head too big to be delivered naturally and births have to be by C-section! That is terrible for the dogs - just to get a “look”!


6 posted on 05/29/2020 5:00:37 AM PDT by NewCenturions
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To: NewCenturions

Yes, I agree about the dogs, too.


7 posted on 05/29/2020 5:22:25 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
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To: C19fan

Butt ugly.


8 posted on 05/29/2020 6:24:10 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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