York Chocolate

The York Chocolate is a rare pedigreed breed of domestic cat originating in the United States. It has a long, fluffy coat and a tapered tail. The coat is predominantly or completely solid chocolate, or its dilute form, known as solid lilac. The breed was named after the US-state of New York, where it was established in 1983. This breed was created by selectively breeding domestic long-haired cats of non-pedigree ancestry. The breed is not widely recognised by the major cat registries, except for the WCF. As of 2026, the breed is either in critically low numbers, or extinct.