Hello from USA

Hi gg, welcome to the forum all the way from the other side of the pond - we're not fussy here where anyone comes from!

I should say I'm Toni with rescue cats aged between 4 & 14, not one with the Rex coat though, all smooth short hairs. I live in the north west of England so not too familiar with cat matters in Cornwall

As to seeing Cornish Rex cats its unlikely that there would be a sanctuary as they are a pedigree domestic cat, although its always possible that the odd one, like any cat, could be in a rescue centre. The Scottish Wildcat, that sarahhound mentioned, is a wild cat so hence the sanctuary to try & preserve the breed, which doesn't really apply to the Cornish Rex.

However I was wondering if there are breeders of the Cornish Rex in Cornwall. I looked at the GCCF (Governing Council of Cat Fancy www.gccfcats.org/index.html & found links to one Rex Cat Club www.rexcatclub.com/index.html & the nearest breeder they have is in Somerset, not too far away from Cornwall but I don't know if they would allow visitors.

Its odd that there don't seem to be any in Cornwall I know, but the Cornish Rex originated from one domestic cat in Cornwall rather than from a pool of wild/feral cats there, so it really depends who has taken on breeding that line. I have a friend who has Devon Rex cats & I note there seem to be more breeders of those but still none in Devon.

If I can find out anything more then I'll post it. Good luck & I hope you enjoy your stay in Cornwall, its a lovely part of the country.