• Please select your choice of product including the finish of your choice and add it to the shopping cart.

• Then select your preferred shape and add that to the shopping cart also. The product price includes a standard shape (unless indicated otherwise).

• Also check options for fixings and other choices.

Cats have been domesticated since prehistoric times, perhaps for 5,000 years or more; there is evidence (from a Neolithic grave on Cyprus) of some sort of association with humans dating back to the 8th cent. B.C. Cats have been greatly valued as destroyers of vermin, as well as for their ornamental qualities. The ancient Egyptian domestic cat, which spread to Europe in historic times, was used as a retriever in hunting as well as for catching rats and mice. It was probably derived from Felis lybica or one of the other North African wildcats. The modern domestic cat, F. catus, is probably descended from this animal, perhaps with an admixture of other wildcat species, or of species domesticated at various times in other parts of the world. Cats were venerated in the ancient Egyptian and Norse religions, and they have also been the object of superstitious fear, especially in the Middle Ages, when they were tortured and burned as witches!

At some point the African Wildcat, a small yellow cat with black stripes, the ancestor of modern day domestic cats, began coming into the cities to feast on the abundance of rodents. The Egyptians welcomed their new neighbors when they realized that the Wildcats were killing off the rodents. Many people began leaving small scraps of food outside their houses to encourage the Wildcats to hunt at their home. The cats soon began to stay in the cities because there they had more than enough to eat. The cats were also protected from being hunted because their predators in the wild would not dare come near humans. The cats and humans seemed to be well matched for each other.

After all, their cat is loved and well fed. Why should their pet bother hunting down birds, mice and other wildlife? If a domestic cat has any access at all to the outside world then it will hunt, no doubt about it, its all part of being a cat.

A cat will hunt whether it is hungry or not, hunting is an instinctive need within your cat. The fact is a well fed and healthy cat is more likely to be an effective hunter of prey, than an ill fed feral cat.

SPECIAL OFFER!

Are you a lover of cats, kittens and all things feline? Do you own or specialise in a particular breed of cat? Are you an expert or member of a cat lovers' society?

If so, this offer is for you. Take advantage of our special offer to be the first to have a weathervane, bracket or pet memorial made to include a profile of your preferred breed of cat.

In order to build our catalogue of shapes we are making available, for a limited period only, on a first come first served basis, FREE special designs to qualifying customers. Our standard price for a special design is £25 (currently reduced to £10) but, if you qualify you can have this service FREE. This service requires you to supply a suitable graphic to us and in return you agree that we may include the design as one of our standard designs.

Alternatively, if you prefer us to source the graphic, and you qualify for this offer, we will still offer an additional £10 discount (reducing our price for this service from £35 list price, currently on offer at £20, to just £10). Take advantage today!

These offers are subject to our standard terms and suitability of the image for potential inclusion in our Catalog.

If you don't qualify for this offer, don't worry. You can either select one of our wide range of designs or choose your own using our special design service - which currently is also discounted (though not as much as this offer). Click here to choose a special design.

Qualifying customers

To qualify for this offer you must meet the following conditions:

• You are a member of a recognised cat-lovers' society (such as the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) (or affiliated society), Traditional Cat Association, The International Cat Association, Cat Breeders' Society, Cat Lovers' Association, Specialist Breed Clubs, any local Cat Society, American Association of Cat Enthusiasts, the Kitty Cat Club, Subscribers to Cat Talk from the Cat Collectors Club, The Independent Pet Cat Society, The White Cat Club, The Kitty Friends Cat Club, Cats Club, The Rex Cat Association, Canadian Cat Association, The Australian Cat Federation, The Traditional Siamese Cat Association, The Cat Fanciers' Federation, Traditional and Classic Cat International (TCCI), The Cat Association of Great Britain, associations affiliated with the Fédération Internationale Féline, The Amethyst Cat Club, The Aristocats Cat Club, The Burmilla Cat Club, The Garden Of England Cat Club, The Millennium Cat Club, The Abyssinian & Somali Cat Alliance, The Maine Coon Guild, Persian And Exotic Cat Association, Snowshoes UK, The Viking Cat Club, Cat Fanciers Federation (CFF), Federazione Italiana Associazioni Feline (FIAF), Cat Federation of Southern Africa, Cats United International, The Feline Control Council of Victoria Australia, The Blue Persian Cat Society, The Korat Cat Fanciers Association, Inc., The European Cat Fancy, The Cat Authority of Victoria Inc (Australia) any local Cat Club, any local, regional or national Pet Club, and Cat Fancy clubs).
• The breed of cat which you want to add is not already available as standard on our site.
• Where you are supplying the graphic image you are able to supply a suitable image with a sufficiently distinctive profile.

We are interested in particular in adding any of the following breeds of cat (on a first come first served basis): Abyssinian, American Bobtail, American Curl, American Shorthair, American Wirehair, Asian, Australian Mist, Balinese, Bengal, Birman, Bombay, Brazilian Shorthair, British Shorthair, Burmese, Californian Spangled Cat, Chantilly/Tiffany, Chartreux, Colorpoint Shorthair, Cornish Rex, Devon Rex, Domestic, Egyptian Mau, European Burmese, European Shorthair, Exotic, German Rex, Havana Brown, Japanese Bobtail, Javanese, Korat, LaPerm, Maine Coon, Manx, Munchkin, Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, Ocicat, Oriental, Persian/Himalayan/Chinchilla, Pixiebob, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, Selkirk Rex, Siamese, Siberian, Singapura, Snowshoe, Sokoke, Somali, Sphynx, Spotted Mist, Tonkinese, Turkish Angora, Turkish Van.

You can take advantage of this offer for a shape to accompany any of our products with shapes - a weathervane, bracket or pet memorial.

To order a product with a shape:

1. Supply details to us of the relevant society of which you are a member to qualify for this offer - ie the membership number, name, address, e-mail address and website (if any) of the society. By providing this information you agree that we may check your membership for validation of this discount but we will not use this data for any other purpose.

2. Select the appropriate option below and click "Add to shopping cart" to select this option.

3. Choose the product to go with the shape you have chose from our choice of products (weathervane, bracket or pet memorial) including the finish of your choice and add it to the shopping cart. The product price includes a standard shape (unless indicated otherwise).

4. If you are supplying an image (taking advantage of the FREE offer):

   1. Locate a suitable graphic image, where the image or outline of the shape is clearly defined. If possible the graphic should be in sillhouette form in GIF format and file size of less than 200kb. However, we often work from suitable photographs. A side on profile normally works best, though it may help to ensure that distinguishing features are visible to have the head turned towards to camera.

   2. Send your graphic image as an e-mail attachment to Flairmet@weathervane.uk.com. We reserve the right to charge the normal undiscounted price if the image is, in our opinion, not suitable for inclusion in our Catalog. In this case we will advise you before proceeding with the order and give you an option to cancel.

5. Note: ensure that the e-mail address which you send it from is the same as the address given in your order, so we can match the image with this order item, or provide details of the e-mail address on the order when you send the image.

6. Also check options for fixings and other choices.