The Cat Fanciers' Association. (CFA) was established in 1906 and is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats [1] and the predominant pedigreed cat registering association in North America. Headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey, CFA's stated mission is to preserve and promote the pedigreed breeds of cats and to enhance the well-being of all cats. CFA's first licensed cat shows were held in Buffalo, New York and Detroit, Michigan in 1906.
CFA has grown tremendously during the last century and celebrated its centennial in 2006. In May 2006, CFA recognized 39 breeds for its Championship Class, one in Provisional Class and one in Miscellaneous Class.
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List of CFA recognized pedigree cats
By alphabetical order according to breed division [2]:
- A - Abyssinian - American Bobtail - American Curl - American Shorthair - American Wirehair
- B - Balinese (including Javanese) - Birman - Bombay - British Shorthair - Burmese
- C - Chartreux - Colorpoint Shorthair - Cornish Rex
- D - Devon Rex
- E - Egyptian Mau - European Burmese - Exotic
- H - Havana Brown
- J - Japanese Bobtail
- K - Korat
- L - LaPerm
- M - Maine Coon - Manx
- N - Norwegian Forest Cat
- O - Ocicat - Oriental
- P - Persian (including Himalayan)
- R - Ragamuffin - Ragdoll - Russian Blue
- S - Scottish Fold - Selkirk Rex - Siamese - Siberian - Singapura - Somali - Sphynx
- T - Tonkinese - Turkish Angora - Turkish Van
Services
The CFA offers a number of services to catteries, purebred feline owners, and the general public. One service the CFA offers is certified pedigree lists for registered cats. Registered cat pedigrees going back from three to six generations are available.
Other Activities
CFA recognizes 40 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class and one breed as Miscellaneous (this became effective with the 2008-2009 show season). Since 1994, the CFA has hosted the CFA International Cat Show, described as the "Rolls-Royce of cat shows", the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The 2008 event was held in Atlanta as will be the 2009 event.[3]
Other activities of the CFA include setting breed standards and offering breeding guidelines, training show judges, promoting and inspecting catteries, supporting and publicizing research on cat health issues, influencing legislative issues, providing disaster relief and breed rescue programs, publishing books and magazines and informing the general public on topics relating to cats.
Notes and references
- ^ CFA history
- ^ CFA list of breeds
- ^ CFA International Cat Show previous results: 1994-2008. - accessed 29 October 2009.
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