Siberian Cat Scammed: Scammers Stealing Back Stories!

We often have scammers stealing our photos to advertise their non-existant kittens. They use these on websites where we are able to contact the host and have the ads taken down. This morning I was told about a complete fake website based totally on ours with a few names changed here and there. I am sick to my stomach and am so angry about this. It will be impossible to remove without a huge legal battle and even then it is unlikely that we could have it removed as it is owned by a scammer based in South Korea.

Here is the person who is trying to rip you off using our hard work:
JONG SUNG, KIM
Address : 864-2, JANGHANGDONG, ILSAN, GOYANG,GYEOUNGGI
Tel : +82.319196171


A very kind Siberian Cat lover has notified me about this. Please see his blog and check this blog regularly if you are going to purchase a Siberian kitten anywhere in the world. Please note, we will never accept any deposit with out speaking with you or meeting you and more often than not, you will get to meet your kitten before you hand over any money. Please be very careful when buying your beloved new family member. Make sure you are not being scammed before you hand over any money.

Please see Dante's post about this on the link below. Thank you Dante for making us aware about this.

Siberian Cat Scammed: Scammers Stealing Back Stories!: "Snowgum Siberians, your ' About Us ' web page has been used as the back story for a siberian scammer! Here's the low down..."

Introducing Ethan

Well you saw the scan about 6 months ago so I thought it was about time to introduce the boy! Ethan Aleksander Winters arrived almost 2 weeks late at 4:45pm on the 16th December 2010. It was a relatively short labour of 7 hrs and he was born naturally at ULCH London during a snow storm. In keeping with our Snowgum Siberian births, he has good size (58cm), heft (8lb 6oz) and was born with a full head of thick hair ;-)

He has been keeping us very busy these past two months but we are loving every moment with him :-)

And now for some pictures...


In the hospital less than 24hrs old:


Out in the snowy weather a few days later:

Smiling (in his cat outfit!) at about 2 weeks of age:


Just chilling at home with Dad:

Out and about in his pram at 7 weeks of age (I can't believe how quickly time is going by and how much he is changing!) :


And here are a couple of videos:

Chatting and smiling at 5 weeks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyDB1HR5mc

On the playmat at 8 weeks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvaag86_P3A

Introducing Tundra...

No we haven't adopted another cat, Tundra is Snowgum Titan's stage name in his issue of "The Cat Collection" Magazine! You may remember that Titan did a photoshoot in November last year, well the magazine is now out and to my surprise, the whole issue is filled with photos of our boy! They have given him the name "Tundra the Siberian" (not a bad name actually, maybe I'll use that for one of his future kittens ;-) and changed his age to 3 years instead of the 1.5 years he was at the time of the shoot! But we are thrilled with the result. The best bit is the furry toy that they have created to look like him! It even has the Siberian signature furry ear brushes sticking out of its ears! So cute!

If you would like your very own Tundra soft toy, or would just like to see our handsome boy's pics in the magazine you can order his issue (47) from the publisher's website:

http://www.the-cat-collection.com/shop/uk/shop.asp?issue=CATISSUE47 Be sure to select your country from the home page to get the right currency. Enjoy!

Show success!

Last weekend we took Delta and her son Spirit to the Garden of England FIFe cat show in Worthing. We had a great time and both of them made us very proud!

Delta was awarded the final two CAC certificates she needed, so after I get all the paperwork done she will now be "Champion Delta Diva Siberia"! She was also nominated for the best in show final on Sunday! Well done Delta!

Spirit was very well recieved by the judges and by the visiting general public too. We were amazed that he showed no signs of nerves despite it being his first show! Spirit was awarded Ex1 both days, BIV on Sunday and was nominated both days for the best in show final! Unfortunately he lost out both days two votes to one to a beautiful silver and white Norwegian kitten. Still, he got some wonderful comments from the judges and we were very proud of the little man to make it that far. Way to go Spirit!

Here are some pics of them at the show:

Delta relaxing between being judged and the final:

Spirit being judged in the final:

Spirit worn out after a long day!

A new family member

For those of you who don't yet know, the reason we are taking a break from breeding for a while is to welcome a new family member. Our first fur-free baby is due in December! I am definitely showing now and can often feel the baby kick inside. We are very excited and can't wait to meet the little one! Here is a pic taken at a scan a couple of weeks ago:

Titan-san

Our friends Darren and Erica just returned from an awesome shopping trip to Japan. They are both really into fashion and love the originality of the designers there as well as the unique culture. Very kindly they brought back a lovely gift for us! So I've taken some pictures of Titan-san in his new and very stylish kimono! Thanks Darren and Erica! Titan is still a little bit unsure about it but I think it is fabulous!

Delta playing

Some videos of our darling girl Delta playing. It is incredible how quickly she has settled in here :-)