World Cat Federation

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World Cat Federation

Formation	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Founded at	Rio de Janeiro
Headquarters	Essen, Germany
President	Anneliese Hackmann
Secretary General	Tatjana Cernova
Website	wcf.de/en/

The World Cat Federation (WCF) is an international association of cat clubs. It was founded in 1988 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and continues to have a strong presence in Latin America, Western Europe, and in countries of the former USSR. It is currently based in Germany. There are 370 organizations worldwide associated to the WCF.^[1] The current president is Anneliese Hackmann from Essen.

Purpose[edit]

The WCF allows the breeders of affiliated clubs to register their kennel names internationally. They create standards for the 68 pedigreed breeds of cats recognized by the club.^[2] The WCF trains judges for exhibitions and organizes the examinations. Generally, the WCF is designed to promote international contacts of the cat clubs affiliated.

The WCF comprises over 10,000 breeders/catteries registered (not all are active members); 66 national organisations (plus 64 provisional); 370 clubs (over 500 counting sub-clubs) total pedigrees unknown (handled by clubs, not centralised); average of over 500 shows per year; 111 breeds listed as recognised or accepted (as of 2020);^[2] describes itself as "an international association of cat clubs ... successfully working on the development of animal protection laws in European Parliament in Strasbourg."^[3]

See also[edit]

• List of cat breeds
• List of cat registries

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official Website