This is a complete list of cat registries worldwide. A cat registry's purpose is to register purebred cats which are recognized by the organization. The first

cat registry A cat registry or cat breed registry, also known as a cat fancier organization, cattery federation, or cat breeders' association, is an organization that registers domestic cats (usually purebred) of many breeds, for exhibition and for breedi ...

was the National Cat Club, set up in 1887 in England. The

Governing Council of the Cat Fancy The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) is a cat registry, established in 1910 and the largest organisation that registers pedigree cats in the United Kingdom. It was formed from a small number of cat clubs which were registering cats a ...

was established in 1910. The National Cat Club was also the governing body of the

cat fancy Cat fancy describes the subculture that surrounds cat lovers and their Hobby, hobbies involving the appreciation, promotion, Cat show, showing, or List of cat breeds, breeding of cats. Animal fancy, Animal fanciers of cats may refer to themselve ...

. Another registry called the Cat Club was started in 1898.The Cat Club (1899–1902)
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Present day

In the 21st century there are many cat registries. The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 71 standardized breeds, the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 44, and 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 ...

(FIFe) recognizes 43. The New Zealand Cat Fancy recognizes and registers 55 cat breeds.

The following is a list of cat registries worldwide

*AACE — American Association of Cat Enthusiasts — United States (defunct) *ACA — American Cat Association — United States *ACF —

Australian Cat Federation 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 creat ...

— Australia *ACFA/CAA — American Cat Fanciers Association — United States *ASFE — Asociacion Felina Espanola — Spain *CAA — Cat Aficionado Association — China (shares the ACFA standards) *CCA-AFC — Canadian Cat Association — Canada *CCC — Chats Canada Cats — Canada *CFA — Cat Fanciers' Association — Worldwide, originating from the United States *CFF — Cat Fanciers' Federation *CFSA —

Cat Federation of South Africa The cat (''Felis catus''), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the d ...

— South Africa *CCCA �
Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia
— Australia *EFF — Emirates Feline Federation – United Arabic Emirates *FIAF — Federazione Italiana Associazioni Feline — Italy *FIFe —

— Europe, Central and South-America, and Asia *GCCF —

— United Kingdom *JYRAK — Denmark *LOOF — Livre Officiel des Origines Félines — France *NZCF — New Zealand Cat Fancy — New Zealand *NRR — Norway *SVERAK — SVERAK — Sweden *TICA — The International Cat Association — Worldwide, originating from the United States *(T)SACC — The Southern African Cat Council — South Africa *WCF — World Cat Federation — Worldwide, originating from Germany

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Present day

The following is a list of cat registries worldwide

See also

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