ABSTRACT
This final chapter, ‘Conclusion’, draws together the threads and themes that have developed in the rest of the book to consider how ‘pedigree’ cats are produced and simultaneously involved in the co-production of cat fancy members as ‘cat people’. The Conclusion also considers the future of the cat fancy, both in terms of its perceived insecurities and its implications for ethical narratives within human–cat interactions. The chapter also offers a number of practical recommendations for short- and longer-term consideration by cat fancy members that could lead to a more just human–cat future. By considering an ‘interspecies etiquette’, it argues that we need to re-evaluate how cats are acted upon, shifting towards a prioritisation of feline wellbeing and thriving.
