 Breeders in Thailand are promoting and breeding the Khao Manee in the effort of preserving its lineage and breed standard.The first Khao Manee cat imported to the United States arrived in 1999 when Colleen Freymuth imported 12 Khao Manees.In 2004, she was joined by Frédéric Lachaud-Goedert in France who began another breeding program.