HISTORY
Although the genetic evidence suggests that Abyssinian cats came from the coast of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, Great Britain developed the breed.
Following a military expedition in Abyssinia in the 1860s, Lord Robert Napier brought a female cat to Britain. This cat was the basis of the beautiful Abyssinian breed.
The United States imported the Abys in the 1900s, but it was not until the 1930s that more Abyssinian cats came from Britain.
The two world wars nearly decimated the Abyssinian cat breed.
However, with their import to the United States, Europe, and Canada, this cat breed recovered and has steadily grown in popularity.
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