The first Vans were imported into South Africa in the seventies but were involved in a motor car accident and were never recovered. Bardine Levin, found a stray in the eighties with a character similar to that of Vans and through this cat developed an affilliation with the breed. Consequently she imported and reintroduced the first pair into South Africa in 1990. Bard retired from breeding Vans in 2007.
We were pleased to learn that from 2009 there was a new breeder Mariska van Loggerenberg. She started in Ballito and later moved to Midrand. She also could not sustain such activities and retired from breeding in 2017. Luckily Bard was able to get Lilly - Mariskas quadruple European Champion - to retire together :) You should watch Mariska on Kyknet here: https://youtu.be/XTTs8EiUDXo More on Turkish VansSorry some of these links are old and broken although have some sentimental value...
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