The (FIFé) (International Feline Federation) is a federation of

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. There are currently forty-two member organizations in forty countries. Membership spans

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, and

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. FIFé is one of the nine members of the

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History

Founded by Marguerite Ravel, the federation was unofficially started in 1949 in

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, France, at a meeting between the (French Cat Federation), the Royal Cat Society of Flanders, and the (Italian National Feline Association). At the organisation's first general assembly, in

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, the federation was officially founded. For the occasion, all participants received a cat shaped statuette, in pink sandstone, that Marguerite Ravel had commissioned from the sculptor Jan Martel. The original name was or FIFE. In 1972, the

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joined, making it necessary to change the Euro-centric name of the federation. The was dropped, and the abbreviation was changed to FIFé.

Organisation

FIFé is organized into national sub-federations (e.g.

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in the

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) which handle pedigree registrations, cat shows and awards in each country. FIFé's executive board and general assembly are supported by five commissions: *Judges and Standards Commission *Breeding and Registration Commission *Show Commission *Health and Welfare Commission *Disciplinary Commission

Members

* Asociación Felina Argentina – (1988) * Klub der Katzenfreunde – (1950) * Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von Edelkatzen – (1979) * Felis Belgica vzw – (1949) * National Federation of Felinology – (2006) * Federação Felina Brasileira – (1972) * Felinolog – (1994) * Fédération Féline Helvétique – (1949) * China Cat Union – (2018) * Asociación Club Felino Colombiano – (2009) * Český svaz chovatelů – Sdružení chovatelů koček – (1968) * Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V. – (1951) * Landsforeningen Felis Danica – (1950) * Eesti Kassikasvatajate Liit – (1994) * Asociación Felina Española – (1978) * Suomen Kissaliitto r.y. – (1961) * Fédération Féline Française – (1949) * Felis Britannica – (2005) * Feline Federation of Greece – (1999) * Savez Felinoloških Društava Hrvatske – (1994) * Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások Egyesülete – (2008) * Indonesian Cat Association – (2007) * Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag Íslands – (1995) * Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana – (1949) * Verein der Katzenzüchter Liechtensteins – (1981) * Lithuanian Felinology Association BUBASTE– (1994) * Cat Fanciers Clubs Association – (1995) * Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline Luxembourgeoise) – (1983) * Association Feline Felis Moldova – (2015) * Federacion Felina de México A.C. – (1982) * Kelab Kucing Malaysia – (1985) * Felikat – (1949) * Vereniging Mundikat – (1979) * Norske Rasekattklubbers Riksforbund – (1951) * Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis Polonia – (2007) * Clube Português de Felinicultura – (1987) * Felis Romania – (2007) * Felis Russica – (1989) * Zveza Felinoloških Društev Slovenije – (1981) * Federácia Felis Slovakia – (1993) * Sveriges Kattklubbars Riksförbund (SVERAK) - (1955) * Ukrainian Felinology Union – (1998)

Recognized breeds

FIFé currently recognizes 48 official breeds of cat for championship competitions. All breeds are divided into four categories and identified with a three-letter code, according to the Easy Mind System (EMS), used by FIFé and all its members to easily identify cats by alphanumeric codes.

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