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The World Cat Federation (WCF) is an international association of cat clubs. It was founded in 1988 in the city of
The first ever "World Cat Federation Philippines World Cat Show 2024" was held on June 15–16 at One Ayala in Makati,
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, and continues to have a strong presence in Latin America
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, Western Europe
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, and in countries of the former USSR
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. It is currently based in Germany
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. There are 370 organizations worldwide associated to the WCF. The current president is Anneliese Hackmann from Essen
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.
Purpose
The WCF allows the breeders of affiliated clubs to register their kennel names internationally. They create standards for the 68 pedigreed breeds of cats recognized by the club. The WCF trains judges for exhibitions and organizes the examinations. Generally, the WCF is designed to promote international contacts of the cat clubs affiliated. The WCF comprises over 10,000 breeders/catteries registered (not all are active members); 66 national organisations (plus 64 provisional); 370 clubs (over 500 counting sub-clubs) total pedigrees unknown (handled by clubs, not centralised); average of over 500 shows per year; 111 breeds listed as recognised or accepted (as of 2020); describes itself as "an international association of cat clubs ... successfully working on the development of animal protection laws in European Parliament in Strasbourg."World Cat Federation Philippines World Cat Show 2024
The first ever "World Cat Federation Philippines World Cat Show 2024" was held on June 15–16 at One Ayala in Makati, Philippines
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. Over 120 cats from 15 countries competed at the 2-day event. The breeds were segregated into 4 coat types: Satin, Silky, Full, and Suede.
See also
*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 ...
* List of cat registries
References
External links
* {{Authority control Animal breeding Cat registries Organizations established in 1988