Taylor Swift shows off her Scottish Fold cat
A RAREbreed of Scottish cat is becoming the purrfect new pet in Hollywood.
Celebrities are clamouring for the Scottish Fold - distinctive because of its folded-down ears.
Movie stars Kirsten Dunst and Mia Farrow, and country music megastar Taylor Swift, who tweeted pictures of her new kitten, are shelling out thousands of dollars to get hold of one.
Other famous Scottish Fold owners include Greys Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey and Esther Newberg, a New York literary agent who represents writers including Patricia Cornwell and Carl Hiaasen, who has a Scottish Fold named Tate George.
The exotic breed is descended from a white barn cat that lived on a farm near Coupar, Angus, in 1961.
It is common for a litter to contain only one cat with the true folded ear appearance.
As a result they regularly change hands for up to &163;1000. Prospective owners are often placed on waiting lists or even entered into lotteries.
Glasgow-based Scottish Fold breeder Rafal Majek said there was huge demand.
He said: We cant produce as many as we would like.
In the US, where the breed has been granted championship status by the Cat Fanciers Association, the pets have been featured on TV shows such as Tonight with Jay Leno and the Martha Stewart Show.
Majek said: Once youve had a Scottish Fold, you will never have another cat breed. Everyone falls in love witcute kitten photosh them because theyre such l
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