Toyger
Sign in to saveThe toyger is a breed of domestic cat, the result of breeding domestic short-haired tabbies (beginning in the 1980s) to make them resemble a "toy tiger", as its striped coat is reminiscent of the tiger's. The breed's creator, Judy Sugden, has stated that the breed was developed in order to inspire people to care about the conservation of tigers in the wild. It was recognized for "registration only" by The International Cat Association in the early 2000s, and advanced through all requirements to be accepted as a full championship breed in May 2007. The Toyger Cat Society database lists 30 activ
Key facts
- Cat breed.name
- Toyger
- Cat breed.image
- Toyger - Cornish Rex presentation show Riihimäki 2008-11-16 IMG 0101.JPG
- Cat breed.country
- United States
- Cat breed.loofstd
- https://www.loof.asso.fr/download/standards/std_toy-2023.pdf
- Cat breed.ticastd
- https://tica.org/breed/toyger/
- Cat breed.gccfstd
- https://www.gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Toyger.SOP_.March2020.pdf
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The toyger is a breed of domestic cat, the result of breeding domestic short-haired tabbies (beginning in the 1980s) to make them resemble a "toy tiger", as its striped coat is reminiscent of the tiger's. The breed's creator, Judy Sugden, has stated that the breed was developed in order to inspire people to care about the conservation of tigers in the wild. It was recognized for "registration only" by The International Cat Association in the early 2000s, and advanced through all requirements to be accepted as a full championship breed in May 2007. The Toyger Cat Society database lists 30 active Toyger breeders .
In 2020, 469 toygers are registered on the Pawpeds Database, and kittens were stated to cost up to $5,000.