RASKA News

Hi Everyone

We hope you and your RASKA cats happy and healthy !

Brad and I thought we should put together a newsletter to keep you all up to date as to what's been happening with RASKA Cattery so here it is...

Your Photos

We always ask for photos from you when you take your RASKA kitens home and we have received some beautiful ones that we will be adding to the website's new photo gallery - which is purely for you. Thank you all so much for your creative input. It also gives us great peace of mind, and shows us how much these wonderful Russians that were once with us, and now are with you - are loved.

Every single photo of these kids was just 'Drop-Dead-Gorgeous' so congratulations to the photographers for such beautiful shots. Your names will be proudly displayed below the photos you kindly sent us.

Click here to go to the RASKA OWNER'S PHOTO GALLERY.

The Cult Of The Cat

Recently, a well known journalist contacted us regarding filming some of the RASKA kids. Gita Irwin has done some terrific documentary work highlighting the difficulties faced by people battling bi-polar depression and has won accoloades (2008 Hope Award) with her documentary 'Facing The Black Dog'.

Gita was putting together a documentary called 'The Cult Of The Cat'. She had recently lost her own cat under tragic circumstances and wanted to put together a documentary on cats and the impact they have on peoples lives, and also as a dedication to her lost soul mate. Gita came to RASKA and didn't want to leave - both her and the film crew. We await with much anticipation the documentary.

Dine Desire Television Commercial

As many of you know, RASKA cats are no strangers to shows, the media, the press and so on. Earlier this year, we were asked if we would like to attend an audition for a well known pet-food commercial. We arrived at the venue with our stud boy Sergei and met with the film crew and animal handler. Poor Sergei was 'Nil By
Mouth' the night before so he would show interest in the particular brand, but it didn't matter, he did exactly as was required and all the remaining Russian breeders were told that their cats would not be required. Yes, even cats get the old 'Don't call us - we'll call you".

The photo shoot was scheduled at 0730am in a waterfront mansion overlooking the southern beaches. The crew were apprehensive to say the least as previous animal shoots had taken up until 9pm in the evening to get the right footage. Di went in with Sergei and set him up for the shoot. There were six individual scenes taken for the commerclal and Sergei performed perfectly for each of them. After each scene, the director said 'That's a take' and Di and Sergei were on their way home at 1pm. The director, crew and more importantly the 'Client' (who happened to fly in for the shoot and talked to Di) were ecstatic and it seems Sergei is now destined for further fame as they want to use him for all the future commercials .

Click on the below image to view the commercial

Cats in small places - 2011 Diary by Pets Magazine
Not long after the Dine commercial, we were asked if any of our cats were available for a calendar photo shoot so in the name of RASKA, of tramps Di again - to a studio in inner Sydney for the shoot.

Initially the shoot was for a 2011 calendar, but because they were so happy with the photos - they wanted to use all the shots so iIt is now a diary and feautures many of our cats and kittens! It's called 'Cats In Small Places 2011 Diary'.

Where will it all end....

Di Stokes.