The founder and manager of the farm, Dr Karin Roth, is a licensed veterinarian and certified felinologist who breeds cats for love and as a professional hobby. Karin’s husband Norman Roth is responsible for the day-to-day running of the farm.

The name of the plantation comes from the Celtic language. Translated, Rory means Red King and Mac means son. So the Estonian translation is Son of the Red King.

The breeding is registered in the world’s largest felinological system TICA (The International Cat Association). It is thanks to the owner of the breeding farm, Dr Karin Roth, that TICA came to Estonia in 2010. The club operates under the name Estonian Cat Association ESTICAT.

The breed is also registered with the Cat Fanciers Association – CFA and the World Cat Federation – WCF. We are also members of the highly respected Russian association CatFold, which is made up of the world’s top breeders of Scottish Folds. Not everyone can get in – there are a number of requirements to pass and all of this is done to raise the standard of our cats. The first requirement is that the breeder is a recognised felinologist.

Achieving a high level in Estonia is a difficult goal, but it is being worked towards. We are working towards quality – mental and physical health are the most important. Kittens are well socialised, healthy and multiple vaccinated. They are also neutered/spayed before they are surrendered so that the new owner doesn’t have to worry about it. For more than a decade the breeding farm was also involved in the breeding ofScottish Folds, but this has been put on the back burner – regardless of the health of the parents, the ScottishFold breed will always be at risk of joint problems and this is too high a price to pay. Ethical breeders have gone down the route of just continuing with the Scottish Straight (prick ears) version. London ears are also now a banned breed in many countries, precisely because of the welfare aspect.