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 and later known as the [British] Cat Fanciers’ Association. 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 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, the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognises 44, and the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognises 48. The 48-breed count includes a "Preliminary" category, and excludes "House Cats" (i.e. moggy category). The New Zealand Cat Fancy (NZCF) recognises and registers 55 cat breeds.
Registries +Cat registry umbrella organisationsAbbr.NameLocationBreedsMember OrganisationsBreed clubsNotesCCCACo-ordinating Cat Council of AustraliaAustralia467WCC memberFIFeFédération Internationale FélineWorldwide, Belgian-based4843 WCC memberNZCFNew Zealand Cat FancyNew Zealand55 21 WCC memberSACCSouthern Africa Cat CouncilSouth Africa 9 WCC memberTICAThe International Cat AssociationWorldwide, US-based71 200 WCC memberWCFWorld Cat FederationWorldwide, German-based89 The 89-breed count includes the "Admitted but not Recognised" and "Preliminary" categories, but excludes duplicate listings of long-haired variants, and the "Household Pet" (Moggy) category; counting long-haired, the total list is 106. This registry classifies as "breeds" many varieties that other registries consider sub-breeds or coat variations within another breed. That said, it is the most permissive of the major registries in recognising new breeds, and accepts any recognised by other WCC members, and by LOOF. However, it sometimes uses names that conflict with other registries', and it confusingly lists several breeds as "synonyms", yet does not treat them consistently, listing some as separate breeds with different acceptance levels. WCF directly publishes only 61 breed standards, the rest being accepted from other specific registries.66370WCC member
+Cat registry member or non-umbrella organisationsAbbr.NameLocationBreedsBreed clubsNotesACAAmerican Cat AssociationUnited States ACFAustralian Cat FederationAustralia WCC memberACFAAmerican Cat Fanciers AssociationUnited Statesshares the CAA standards (ACFA/CAA)ASFEAsociacion Felina EspanolaSpain CAACat Aficionado AssociationChina shares the ACFA standards (ACFA/CAA)CCA-AFCCanadian Cat Association/Association Féline CanadienneCanadaCCCChats Canada CatsCanada CFACat Fanciers' Associationpredominately US44600WCC memberCFFCat Fanciers' Federation United States CFSACat Federation of South AfricaSouth Africa EFFEmirates Feline FederationUnited Arabic Emirates FFFFeline Fanciers FederationHong Kong FIAFFederazione Italiana Associazioni FelineItaly GCCFGoverning Council of the Cat FancyUnited Kingdom150WCC memberGCCFSAGoverning Council of the Cat Fancy of South AustraliaAustralia LOOFLivre Officiel des Origines FélinesFrance governmental registry mandatory for all French pedigree catsNSW CFANew South Wales Cat Fanciers AssociationAustralia4CCCA memberRASCCRoyal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Cat ClubAustralia CCCA founderWNCAWaratah State Cat AllianceAustralia
+Defunct cat registriesAbbr.NameLocationAACEAmerican Association of Cat EnthusiastsUnited StatesGCCFSAGoverning Council of the Cat Fancy of South AfricaSouth Africa
See also List of cat breeds Cat Purebred breeders Cat fancy Cat show Breed registry
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