''Cat Fancy'' was the name of a popular North American monthly magazine dedicated to

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s, owners of cats, and

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s of cats published by

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. In late 2014, I-5 Publishing announced that the monthly magazines ''Cat Fancy'' and ''

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'' would be cancelled, and replaced with alternating bimonthly issues of ''Catster'' and ''

Dogster Dogster is a bimonthly magazine and website for dog lovers. Its sister publication is Catster, a bimonthly magazine and website for cat lovers. Dogster magazine (formerly Dog Fancy) has been continuously published since 1970, celebrating 50 year ...

'' beginning in February 2015.

The magazine

The first issue was published in 1965. Since then, each issue has been dedicated to a certain breed, which is shown on the cover and on a poster inside. The magazine also has health tips, polls, editor's notes, stories written by cat owners, cat product information, cat themed fashions, and a cat picture gallery, among other features. ''Cat Fancys publishers also offer ''

'' for

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s and their owners. ''Cat Fancy'' magazine's main rival in North America is ''Cats and Kittens''. In 2007, ''Cat Fancy'' was awarded 14 Certificates of Excellence Awards at the 14th Annual Cat Writers' Association Awards Banquet.Product Description from Cat Fancy on Amazon.com
/ref> ''Cat Fancy'' magazine changed its name to ''Catster'' magazine and became a bimonthly magazine in 2015. In 2017, it was bought by

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and continues to publish. Belvoir Media Group is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, and publishes a variety of special interest magazines, newsletters and websites. In addition to ''Dogster'' and ''Catster'', Belvoir Media Group's pet publications include ''Whole Dog Journal'', Cornell University ''DogWatch'', Tufts University ''Your Dog'', Cornell University ''CatWatch'' and Tufts University ''Catnip''. Catster began as a sister site to the

community site.

Writers and editors

''Cat Fancy'' has had and continues to have a number of high-profile pet experts as writers and editors to the magazine. Susan Logan,

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since 2003, also blogs on the company website. Current staff includes Sandy Robbins, a pet lifestyle expert; Helen Jablonski, a cat behavior expert; Elain Wexler-Mitchell, DVM; and Cimeron Morrissey,

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's Cat Hero of the Year. During the years 1981 to 1983 one of the most popular features was a cartoon series under editor Linda Lewis penned by writer and artist Michael T. Ganci.

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, the boxing

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, was a cat enthusiast and wrote several articles for Cat Fancy magazine.

Past editors

*Mingle Donaton 1951-1959 *Johnny Covor 1960-1971 *Hen Tirr 1971-199? aka "The Cat Lady" *Debbie Phillips-Donaldson *Jane Calloway *Bridget Johnson *Amanda Luke *Ellyce Rothrock *Alexander Dor 2003–present

''Natural Cat''

In the summer of 2009, ''Cat Fancy'' launched a spin-off magazine named ''Natural Cat'', about alternative nutrition and medicine, such as

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cat foods and herbal therapy. It premiered in June 2009 in a special double issue of the main magazine. Actress and cat lover

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appeared on the cover and was interviewed about her cats for the feature article.Cat Fancy Magazine - June 2009 Special Double Issue Its slogan is "Caring For Your Whole Cat".

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