New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc
Classicat
Developed in the early '60's in the United States to resemble the wild endangered species, they were the result of breeding an Abyssinian/Siamese cross back to a Siamese.
The Changing Cat Fancy
Part 1
Gabrielle M. Kaufman
Gabrielle Kaufman will need no introduction to most readers. A cat breeder for 30 years, a Shorthair judge in the Victorian F. C. C., she has often judged in Canberra and has recently become an N.
Cat Fancy - A term that refers to pedigree cats and their breeding, and to cat clubs and societies.
Cat Flap - A small, hinged door made to allow a cat access to another room, garden, or run without opening the main door.
Cat fancy: People who fancy cats and are involved in breeding, showing of cats and cat clubs.
Catnip: (nepeta cataria) A plant of the mint family and acts as a hallucinogen to cats.
Cattery: A place where cats are bred or boarded.
Cat Fancy Magazine and The Paw Project
by: Michael
30th Aug 2010: I have emailed the above asking for help. Sorry if it sounds defeatist but I don't expect a response!
PEACEFUL protest
by: Susan ...
Cat Fancy: The collective group of individuals, clubs, and registering associations involved with breeding and showing cats.
Cat Flu: More common term for feline upper respiratory virus.
Cat Hoarder: See Cat Collector ...
Cat Fancy
Just as fashions change with time, the cat fancy, like the breeds themselves, is constantly changing. Those who favor experimentation pursue as many new developments and traits as possible.
Cat Fancy - People who are members of a cat association who breed & or show their cats.
Cat Run - An enclosed outdoor area where cats can have access to outdoors in safety without being allowed freely roam.
Cat Fancy
Cat Fancy - organization of pedigree cat breeders, exhibitors, and owners
Snub Nose ...
The Cat Fancy Association of Norway began in 1934 and it was not until 1938 that the Skogkatt was thought of as a special breed. Then, with the advent of World War II, all pedigree cat activities were halted.
The cat fancy's version of downsizing 'the Munchkin' has cat fanciers on both sides hissing over whether the breed should be recognized.
The cat fancy in Norway got started as late as 1934, and not until 1938 did anyone think of the Skogkatt as a special breed. Then, suddenly, everybody had other priorities for a while.
The Manx CAT FANCY Breed Profile is currently unavailable. For regular breed profiles, please visit the cat breeds page.
One of the cat fancy's best kept secrets, the Havana brown, first strikes you as an elegant cat with brilliant emerald green eyes in a setting of fur the color of chocolate kisses.
GCCF: The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, a cat registering association based in the UK.
GIC: Grand International Champion, a title.
GIP: Grand International Premior, a title.
GM: Grand Master, a title.
The Oriental Longhair, formerly known as the British Angora, is a breed of cat that features a tubular, Siamese-style body (known in the cat fancy as oriental type), but with a longer coat than the short-haired Siamese.
ECF - European Cat Fancy
European Group Cat Association
FANSW - Feline Association of New South Wales Inc (Australia)
FASA- Feline Association of South Australia
FB - Felis Britannica (FIFe Britain) Felis Britannica page ...
The Bengal breed is singular in the cat fancy as the only successful pairing of a wild cat with a domestic cat.
The earliest written reference occurs in 16th century France and they were well represented in the late 1800s/early 1900s at the dawn of the cat fancy in Europe.
The Ocicat is a fairly recent, man-made addition to the cat fancy. It is a medium-sized, well-proportioned and lustrous cat that has surprising weight for its moderate size.
By 1966 the Rosses had begun to register their cats with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in Britain as AOV's (Any Other Variety) and at that stage the Ross's were still referring to their cats as "Lop-ears", after the lop-eared rabbits, ...
There are two cats named 'Bombay', but the one recognised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy is a Black Self Asian.
For the first time in Cat Fancy history, altered cats were accepted for championship competition. These alters did not compete with the whole cats but were given their own championship classification.
cat fancy for 20 years by then, having been a breeder of Burmese, Siamese and Abyssinians. Then in 1970 she met and married Hal Meadow, a geophysicist whose work for an oil company repeatedly took him to the Far East, including Singapore.
Terrell based the American standard on the Russian standard, adapted to American cat fancy terms, of course. Terrell?
Ross registered the breed with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in Great Britain and started to breed Scottish Fold kittens with the help of geneticist Pat Turner.
s, Mavis Jones, a Russian Blue breeder in Australia, was allowed by her governing cat fancy body to create Russian White cats. This was done by careful mating of a white cat from Siberia and the Russian Blues from her cattery. By the late 1970?
The August 1992 issue of Cat Fancy contains an informative article; the September 1992 issue has a survey of people's experiences with allergies and what worked for them.
Toxoplasmosis (when you are pregnant and own a cat) ...
Harrison Weir, the inventor of the Cat Fancy, bred British Shorthairs and they were one of the most shown breeds at the very first cat shows in Britain.
The body style is called cobby, a cat fancy term that means the cat has a short compact body with broad shoulders and rump.
For busy people who like the look of a Persian but don't have time for the daily grooming demands, the Exotics are the best kept secret of the cat fancy.
WWI brought an abrupt halt to the major cat fancy activities, and also brought a halt to the growing popularity of the British Shorthairs. Other breeds such as the Persian cat breed and foreign shorthair breeds grew in popularity.
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Although only recently discovered by the cat fancy, Munchkin sightings were reported long before World War II in Stalingrad, Germany and in Great Britain.
Their may be uncommon in Europe due to the reluctance of one cat association in England, the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF), to fully embrace this cat breed. Their concern is due to the gene that causes the folded ear mutation.
Since late in the 1890's records have been kept on the bloodlines of cat breeds and the cat fancy has grown over the years to encompass most of the continents.
The registration requirements of the British Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) stipulated that cats of unknown pedigree must show proof of pure breeding for at least four generations, ...
In 1967 the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in the UK recognised the Cornish Rex and Devon Rex as two distinct breeds allowing them to be shown in competition.
Appearance of the Cornish Rex Cat ...
The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in the United Kingdom considers the Tabby Points, Red Points, and Tortie Points as Siamese, but in the U.S.A. the are called "Colorpoints." ...
Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of South Australia Inc.
Phone: (08) 8449 5880 TAS
Cat Association of Tasmania
Phone: (03) 6243 7521 ...
Since the British cat fancy has been established long before that of the American, the artificial boundaries of four large groups was necessary to encompass those breeds present and those to come in the future.
There was considerable interest in these folded ear cats and plans were made for developing the breed. However, the Cat Fancy in the United Kingdom became concerned about the possibility of increased ear mite problems due to the folded ears and ...
A faction in the British Cat Fancy felt that the Scottish Fold would be prone to ear infections and deafness. They campaigned to prevent their acceptance for registry in Great Britain.
Although they were not introduced into the cat fancy until the 1980's, they were seen dating as far back as the 1940's. The personality of a Munchkin could be described as playful, sweet, social, and easy going. They like to spend time with their...
Maine Coon cats are also registered with the Canadian Cat Association (CCA), and with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) in Great Britain and the Federation Internationale Feline (FIFe) in France, ...
short span of time, the breed has gone from strength to strength with the Cornish Rex cats making their presence felt on the show bench. The Cornish are taking their fair share of Best in Show awards, and are literally forcing the Cat Fancy to 'sit ...
They are able to manipulate simple mechanisms, vocalize and exhibit different types of communicative body languages with great ease. The world's most popular registered pedigree pets have facilitated a hobby among humans, called 'cat fancy'.
In the early 1900s, it was used indiscriminately in Persian breeding programs and virtually disappeared as a separate breed
In the 1950s, at the Ankara Zoo, the Turkish Angora was discovered by American servicemen and reintroduced to the cat fancy ...
These were found to be genetically unique and not related to any other curly coated breeds. This group of healthy, robust farm cats provided a good foundation for a breed that remains one of the cat fancy's most hardy.
 See also: Champion, CFA, Cat Association, Hybrid, Conformation
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