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1. ARABIAN MAUS - Dubai

Ms. Petra Mueller, originator of Arabian Maus, has lived in the Dubai region for the past 17 years and has been a tireless advocate of animal welfare, as well as being an environmentalist. When she realized the government's poisoning campaign was endangering the indigenous cat population, in 2005 she started to gather together main groups of stray cats. She also informed the President of World Cat Federation about the unique cats in her area, and was asked to conduct a four-generation breeding test and to submit the proof of the breed to the WCF General Assembly in order to recognize these cats as an original breed. She named them ?Arabian Maus? as Mau is the word for cat in German, and they came from the Arabian Gulf.

In November 2007, the WCF (World Cat Federation) judges personally examined 18 of her Arabian Mau cats of various colours and ages, and found them to be original. On August 2009, the Arabian Mau Cats were thus approved as an International Breed by the WCF in Essen, Germany. Since then, Arabian Mau cats have become entitled to participate in International Cat Shows and have won various titles and prizes in these shows held in Dubai.  They have earned the right to be entitled as "papered" or purebred cats.
 
The Arabian Mau cats are a natural breed which is believed to have arisen
spontaneously around the Middle East (Arabian Peninsula) for more than 1000
years. They are normally found with these characteristics: Pure White, Black and White, Tabby Brown (with dark stripes on the back with lighter brownish coloured on the stomach), Tabby Ginger, and Tabby Grey with black stripes. For more details about the Arabian Mau or their standard, check the World Cat Federation's (WCF) page: www.wcf-online.de or www.mecats.net. Additionally, check the "The Arabian Mau Cats" article, pages 40-41, in the PETME Magazine, Issue 1, May, 2010.:
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1o9o9/PETMEISSUE1MAY2010/resources/index.htm

Ms. Mueller's original number of stray Arabian Mau cats has grown from 18 to 56, and now stands at well over 100 cats.  The cats are sheltered and fed through use of personal funds as well as from the occasional local donation (any donations are very much appreciated). It is believed they has the largest collection of indigenous Arabian Mau cats in her shelter, not only in Dubai but, arguably, in the world. The local (indigenous) stray and Mau cat populations alike are all but currently eradicated in Dubai, and the Abu Dhabi government is soon turning to do the same.
 
The Arabian Mau cats are of particular interest to Native Egyptian Mau lovers as the Tabby Brown, Tabby Ginger or Tabby Grey standards are closest to the Native Maus. The main difference is that the Arabian Maus are more "oriental" in appearance - longer legs, neck and body, with eyes that may be green or amber. They may be slightly more vocal than their Native Mau cousins, but they are very similar in their temperaments, intelligence, and enjoy bonding with people, as well as other cats and animals.

For more information about available Arabian Mau cats for adoption, please contact Ms. Mueller directly at: mecats@gmail.com or at info@mecats.net.

Some Arabian Mau cats available from Dubai will be hopefully soon posted on this EMRO page:  http://www.emaurescue.org/adoption_Arabian_Maus.php.  Like EMRO, Ms. Mueller operates on a cost-recovery basis for approved adoptions both locally and worldwide. EMRO currently has no available Arabian Mau cats for adoption at its Cairo location, but please check also for Arabian Maus on our KSA Cats page (Saudi Arabia).

(NOTE:   Dubai has been designated as a rabies-free zone and, as such, cats can more readily travel from Dubai to Europe, UK and Australia.)

Georgie at feeding time; lovely Mansoori.

D173, Georgie, D186, D187.

D188, D194, D201.

(Updated February 17, 2011)