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  • spacer CFA launched Cat Talk Almanac, a bi-monthly print magazine, in February of 2011. This is a magazine that captures the many voices of CFA.

    Cat Talk Almanac is dedicated to reflecting the organization's diverse membership and wide range of interests. Learn all about the new Cat Talk Almanac.
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  • spacer The CFA Iams Ambassador Cat program engages spectators with the various breeds of pedigreed cats.  This will be your opportunity to interact with the show cats - feel the coat of a Persian, the waves on a Cornish Rex, or the suede-like body of a Sphynx.  Find out for yourself what the boning of the Maine Coon, or body of the Oriental, actually feels like. Look for CFA Iams Ambassador Cats at the next CFA cat show you visit!  

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    CatDNAtest.org is a cooperative effort by the Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. and Texas A&M University Animal Genetics Laboratory. Together, we offer affordable DNA testing services to breeders, veterinarians, cat lovers, and all who seek feline DNA testing for outstanding, healthier cats. Read more ...

NEWS

 
The February 2012 Board Meeting passed 2 changes, effective immediately. One resolution involves kittens shown without a registration number between June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the other relates to longhair Exotic x longhair Exotic breedings. Read more...
 
Information for the 2012 Annual, being held in Boston on June 27th-30th, 2012, is now available online. Check the Annual Website for updates and the latest information....
 

OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS

 
As of Monday, July 25, all mail should be sent to our new headquarters in Alliance, Ohio. The address is:
 
260 East Main Street
Alliance, OH 44601
Phone: 330-680-4070
Fax: 330-680-4633
 

PEDIGREED BREEDS

 
The Cat Fanciers' Association is the world's largest registry of pedigreed breeds. CFA recognizes 42 pedigreed breeds ranging from the ever-popular Persian and Siamese to the rare Chinese Li Hua. The newest breed is the Burmilla, accepted for registration in February, 2011.  The most popular breeds, according to the 2011 registration statistics, are:
Top 10 Most Popular Breeds
 
  1. Persian
  2. Exotic
  3. Maine Coon
  4. Ragdoll
  5. Sphynx
  6. Siamese
  7. Abyssinian
  8. American Shorthair                        
  9. Cornish Rex
  10. Oriental
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The unique history and development of each breed, as well as their characteristics and personality are discussed in our individual breed profiles.  Read More ...

CFA's National Awards are presented annually, at a gala awards ceremony, to the Top 25 Kittens, Top 25 Cats in Championship and the Top 25 Cats in Premiership.  
 
CFA National Winners
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Best Cat
GC, BW, NW Parti Wai Hear Me Roar
Red & White Persian Male
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Best Kitten
GC, BW, NW Catsafrats Star Rose
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Best Cat in Premiership
GC, GP, NW Kozy It Is What It Is! of Calcat
Black & White Persian Spay

Photos of the award winning cats from the 2010-2011 show season can be seen in the Photo Gallery. 
 
 
 

INSIDE CFA

WHAT IS A PEDIGREED CAT?

 
The Cat Fanciers' Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1906. The first cat shows licensed by CFA were held during 1906 - one in Buffalo and one in Detroit. The first Annual Meeting was held in 1907 at Madison Square Garden.

Over the years, CFA has registered over a million pedigreed cats. The association has over 600 member clubs and annually licenses approximately 400 cat shows world-wide.

Today, CFA is planning a move of its central office from Manasquan, NJ to Alliance, OH, where it will begin operations in August of 2011. More ...
Over the development years of a pedigreed cat, various natural and planned genetic combinations have provided the evolution of the breeds we recognize today.  Some are naturally occuring breeds and others are man-made.

Breeders often choose to work with a single breed and devote their love and attention to the development of that breed. Their aim is to preserve, protect, maintain and improve their chosen breed.   All of our breeds of domesticated cats would indeed become extinct were it not for the continuing interest of breeder/fanciers and the public
 
 

SPOTLIGHT ON...

 

The New Show Season - Showing Opens as Champions

 
spacer The delegates at the 2010 Annual Meeting voted to approve the concept of opens competing as champions in qualifying rings in lieu of earning winners’ ribbons, and of earning grand points in the same rings while still an open.
 
Thirty rule changes were associated with this proposal, and there has been some confusion on what the proposal actually does. When implemented, (1) the winners’ ribbons are replaced by qualifying rings and (2) as they are competing as champions, they will earn points towards their grand titles and increase the number of cats counted as champion/premiers.  Read More | Fact Sheet
 

CATSCENTERSTAGE

SHOPPING

 

CatsCenterstage is for all of us who value cats. Everyone participating in this like-minded community of cat admirers is helping to shape its form. The website is designed as a platform for sharing the unique characteristics of these creatures we love as wonderful companions.  Read more ...

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 We invite you to browse through our online catalog! Among the items we carry are a wide variety of books about cats and feline health, plus an assortment of cat carriers, pamphlets and brochures as well as our popular CFA Yearbook.

Breeders and Exhibitors will find numerous options to purchase pedigrees, reports and subscription services that will be of interest to them.