The International Cat Association (TICA) is considered the world's largest genetic cat registry. Originally a North American organization, it now has a...

The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) was established in the United States in 1906. The CFA is currently the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats...

of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds, the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45, the Fédération...

International Cat Association (TICA) in 1997 with critics voicing concerns over potential health and mobility issues. Many pedigree cat associations around the world...

the world according to the Cat Fanciers' Association, an American international cat registry. It is not clear when long-haired cats first appeared, as there...

such as The International Cat Association (TICA) in the US, Europe, and Australasia; the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) in the UK, the Fédération...

prone to seeking out warm places. The breed standard from The International Cat Association (TICA) calls for: Wedge-shaped heads with prominent cheekbones...

five cat breeds were recognized by an association in London. Today the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) recognizes 41 breeds and The International Cat Association...

Cat Congress (WCC), under the name Aphrodite's Giant; and provisionally by The International Cat Association (TICA) as the Aphrodite. All three organizations...

A tabby cat, or simply tabby, is any domestic cat (Felis catus) with a distinctive M-shaped marking on its forehead, stripes by its eyes and across its...

In 1986, the breed was accepted as a "new breed" by The International Cat Association; Bengals gained TICA championship status in 1991. The Governing...

and registered by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) in 1970 and The International Cat Association (TICA) in 1979. The Bombay cat is a relatively rare...

wrote the original version of the Savannah breed standard and presented it to the board of The International Cat Association (TICA). In 2001, the board...

breeding associations. She trademarked the name Ragdoll, set up her own registry—the International Ragdoll Cat Association (IRCA)—around 1971, and enforced...

The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia, and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated...

The Siamese cat (Thai: แมวไทย, Maeo Thai; แมวสยาม, Maeo Sayam) is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of Asian cat. Derived from the Wichianmat...

application process in The International Cat Association (TICA). It was necessary to request separate breed status from the Siamese to permit the Old-Style Siamese...

The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. One of the oldest natural breeds in North America, the breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine, where...

Association and the GCCF. The Himalayan is considered a separate breed by the American Cat Fanciers Association and The International Cat Association...

The Donskoy was first officially recognized by the World Cat Federation (WCF) in 1987 and by The International Cat Association (TICA) in 2005. The standard...

allowed in the tortoiseshell and tabby patterns, and additionally the three colorpoint patterns. Similar to the GCCF, The International Cat Association (TICA)...

recognised by The International Cat Association (TICA) in 1993. Currently, breeders work to attain acceptance with the Cat Fanciers Association, but struggle...

The Minuet (also known as the Napoleon) is a hybrid mix of Persian and Munchkin cat breeds. Categorized by The International Cat Association (TICA) as...

cat registry, with its pedigrees and registrations accepted by major global associations such as the Cat Fanciers' Association, The International Cat...

The International Cat Association. August 13, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2020. "Highlander Breed Group (HG/HGS) Standard" (PDF). The International Cat...

being exported back to the US. Investigations by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) concluded that no wrongdoing had occurred and the Singapura kept its...

The Manx cat (/ˈmæŋks/, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation...

both the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) and The International Cat Association (TICA). According to the GCCF's 2013 registry data, it is once again the most...

the Cat Fancier's Association (CFA) breed standard but have been granted full champion status in The International Cat Association (TICA) and in the UK...

A bicolor cat (also bi-colour cat, or a more specific term such as black-and-white cat, or a Toyota Cat) is a cat with white fur combined with fur of...