Editing Scottish Fold (section)

==History==
===Origin===
The original Scottish Fold was a white barn cat named Susie, who was found at a farm near [[Coupar Angus]] in [[Tayside]], [[Scotland]], in 1961. Susie's ears had an unusual fold in their middle, making her resemble an [[owl]]. When Susie had kittens, two of them were born with folded ears, and one was acquired by William Ross and his wife, Molly, neighbouring farmers who were cat fanciers.<ref name="CFApdf">{{cite web |title=Scottish Fold Brochure |url=https://cfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/scottish-fold-brochure.pdf |website=Cat Fanciers' Association |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>  The [[breeding program]]me produced 76 kittens in the first three years – 42 with folded ears and 34 with straight ears. The conclusion from this was that the ear mutation is due to a simple dominant gene.<ref name="Fanciers">{{cite web |url= http://fanciers.com/breed-faqs/scottish-fold-faq.html |title=Scottish Fold FAQ |publisher=Fanciers.com |access-date=3 October 2009}}</ref> Ross registered the breed with the [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] (GCCF) in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1966 and started to breed Scottish Fold kittens with the help of [[geneticist]] Pat Turner. However by the early 1970s the GCCF stopped registering the cat due to concerns about potential health issues such as ear infections and deafness.
In 1970 the first Scottish Fold kittens were introduced to America via a Dr. Neil Todd of [[Massachusetts]] who was researching the mutation. Further cats were brought over and the Scottish Fold breeding program continued with [[American Shorthair]]s and [[British Shorthair]]s being introduced.<ref name="Pegken">{{cite web |title=Scottish Fold history |url=https://www.pegkenscats.com/page/page/3536013.htm |website=Pegkens Scottish Folds |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

=== Breed recognition ===
In 1978 the [[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA) granted the breed championship status.
In the mid 1980s the long-haired version started to gain recognition.<ref name="Pegken"/>
The International Cat Association (TICA) was the first registry to recognized the longhairs for championship competition in the 1987-88 show season and CFA followed in 1993-94.