"puppy-cat" ping?
I have a Korat cat... it has all those same qualities and is a heck of a lot more beautiful... here's some pics of the breed:
http://www.mistyblue.us/koratpage-2.html
Apparently animal husbandry is not this woman's strong suit (nor PETA's).
I once had a cat with those traits, the problem was it kept chasing itself up a tree.
These "puppykats" are apparently a mix of Manx, Scottish Fold and whatnot, from the article ... where do the "wild cats" (apparently she meant feral cats, unless she has a bobcat in the mix too!) come in? In any case, just mixing some purebreds together does not create a new breed. Has to be accepted by the CFA and so forth. These so-called puppykats are more like the "droodles" or whatever dog breeders are turning out these days - mixes of Lab and poodle and so forth. Unlikely that they'll ever be recognized as a separate breed.
As for PETA, what a bunch of maroons (as if we didn't know that already). This is no worse than what other breeders do. Get a grip. PETA won't be happy until every domestic animal on this planet has been "mercifully" allowed to go out of existence so that they won't have to (gasp!) co-exist with Evil Humans.
And you don't need a "puppykat" to have a cat that follows you around and is affectionate! You just need one that has been properly socialized to humans. Our cat John Carter (Warlord of Barsoom) was raised by us from the time he was 3 days old. Johnny's favorite thing to do is to get up on a table so he's close to your height, stand up on his hind legs and put his front paws around your neck, then "smooch" you until your glasses are totally smeared and you smell like tuna. THEN he's happy! LOL!
"More importantly, Houston said, every cat she sells is spayed or neutered before it is released to its new owner."
Glad to see her doing that. Of course, that cuts down on anyone else coming up with a knock-off of her new "breed" so it also makes good business sense.
Two dogs, two cats in our household. The cats are very cat-like and the dogs are very dog-like, and it's a fairly Peaceable Kingdom. ;)
She could have called them Cogs...
Just what we need, another selfish "full time" breeder, churning out hundreds more cats, while millions of healthy loving cats are euthanized every year for lack of homes.
The rich flavor of cat with the tender texture of dog?