The World Cat Congress (WCC) is an international confederation of the biggest international federations and national associations in 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 ...
.
Purpose
The purpose of the WCC is to promote better understanding and co-operation among the world's various cat associations in matters of mutual interest and concern. Following this, regular meetings took place and in 1999 a
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...
was drawn up and in 2001 a
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these pri ...
was agreed.
The WCC emphasises the importance of international co-operation between cat organisations and to discuss topics such as veterinary matters,
microchipping, breed presentations, cat legislation and feline welfare affecting all cat lovers, from the
pedigree breeder to pet owners. An annual meeting is held, treating proposals of the 9 bodies affiliated.
WCC's aims include:
* Creating
cat show
A cat show is a judged event where the owners of cats compete to win titles in various cat registering organizations by entering their cats to be judged after a breed standard. Both pedigree (cat), pedigreed and companion (or moggy) cats are admi ...
s and coordination of show dates
* Promoting cat health
* Consulting on legislation regarding cats
* Producing and distributing educational material about cats
* Recognition and registration of pedigrees and breeders
History
In 1994 the
Italian cat club
Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana organised a cat club seminar during which a meeting was held between the visiting heads of world cat organisations. Out of this grew the idea of the World Cat Congress.
WCC Members
*
Australian Cat Federation (ACF) *
*
Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) *
*
Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia (CCC of A)
*
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) *
*
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 ...
, United Kingdom (GCCF)
*
New Zealand Cat Fancy (NZCF)
*
Southern Africa Cat Council
The Southern Africa Cat Council (SACC) is a cat registry and cat fancy organisation based in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces ...
(SACC)
*
The International Cat Association (TICA) *
*
World Cat Federation - (WCF) *
*Founding members.
References
External links
WCC- World Cat Congress
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Organizations established in 1994