Fédération Internationale Féline
International federation of cat registries
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Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) (lit. 'International Feline Federation') is a globally operating federation of Felidae animals (mainly domestic cats). In 2026, the federation had 42 members from 40 countries.[1] FIFe is one of the nine members of the World Cat Congress,[2] making it one of the major cat registries for pedigree registration of cat breeds.
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| Abbreviation | FIFe |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1949 |
| Founders | Marguerite Ravel |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Members | 42 in 40 countries |
President | Annette Sjödin |
Vice President | Veikko Saarela |
| Annette Sjödin, Veikko Saarela, Eric Reijers, Charles Spijker, Jürg Keller-Friskovec, Karl Preiss | |
| Website | fifeweb |
History
It was founded by "French cat-lover Madame Marguérite Miggy Ravel" in 1949.[3]
The federation was unofficially started in 1949 in Paris, France, at a meeting between the Fédération Féline Française (French Cat Federation, the Royal Cat Society of Flanders, and the Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana (Italian National Feline Association).[4] At the organisation's first general assembly, in Ghent, Belgium, the federation was officially founded. For the occasion, all participants received a cat shaped statuette, in pink sandstone, that Marguerite Ravel had commissioned from the sculptor Jan Martel.[5]
The original name was Fédération Internationale Féline d'Europe (FIFE). In 1972, the Brazilian Cat Club (Portuguese: Clube Brasileiro do Gato) joined, making it necessary to change the Euro-centric name of the federation. The d'Europe (lit. 'of Europe') was dropped, and the abbreviation was changed to FIFe.[5]
Recognised breeds
FIFe currently recognises 48 official breeds of cat for championship competitions. All breeds are divided into four categories and identified with a three-letter code, according to the Easy Mind System (EMS), used by FIFe and all its members to easily identify cats by alphanumeric codes.[6]
Members
| Name | Abbr. | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asociación Felina Argentina | AFA |  Argentina | 1988 |
| Klub der Katzenfreunde | KKÖ |  Austria | 1950 |
| Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von Edelkatzen | ÖVEK | Austria | 1979 |
| Felis Belgica vzw. | FBe |  Belgium | 1949 |
| National Federation of Felinology | FFBg |  Bulgaria | 2006 |
| Federação Felina Brasileira | FFB |  Brazil | 1972 |
| Felinolog |  Belarus | 1994 | |
| Fédération Féline Helvétique | FFH |  Switzerland | 1949 |
| China Cat Union | CCU |  China | 2018 |
| Asociación Club Felino Colombiano | ACFEC |  Colombia | 2009 |
| Sdružení chovatelů koček | ČSCH-SCHK |  Czech Republic | 1968 |
| Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V. | 1. DEKZV |  Germany | 1951 |
| Landsforeningen Felis Danica | FD |  Denmark | 1950 |
| Eesti Kassikasvatajate Liit | EKL-Felix |  Estonia | 1994 |
| Asociación Felina Española | ASFE |  Spain | 1978 |
| Suomen Kissaliitto r.y. | SK |  Finland | 1961 |
| Fédération Féline Française | FFF |  France | 1949 |
| Felis Britannica | FB |  United Kingdom | 2005 |
| Felis Greece | FGR |  Greece | 1999 |
| Savez Felinoloških Društava Hrvatske | SFDH |  Croatia | 1994 |
| Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások Egyesülete | FH |  Hungary | 2008 |
| Indonesian Cat Association | ICA |  Indonesia | 2007 |
| Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag Íslands | KKÍ |  Iceland | 1995 |
| Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana | ANFI |  Italy | 1949 |
| Verein der Katzenzüchter Liechtensteins | Aristocat |  Liechtenstein | 1981 |
| Lithuanian Felinology Association BUBASTE | LFA |  Lithuania | 1994 |
| Cat Fanciers Clubs Association | CFCA |  Latvia | 1995 |
| Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline Luxembourgeoise | LCC-FFL |  Luxembourg | 1983 |
| Association Feline Felis Moldova | FM |  Moldova | 2015 |
| Federacion Felina de México A.C. | FFM |  Mexico | 1982 |
| Kelab Kucing Malaysia | KKM |  Malaysia | 1985 |
| Nederlandse Vereniging van Fokkers & Liefhebbers van Katten | Felikat |  Netherlands | 1949 |
| Vereniging Mundikat | Mundikat | Netherlands | 1979 |
| Norske Rasekattklubbers Riksforbund | NRR |  Norway | 1951 |
| Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis Polonia | FPL |  Poland | 2007 |
| Clube Português de Felinicultura | CPF |  Portugal | 1987 |
| Felis Romania | FAF-FR |  Romania | 2007 |
| Felis Russica | FRU |  Russia | 1989 |
| Zveza Felinoloških Društev Slovenije | ZFDS |  Slovenia | 1981 |
| Federácia Felis Slovakia | FFS |  Slovakia | 1993 |
| Sveriges Kattklubbars Riksförbund | SVERAK |  Sweden | 1955 |
| Ukrainian Felinology Union | UFU |  Ukraine | 1998 |
