About us

Marianne and John Brett live in South Yorkshire, England -right on the borders of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, out in the country.

Marianne was born in Sweden but moved to England in 1988,

John has always lived in Yorkshire.

Both have kept and bred animals most of their lives,

of a large variety ranging from worms to dogs and sheep.

Both have children that all are just as animal mad.

They got married on the 10th of May 2003 .

Marianne has worked as a veterinary nurse, dog groomer and kennel maid, and is the author of

several books on pet care:

*GULDHAMSTERN (Swedish), ICA 1986. (As Marianne Bornhult)

(As Marianne Mays:)

*THE PROPER CARE OF HAMSTERS, TFH 1993

*PET OWNER'S GUIDE TO RABBITS, Ringpress 1995

*YOUR FIRST GUINEA PIG, TFH/Kingdom 1995

*YOUR FIRST PUPPY, TFH/Kingdom 1995

*YOUR FIRST KITTEN , TFH/Kingdom 1995

(The "Your First" books now known as "HOW TO CARE FOR..")

*PERSIAN CATS, Kingdom 1996

*MOGGIES, A BOOK ON NON-PEDIGREE CATS, Kingdom 1997

*EXOTIC SHORTHAIR CATS, Kingdom 1998

*WORLD OF CATS, Gramercy 1999

*FACTFINDER GUIDE TO CATS, Grange 1999

*THE DOG IN YOUR FAMILY, Kingdom 1999

*YOUR FIRST DWARF HAMSTER, TFH/Kingdom 1999

She started breeding Persians in 1989, with Exotics following in 1994. The main aim has always been to breed happy and healthy show cats. Showing has been a major hobby for decades.

The animals are all kept first and foremost as pets.

The dogs all live indoors and always will.

The indoor cats have a safely enclosed run to go out in.

They are not allowed outside otherwise -it is too dangerous.

The stud boys have to live in a cattery as they would fight otherwise -and mate all the queens all the time. This is built into the attached garage, has heating and lighting and is weather proof.

Some females and neuters live in the cattery too, but they tend to be alternated so that

each gets time indoors.

Kittens are ALWAYS reared indoors with lots of attention.

From July 2004, only FAB PKD tested negative cats are bred from -or their offspring which is guaranteed to be negative.

(Before this there had not yet been a chance to have the cats tested. There were few vets in the UK that offered the service and PKD was fairly unknown even by vets.)

Read up about Polycystic Kidney Disease HERE

Many of the oldies still live with Marianne and John, happily retired. Katy is 16 (2009) and Endora was 15 ½ when she died.

Marianne and John don't believe in discarding cats just because they are no longer "useful" -

although the occasional retired adult cat may be re-homed to special pet homes.