The World Cat Federation (WCF) is an international association of cat clubs. It was founded in 1988 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and continues to have...

recognizes 50, the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45, and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69. Inconsistency in a breed's...

"Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat pattern found in many cat breeds. It is very common amongst non-pedigree cats around the world. The tabby pattern occurs...

America, or the more recent World Cat Federation based in Germany. Such a breed may be recognized by one of the smaller cat registries. Smaller registries...

the breed are TICA, the Southern Africa Cat Council, the Australian Cat Federation, the World Cat Federation, and Catz Incorporated (New Zealand). There...

any length of tail" (basically, any cat). Others may be more restrictive; an example from the World Cat Federation: "All classic colours are permitted...

(natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia, and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late-1980s. Since...

cat fancier and breeder organizations, it is presently fully recognized by the World Cat Federation (WCF), with breeding regulated by the World Cat Congress...

separate breeds. The International Cat Association (TICA) treats them both as variants of the Persian. The World Cat Federation (WCF) treats the Persian and...

rest is white." The World Cat Federation (WFC) allows an amount of colour between 1⁄2 up to 2⁄3 for bicolour patterned cats. The Cat Fanciers' Association...

sub-breed of Siamese, or a colorpoint sub-breed of Persian. The World Cat Federation has merged them with the Colorpoint Shorthair and Javanese into a...

officially recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) and World Cat Federation (WCF) in only four base colors: black (brown, seal, natural), blue...

International Cat Association (TICA) and the World Cat Federation (WCF) now accept Siamese cats of the less extreme type, and any wichianmat cat imported directly...

American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA), the World Cat Federation (WCF), Livre Officiel des Origines Félines (LOOF), Governing Council of the Cat Fancy...

A cat registry or cat breed registry, also known as a cat fancier organization, cattery federation, or cat breeders' association, is an organization that...

Bobtail Longhair and American Bobtail Shorthair, in the Germany-based World Cat Federation (WCF), but is not "accepted" for competition and has no WCF breed...

organizations such as The International Cat Association (TICA), the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA – North America) or Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe -...

The Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe, since 2006), World Cat Federation (WCF), Canadian Cat Association (CCA-AFC), Australian Cat Federation (ACF)...

Nedjem is the earliest known cat to bear an individual name. Ta-Miu (Egyptian: tꜣ mjw "She-Cat"), 14th century BC. The cat of Crown Prince Thutmose, mummified...

Cat Fanciers' Association Fédération Internationale Féline Governing Council of the Cat Fancy World Cat Federation The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy...

standard" (PDF). Loving Cats Worldwide. Retrieved 22 March 2023. "List of breeds admitted in WCF". WCF.info. World Cat Federation. Retrieved 17 September...

specific-coat Oriental Shorthair variants today. The Germany-based World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes the breed, but with color requirements that are...

The cat (Felis catus), also referred to as the domestic cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family...

the early 20th-century Siamese and is still found in Thailand. The World Cat Federation (WCF) recognized the original style as a separate breed, Thai, with...

Asia. FIFé is one of the nine members of the World Cat Congress. Founded by Marguerite Ravel, the federation was unofficially started in 1949 in Paris,...

Australian Cat Federation — Australia ACFA/CAA — American Cat Fanciers Association — United States ASFE — Asociacion Felina Espanola — Spain CAA — Cat Aficionado...

cats with the gene either are born hairless or lose their coats as they grow. The Donskoy was first officially recognized by the World Cat Federation...

The World Cat Congress (WCC) is an international confederation of the biggest international federations and national associations in the cat fancy. The...

and it was recognised by the World Cat Federation in 2004. In the 19th century, Mekong Bobtails were among the royal cats given to Russian emperor Nicholas...

breeders to find a Fold cat with healthy hind legs, but it was never taken up. A similar offer was set up by the World Cat Federation together with researcher...