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Fragments 6

Colin meets Colin

Each year the American Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), founded in 1906 and the world's largest non-profit register of pedigree cats, holds a competition for the 'cat of the year'. It is usually won by one of the major breeds such as a Persian, a Maine Coon or a Siamese. However, in 2004 the winner, after a year of gruelling competition in which he was judged — and won — no fewer than 290 times, was a Bombay cat, a minority breed, named 'Caricature's Colin Powell'.

He was named for 'a person of colour who has made, and continues to make, significant contributions to the world' — in this case, of course, the then Secretary of State for the US, Colin L. Powell. A photo opportunity was held at which the cat met his namesake, who declared him 'the best cat in the country'.

Secretary Powell also had the privilege of choosing a name for a kitten born on Independence Day, July 4th, a son of the celebrity cat. Mr Powell said that he would like to name the youngster after Ralph Bunche, the first black American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and one with connections to the State Department as well as to the cause of peace. The kitten was duly named Caricature's Ralph Bunche.

For a fuller account of Mr Powell's speech and the event, see this site.

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Our featured feline: your companion through the Feline Fragments section is Maggie. She came as a kitten from Powys Cat Rescue. One of their volunteers had earlier seen her wandering around, apparently uncared for, and thought her rather young to be just left to roam around. The person 'responsible' for her said she 'didn't care', and so the youngster was taken in for rehoming. She was about 4 months old when I brought her home; she seems a very self-assured soul, probably because of her early experience, and was soon climbing all the available trees in the garden. She has grown into a handsome and affectionate cat, with superb whiskers; she spends a lot of time out and is a demon hunter. As the photo shows, she also loves getting into things! (see it here without the puzzle effect)

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