There are many precious cats among cats, but there are not many cats that can make a country promulgate a law, and there are even fewer cats that can be given political significance. You may think that cats that can enjoy this kind of treatment only exist in imagination, but in reality there is such a cat. Not only is it strictly prohibited from export by its own country, but it can only be given to other countries through diplomacy. Its name is-Turkish Van Cat .

The Turkish Van cat originated from the Van Lake area of ​​Turkey and is a mutation of the Turkish Angora cat, so strictly speaking it is a strain of Angora cats. The number of Van cats is not large. A survey in 1992 found that there were only 92 purebred Van cats in the habitat of Van cats. Such a rare number prompted the government to establish a specialized research institution and at the same time step up efforts to crack down on smuggling of Van cats. Cat's criminal activities, but the effect is not obvious.

Due to the scarcity of Van cats and the government's special legal provisions to protect Van cats, the possibility of ordinary people raising Van cats has been minimal since the late 1990s. Nowadays, it is almost impossible for ordinary families to raise Van cats. Well, Van cats appear more often in the British royal family. The Queen of England has a male Van cat.

Things are rare and expensive. In the 1980s, the price of a Van cat was as high as $5,000. However, since the Turkish government has banned taking Van cats out of Turkey, the price of a Van cat on the black market has now reached millions. Many Van cat lovers can only look at cats and sigh.

The Van cat is a very smart cat and is very active in nature. It is a good jumper. They are very friendly to family members and can quickly establish a close relationship with their owners. Van cats have a strong desire to possess the things they like, just like dogs, so some people call Van cats "dog-like cats." ".

Judging from the current situation, it may not be very realistic for Turkish Van cats to enter homes in other countries, but as cat lovers we must also understand this behavior of the Turkish government. After all, the number of Van cats is too small, and only professional Scientific management can help them develop and grow as quickly as possible. I believe that one day Van cats can travel around the world like other cats.