speciality cat pure breed rescueWhen did this myth about there not being any "pure breed" cats happen?

This is a serious question. Is it just trolls trying to start rumors or something? Seriously, how does that even make sense? Of course there are different types of breeds, it's just silly to think otherwise. So, seriously, where did this myth come from? If you believe it, why do you believe it?

Just a few quotes from various sources...

"A cat whose ancestry is formally registered is called a purebred cat, or a pedigreed cat. A purebred cat is one whose ancestry contains only individuals of the same breed. A pedigreed cat is one whose ancestry is recorded, but may have ancestors of different breeds.

The list of cat breeds is quite large: most cat registries actually recognize between 30 and 40 breeds of cats," -

"The idea of the pedigree, used to trace and confirm the lineage of an animal, became popular as people began to take pride in their unusual or particularly unique cats. Many years before the unusual variations in cats were studied by the scientific community, pedigrees were found to be valuable in providing insights into the predictability of matings. It was not long before the term "pedigreed" became the equivalent of the phrase "pure bred."

Here we are today, with a wealth of "pure breeds" of cats. Many breeds are the result of the cross breeding of known breeds to create another - usually a breed that combines the best characteristics of the parent breeds into one. Some breeds are the result of interest around a unique attribute such as tailessness (the Manx) or folded ears (the Scottish Fold). " -

"Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue (SPCR) is a 501c3 non-profit organization in southeastern Wisconsin founded in 1999. We are proud of our 10 years of work, finding quality homes for abandoned/surrendered purebred cats!" -
Well of course there's cat breeds but the term "purebred" is not used with them - they're called PEDIGREED because their lineage can be traced back several generations.

FACT is though, most cats aren't ANY breed - they're simply "domestics" - cats of no particular breed. Cats were domesticated THOUSANDS of years ago and breeds only established in the last 100 or so. So most cats aren't a breed or even a mix of breeds - they're simply domestics.

No clue which "Turkish Van" question you're telling us to go look at. What was said/asked? Most likely someone thinking their cat was a Turkish Van. The Van is a VERY rare breed. You don't stumble upon one - there's very few breeders.
Ok, Santa Percy is just plain wrong here. I realize probably very few people actually read the comments but it's seriously annoying to have such nonsense spewed about. Who would vote for this? Do your research. Pedigree has nothing to do with beinspeciality cat pure breed rescueg "purebred". S/he is just ignorant.

My opinion of this is that breeds are merely man-made things. All cats are essentially of the same species. Therefore, humans decide what a breed is. And they set the rules. So really, breeds are definition and certain experts will say they can decide whether your animal belongs to it or not. And such standards may actually vary from expert to expert.
Well, they crossed Siamese with Pesian and came up with the Himalayan, which bred true. That's how breeds are developed-- the goal is to get all the kittens to breed true to the new form with no throwbacks. Viola--new breed.

Sometimes it's a spontaneous mutation that breeds true -- Devon rex, Cornish rex, Munchkins, American curl and Japanese bobtail are all these. Viola--new breed.

It's up to the Cat Fancy to recognise what a new breed is and to approve it for show, once the basics are sorted out like coat color, bonestructure, ear set, etc. are standardised.

There is no 'myth', it's all laid out in fact.
not sure i understand your question.

if you find males and females with no ears. you breed them. the kittens have no ears. you continue to breed. you just developed a breed. this fact will be registered as a breed with the people who show cats.
so, breeds exists.

domestic breed confuses everyone, that might be what you mean. 99 % of cats descended from an African breed of wild cat. they do not have a breed. the term domestic, means no one knows what his parents were. every body thinks their cat is part whatever. and all the purists on here point out, mosts cat do not have a breed. as breeds were developed , in most cases, by man.

one could argue there are no true pure bred cats, as all where combined with other breeds. the only pure bred would be the direct descendants of the African wild cat.

you could argue there are no Americans, too. we all came from somewhere else. even the Indians, but what would be the point? to win a trivia contest?
i have a pure bred moggy, a cats a cat in my opinion, its people who are stupid for being told this cat is a pedigree and there for we will charge ￡400 for this cat because it is a pedigree after all. You get short haired cats, long haired cats, some with no hair. Some cats with short legs, cats that grow bigger than the average cat and some with "special" markings and at the end of the day you still end up with a cat. And its all man made, and why? They all have the same thing in common which is people wanting to make a profit, and people fall for it because they think that cat is more special than another, i saw a woman on t.v a few months ago who lived in america who had managed to breed a cat that had no furspeciality cat pure breed rescue and no claws and this to her was "beautiful". The thing looked like it was diseased, the disturbing thing is shes not the only one.
There are breeds of cats, there are breeds of dogs, there are breeds of horses. Breeds are man-made, and are "backed up" by pedigree, proving that way back, the animal's parents, grand parents, great grand parents, were that breed. Cats of no particular breed are called moggies or domestic short hairs, dogs are mutts, horses are called grade horses. Man created the breeds for a specific use or look. Nature created the original. Generally are most popular cat breeds revolve around a natural mutation or local variation. You can say that Nature created them also. The Manx, the Siamese, the Signapura, the Turkish Angora, the Siberian - all of these "breeds" were/are naturally occurring variants. People saw them, selectively bred them, and a new "breed" was formed.

Crossing two random breeds of cats does not make a new breed. There are specific rules governing new breeds in both CFA and TICA, and it takes years, careful record keeping, and many breeders to even get a new crossing accepted as a provisional breed - sort of a trial status. That's how Ragdolls became a breed. Most of them sort of go by the wayside, as the "breed" doesn't have enough redeeming features to make it into the mainstream, and it quietly goes away.

So there is a sort of reverse snobbishness with some of the people who don't/won't own purebred cats. The make up such a small portion of the population that it really is the proverbial tempest in the teapot. Energies would be better spent spreading the word about the need to spay and neuter, actually take *care* of the cats that people have, and supporting your local shelter.

I've got all purebreds - Siamese and Cornish Rex - and don't feel the least bit guilty. And I can promise you that with my 15+ years of Siamese rescue work, I've done more to help the general cat population than the people on here putting down those that desire a purebred cat.
I see where you are going with this.

I have BARN CATS that most would say are of ''no specific breed'' - UTTER NONSENSE !
They are a breed onto themselves. They have records dating back at least 10 generations and have been selectively bred for the purpose that they serve. And most of the registered breeds of cats certainly never existed as wild cats - they are a result of humans messing with Nature. Breeding is just a polite way of saying abomination.

confusing questions to ask peopleWhy do people ask questions that they dont want the answer to?

It is confusing. People ask questions just so they can hear someone pat them on the back, confirm thier mis-information, or accept wrong information as fact because it sounds good. Why dont they just do 5 minutes of research and find out the truth? The human race is weird.
I am with you all the way on this!
One who listed all the possible solutions and said he didn't want any of these, I maconfusing questions to ask peoplede a (totally to the point) comment as to his mental capabilities and got a violation from yahoo. ;-)

I have learned, that most people would rather live with the problems they complain about than doing what needs to be done to eliminate them.
My sentiments precisely!

Think of the word ' plant ' and forget about horticulture.
I don't know why dconfusing questions to ask peopleon't you stop doing it.
Just because they have to get it out of their systems, cause they want to ask it then they answer it themselves ^^
because people are lazy. I know i am. and besides sometimes it's just good to hear what other people in the world think. insted of what google thinks you know?
they only want ars kissers to tett them what they want to hear

glad unitsFilipinos,are you glad you re paying taxes to feed incompetent military commanders?

1.they havent neutralized the abu sayaf group despite cornering the terrorists.,,, or at least rescue the foreign hostages....despite having some numerous fancy "elite" units?...2. should the government hire foreign mercenaries to finish banditry in the south?3.DND Spent more than a billion peso to replenish afp ammo????
Happens everywhere my friend. Just be glad they let you keep somglad unitse of your money so you can feed and house your family.

I'm just glad the taxes here aren't as high as the next country.
Absolutely NOT.

The least they can do is to have the decency to get themselves killed leading assaults somewhere. They should go in themselves, alone if they have to, and like Fernando Poe Jr. kill ALL the bad guys, never mind if they have to be shot in the right glad unitsarm first, but continue fighting, shot in the left arm and continue fighting, shot on both lower limbs and still, continue fighting, shot near the king's jewels - and runs fleetfooted, shouting "Am I the only Katipunero around here"?

Oh, I can talk like this if only to protect the interest of Filipino taxpayers!

By the way, we OFWs don't pay any.

dragon tales cartoonWhat ever happened to the Cartoon Series "Dragon Tales"?

I haven't seen it on Television lately for a Long time now. It use to come on The PBS and Sprout channels but they haven't been showing it at all since last year!

Did they take it Off The Air or something likdragon tales cartoone that, because Dragon Tales has NOT been shown on television for as long as I can remember now?
on PBS it still comes out no? or maybe not i havent checked for like a month but i think its still on PBS . i useddragon tales cartoon to love that show >:D ill check around and inform you , hopefully its still airing .
Ah, Dragon Tales. Good times..
i'll see that in cartoon network........
yeah its gone. that was a good show.

love poems quotesWhat are your favorite love quotes or love poems?

you can't say "I love you"...it has to be real quotes or poems.
Not of romantic love but "Adonis" by Percy byshe Shelley.

Anything by shelley is beautiful, if anybody understood love it was him.

"Love is not good nor is it evil; it is the line inbetween"
Socrates in the Symposium by Plato
" I love you and you is the only me I know "

if i know what love is, its because of him.

wish you were here. wish i was there. wish it was different. wish wishes came true. i'd wish you back and start new.

i love you&thats all i really know.

this love is difficult, but itlove poems quotess real.

somethings you lose
you dont get back
so remember what you have
and make a plan
to love me
sometime soon

most girls would say, i left because i couldn't stand to be there while i loved him and he loved her. well, the thing is, i'm staying around because deep in my heart i hope he'll leave her and i plan on being her when it happens.

i don't care if it hurts me; as long as he is happy.

i love how you kiss; i love all your sounds; and baby, the way you make my world go round.

and if i ever start to matter, please let me know.

if you love me, tell me. if not, please gently let me go.

two out of five people marry there filove poems quotesrst love.
there are some lovely quotes from the book twilight. i'm not an obsessed fan like most people i just enjoyed reading her books. theres one about how bella is edwards drug . you will not understand me if you haven't read the books but it was a long time ago so i don't remember the actual quote. there are many more. they are heart felt and if i had a boyfriend i would faint if he said them to me. just google it
"When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep." - Kahlil Gibran
"you cant just stop loving someone, you either never have or always will"

wooden earring holdersNeed a cute/catchy name for a boutique?

I need help coming up with a name for my boutique. I will be selling picture frames, stacked wooden crosses (that hang on the wall), coasters, pillowcase dresses, handmade cards, stationery sets, magnets, earring and necklace holders, and many other things. Everything is handmawooden earring holdersde and/or decorated by me. I just can't think of anything catchy! I have 2 kids (Luke and Levi) and I can't decide if I want to incorporate the "L" somehow. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Thank you!
Shannon
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aol hp homepageI just bought a new HP computer today & I can't get rid of the set AOL HP homepage. Anyone know how?

I have gone under Tools and Internet Options and tried to change the homepage that way and it continues to go back to the AOL HP homepage. I have also gone to the Yahoo homepage and tried to click the link which is suppose to automatically set Yahoo as my homepage, and that also does not work! Did HP put something on the computer to where I can't override the homepage? I have ran spysweeper and everything...please help! I thought it may be my antivirus, which is PC-cillin, but I can't find anything.
Do yourself a BIG favor. Remove anything on your PC that even mentions AOL. It is a resource hog and simply tries to take over your pc.

Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove any AOL programs residing there.

Now click on Start > Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and Folders
type in AOL in the top box and let the computer do a complete search of your hard drive. When it is done, click on Edit at the top of the window and click on Select All
Then click on File and click on Delete. It will ask you if you want to remove them. Click on Yes.

If you want to REALLY finish the job:

NOTE: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE REGISTRY OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTION HERE. If you are not familiar with editing the registry and you do other things you may give yourself some big headaches.

Click on Start > Run >
type in regedit
click once on the very top directory to hilite it.
Hold down Ctrl + F; this will open a search window
type in AOL and then click on Find Next
when it finds an aol hp homepageAOL entry, right click on it and select Delete and yes. (Do this if it is a folder in the left hand pane or if it is an entry in the right hand pane)
Hold down Ctrl + F again and repeat the process until you have cleaned your registry of all AOL items. This may be a very tedious process so hang in there.

When you think you have it all out. Go back up to the top directory in the left pane, hilite it, and search for AOL once again just to make sure you didn't miss any.

Once you are completely done. Reboot your PC. This will reset the registry without all the AOL crap. Now you should be able to reset your home page to yahoo.com without any problems.

Hope this helps.
Dwight, that's what you get for not reading the original post. He already tried your solution.

this is what happens when you ignore the help pages

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? Follow the instructions specific for the browser and version you are currently using.

? Internet Explorer (windows)
1. From the menu bar in your browser, go to Tools > Internet Options.
2. Choose General from the tabs across the top of the popup window.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Address field.
4. Click OK.

? Firefox/Mozilla (windows)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Tools > Options.
2. Choose General from the list on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Location(s) field.
4. Click OK.

? Internet Explorer (Mac)
1. From the menu baraol hp homepage in your browser go to Preferences
2. Choose Browser Display under the Web Browser listing on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Address field.
4. Click OK.

? Safari (Mac)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Preferences.
2. Choose General from the icons across the top of the popup window.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page field.
4. Click OK.

? Firefox/Mozilla (Mac)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Preferences.
2. Choose General from the list on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Location(s) field.
4. Close the window to save changes.

? America Online
1. Sign on to America Online.
2. Go to the Internet connection area.
3. Click on "Go to the Web".
4. In the Members menu, click on My AOL.
5. Click on the Preferences Guide icon.
6. Click on The Web.
7. Click on Set Up Now.
8. Select the Navigation index card tab.
9. In the address box type in the url to the page you want as your homepage.
10. Click OK.
Internet Options...

Do -- reset Web settings and Restore Defaults

After that change thr home page to yahoo.com....then Apply.....Try It
I never heard of anything like that happening. But I don't like or use AOL, and I just got a new computer and the first thing I did was remove anything having to do with AOL. You might go into Add/Remove Programs and see if there are AOL programs in there.