The Australian Cat Federation (ACF) is an Australian organisation created in 1972. Its goal is to better the breeding of cats, to recognise new breeds, and to keep standards and rules regarding competitions.
History
The association was created in 1972 under the name ''Australian National Cat Federation.'' The first ANCF
cat show
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was organised in 1973 in Adelaide. The ANCF created its bimonthly
publication
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''National Cat'' in the same year, though its first issue would not appear until 1977. The association took its current name ''Australian Cat Federation'' in 1975.
In 1982, the association recognised the
Somali cat, as well as the lilac and chocolate colours of the
Persian cat. In 1984, the AFC adopted the standards set by the
Fédération Internationale Féline
The (FIFé) (International Feline Federation) is a federation of Cat registry, cat registries. There are currently forty-two member organizations in forty countries. Membership spans Europe, South America, and Asia. FIFé is one of the nine me ...
(FIFé). The
Balinese cat was recognised in 1985. In 1986, the ACF began to distance itself from the FIFé, and would not return until 1988. 1986 also saw an important modification in the
Exotic Shorthair standard.
In 1991, the ACF recognised the
Ragdoll. The 1993 cat show saw the introduction of the Australian method of judging, in which the judges move to the cats' boxes, rather than the other way around (known as Australian open-style judging). The
Turkish Van and the Australian Mist (under the name ''spotted mist'') were recognised in the same year. The
Cymric was recognised in 1995. The
Japanese Bobtail, the long-haired
Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is a distinctive List of cat breeds, breed of Cat, domestic cat characterised by a natural Dominance (genetics), dominant gene mutation associated with osteochondrodysplasia. This genetic anomaly affects cartilage throughout t ...
, the
Singapura, the
Tonkinese and the
Bengal
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were recognised in 1997, and the
Sphynx, the
Burmilla and the
Ocicat in 1999.
In 2001, the ACF hosted the annual
meeting
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Definiti ...
of the
World Cat Congress (WCC)
and registered the first
Selkirk Rex cats. Since the creation of the association, many
argument
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s have been made for the creation of a common breeding registry with the other Australian feline association, ''Coordinating Cat Council of Australia'' (CCCA).
See also
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List of cat breeds
Cat, Domestic cats have been diversified by humans into breeds and Felid hybrid, domestic and wild hybrids. Many such breeds recognized by various Cat registry, cat registries. Additionally, there are new and experimental breeds, landraces being e ...
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List of cat registries
References
External links
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Cat registries
Cats in Australia
1972 establishments in Australia
Organizations established in 1972
Animal welfare organisations based in Australia