The British Shorthair Cat

 

The British Shorthair is a cat pet feature that makes it a popular breed in cat shows. It has been the most popular type of cat registered by the British Government Council of Cat Fancy (GCCF) since 2001, when overtaking the Persian breed.
The British Shorthair is the descendant of cats brought to Britain by the Romans and then interbred with wild native cats. They then crossed with Persian cats to increase their thickness. multiply defined in the 19th century and British Shorthairs displayed in Crystal Palace cat show in 1871. The popularity of this race declined by the 1940s, but since the end of World War II, has increased the breeding program and breed high popularity once again