Friday, November 11, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Cat Associations


Here is a list of the major cat associations of the world. There are many associations and clubs supporting particular breeds as well, which I have not mentioned. This mini-database was prepared June 2010. Things change.

Europe

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE CAT FANCY (GCCF)
Governing Council of the Cat Fancy 5 King's Castle Business Park The Drove Bridgwater Somerset TA6 4AG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1278 427575
Website: http://www.gccfcats.org/
The GCCF was founded in 1910 taking over the role of managing the cat fancy in the UK from the National Cat Club that was founded in 1887 and which is the oldest Cat Club in the United Kingdom. I am not sure but it might be the oldest in the world. The oldest American association is the American Cat Association (see below).
The purpose of the GCCF is to:
  • keeping the registers of the purebred cats
  • licence and manage cat shows
  • overseeing the welfare of purebred cats
  • monitoring the rules of the club
The GCCF apparently registers over 30,000 purebred cat per year.