Breed and Club History
Here you will find a lengthy article detailing the history of the Maine Coon, from its humble beginnings as a working farm cat through to becoming one of the most popular breeds, both here in the UK and in its native homeland of the United States of America.
It includes stories relating to how it evolved, French Queen links, sea captains, raccoons and even bobcats.
You will see some of the early foundation cats, learn about the breeders who brought the Maine Coon back from the brink of extiction, how it has succeeded as a show cat and how the Maine Coon Cat Club started and continues to thrive.
Because the Maine Coon has such a long and chequered history, there is a huge amount of history and this has been collated into a pdf document which can be opened/ downloaded to read.
