List of cat registries
List of cat pedigree registries worldwide
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This is a complete list of cat registries worldwide. A cat registry's purpose is to register the pedigrees of purebred cats which are recognised by the organisation.
History
The first cat registry and governing body of the cat fancy was the National Cat Club, set up in 1887 in England. The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) is the oldest cat registry today, formed by a merger in 1910 of the National Cat Club and the Cat Club, the latter founded in 1898 by Lady Marcus Beresford[1] and later known as the [British] Cat Fanciers’ Association.[2] From 1910, the GCCF became the unified governing body and registry for the cat fancy in the UK, and is widely regarded as the original prototype for cat fancy registries worldwide. During the 20th and 21st century many more cat registries have been established around the globe.
Present day
The nine members of the World Cat Congress[3] are regarded as the major and reputable cat registries for pedigree registration of cat breeds worldwide.
The International Cat Association (TICA) recognises 71 standardised breeds,[4] the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognises 44,[5] and the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognises 48.[6] The New Zealand Cat Fancy (NZCF) recognises and registers 55 cat breeds.[7]
Registries
| Abbr. | Name | Location | Breeds | Member
Organisations |
Breed clubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCCA[a] | Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia[8] | Australia | 46 | 7[8] | WCC member | |
| FIFe | Fédération Internationale Féline | Worldwide,
Belgian-based[9] |
48[6] | 43[10] | WCC member | |
| NZCF | New Zealand Cat Fancy | New Zealand | 55[7] | 21 | WCC member | |
| SACC[b] | Southern Africa Cat Council | South Africa | 9 | WCC member | ||
| TICA | The International Cat Association[4] | Worldwide,
US-based |
71[4] | 200 | WCC member | |
| WCF | World Cat Federation[11] | Worldwide,
German-based |
89[12] | 66 | 370[13][14] | WCC member |
| Abbr. | Name | Location | Breeds | Breed clubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA | American Cat Association | United States | |||
| ACF | Australian Cat Federation | Australia | WCC member | ||
| ACFA | American Cat Fanciers Association[15] | United States | shares the CAA standards (ACFA/CAA) | ||
| ASFE | Asociacion Felina Espanola | Spain | |||
| CAA | Cat Aficionado Association | China | shares the ACFA standards (ACFA/CAA) | ||
| CCA-AFC | Canadian Cat Association/Association Féline Canadienne | Canada | |||
| CCC | Chats Canada Cats | Canada | |||
| CFA | Cat Fanciers' Association[5] | predominately US | 44[5] | 600 | WCC member |
| CFF | Cat Fanciers' Federation | United States | |||
| CFSA | Cat Federation of South Africa | South Africa | |||
| EFF | Emirates Feline Federation | United Arabic Emirates | |||
| FFF | Feline Fanciers Federation | Hong Kong | |||
| FIAF | Federazione Italiana Associazioni Feline | Italy | |||
| GCCF | Governing Council of the Cat Fancy[16] | United Kingdom | 150 | WCC member | |
| GCCFSA | Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of South Australia | Australia | |||
| LOOF | Livre Officiel des Origines Félines | France | governmental registry mandatory for all French pedigree cats | ||
| NSW CFA | New South Wales Cat Fanciers Association[17] | Australia | 4 | CCCA member | |
| RASCC | Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Cat Club | Australia | CCCA founder | ||
| WNCA | Waratah State Cat Alliance | Australia |