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How many people out there actually have a purebred cat
Well to answer the question, plenty, but if you're insinuating that the average cat is a mongrel, that's not correct. Domestic shorthair or Domestic Longhair cats are an anomoly among domestic animals. They are not mutts because they have not been produced by two different pure breeds. They are simply the domestic cat, developed from several wild species and domesticated centuries ago. All pure breeds have been created from the domestic shorthair or the domestic longhair, except a few hybrid breeds created in the last few decades. Don't confuse Domestic Shorthairs with British or American Shorthairs, which are now pure breeds with a closed studbook, but also descended from Domestic Shorthairs, albeit more recently and not as changed as most other breeds. The only other similarities that I can think of would be the domestic comet goldfish, and society finches. All other domestic animals are either color variations of their wild ancestor, such as domestic rats and mice, but still with the same general type, or all of the pure breeds have been changed in one form or another from the original ancestor(s). Cats, society finches and goldfish are pretty much the only domestic animals we have which have a generic form. Not a mongrel, yet not attributed to any specific breed or species. These animals of course have their own pure breeds and varieties in addition to their generic form, just like the cat.
Well to answer the question, plenty, but if you're insinuating that the average cat is a mongrel, that's not correct. Domestic shorthair or Domestic Longhair cats are an anomoly among domestic animals. They are not mutts because they have not been produced by two different pure breeds. They are simply the domestic cat, developed from several wild species and domesticated centuries ago. All pure breeds have been created from the domestic shorthair or the domestic longhair, except a few hybrid breeds created in the last few decades. Don't confuse Domestic Shorthairs with British or American Shorthairs, which are now pure breeds with a closed studbook, but also descended from Domestic Shorthairs, albeit more recently and not as changed as most other breeds. The only other similarities that I can think of would be the domestic comet goldfish, and society finches. All other domestic animals are either color variations of their wild ancestor, such as domestic rats and mice, but still with the same general type, or all of the pure breeds have been changed in one form or another from the original ancestor(s). Cats, society finches and goldfish are pretty much the only domestic animals we have which have a generic form. Not a mongrel, yet not attributed to any specific breed or species. These animals of course have their own pure breeds and varieties in addition to their generic form, just like the cat.
