The Singapura originates from Singapore and its name means Lion City, the local Malay name for their island.

The breed is said to be a natural breed displaying the agouti gene which is a combination of genes indigenous to South East Asia. The 3 original cats to launch the breed were brought into American in the mid 1970s with a further import added in 1980 and these cats have set the standard which remains largely unchanged to the present day.

In 1990 the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board adopted the breed as their mascot and after a contest, named the cat Kucinta which means 'Love Cat'. The cat has been named as the National Treasure by the Singapura Government.

1998 brought the first Singapuras to the UK. Although the breed had full championship status with all the USA registering bodies, and had made theirmark inother countries, they still had to showthey were suitable for high honours in the GCCF. They were exhibited at many GCCF shows and the interest generated was encouraging.By 1997 there was a total of 54cats registered with the GCCF and Singapuras were granted Preliminary status and by June 2002, were promoted to Intermediate status. They were also then eligible to compete at the GCCF Supreme Show for the award of Best Provisional Breed which was won in 2002 by a Singapura.

The breed was now definitely well established and by October 2004 had achieved the criteria to become a full Championship status breed, effective from June 2005. By July 2006 the first ImperialGrand Champion had been crowned and by November 2007 the first two UK Imperial Grand Champions had brought the breed to the very top of the GCCF title tree. The Singapura was definitely here to stay.

Having a Singapura is like having another family member that is an affectionate and sensitive friend. They love human company and love to talk.

They master the art of dribbling and fetching balls or sweet papers from a very early age. They love to play and frolic and help in all the activities of the household. They specialise in walking all over your newspaper or keyboard as they try to tell you that you should be paying attention to them and not 'that thing'. They make wonderful nurses if you are ill and give you their undivided attention. They remain very gentle, though very playful well into older age and are always ready for a romp. They are very inquisitive cats.

They are very easy to look after and require minimum grooming. A comb from time to time keeps the loose hair at bay and stroking with a chamois leather will keep their coat silky and shiny.

For more information visit:

Progressive Singapura Cat Club (pre-affiliated to GCCF)
Singapura Cat Club