Kollam: After years of long waiting, searching, Nishad and Noufal finally owned three kittens of Maine Coon breed, the rare and largest cat breed in the world. The giant beautiful cats have already grabbed eyeballs.
A network engineer by profession, Karunagappalli native Nishad is the state president of the Ken Cat Fancier Association. Kannanalloor native Noufal is working in Haritha Keralam Mission. They used to bring Maine Coon cats from other states for the pet shows organised by the association.
It is a highly expensive and difficult process to own Maine coon’s. So, they decided to get the cats. Nishad and Noufal searched for Maine Coon cats at many places in India, they could find only hybrid breeds. With this, they sought help of the World Cat Federation and searched in other countries.
The duo found the Maine Coon cats in Russia. After this, they had to run for many documents including DGFT license, pet passport, medical certificate and the papers to prove that the climate of Kerala is suitable for cats. Finally, the cats reached Kerala from Russia. The cat pair named Vanya and Dasha were owned by Nishad and Rimma was taken by Noufal.
The cats weigh about 8 kilograms each. All three of them are accommodated in air conditioned rooms. They are fed with special Imported foods.
Maine Coon is the largest cat breed in the world and is rarely found in Kerala, said Dr. D Shine Kumar, assistant director of Department of Animal Husbandry. He said that cat rearing has become one of the most popular hobby with huge opportunities.
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