In 1999 CuriaCooni Maine Coons was established in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, with Quetzal (now a Supreme Premier) as the sole representative of the breed of the house, reigning together with 5 other cats, all of dubious breeds: Spots (once feral), Deng Xiaoping (King of the castle), Isabella (Miss Neurotic), Iris (thrown over the fence), and Jessup (saved from a fate worse than death). But the status quo was not to be for long...