Charles Darwin wrote of polydactyl cats in his book «The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication» published in the 1850's «I have heard of several families of six - toed cats, in one of which the peculiarity had been transmitted for at least three generations» pre-dating claims elsewhere that the first scientific recording of feline polydactyly was in 1868. (messybeast.com)
Doing some research, I found out there is indeed a higher incidence of polydactyl cats in the Northeastern US, Halifax, and a pocket in England and Wales. (halifaxveterinaryhospitalinc.com)
In honor of the 25 + polydactyl cats who just became available for adoption, we're offering adopters discounted adoptions on ALL cats. (animalfoundation.com)