Fédération Internationale Féline
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| Abbreviation | FIFe |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1949 |
| Founders | Marguérite Ravel |
Area served | Worldwide |
Members | 42 in 40 countries |
President | Annette Sjödin |
Vice President | Veikko Saarela |
| Annette Sjödin, Veikko Saarela, Eric Reijers, Charles Spijker, Leo van de Haterd, Karl Preiss | |
| Website | fifeweb |
The Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFé)(in English "International Feline Federation") is a federation of cat registries. There are currently forty-two member organizations in forty countries. Membership spans Europe, South America, and Asia.[1] FIFé is one of the nine members of the World Cat Congress.[2]
History[]
Founded by , the federation was unofficially started in 1949 in Paris, France, at a meeting between the (French Cat Federation), the and the Società Felina Italiana (Italian Cat Society).[3] At the organisation's first general assembly, in Ghent, Belgium, 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 Jean Martel.[4]
The original name was Fédération Internationale Féline d'Europe or FIFE. In 1972 the joined, making it necessary to change the Euro-centric name of the federation. The "d'Europe" was dropped, and the abbreviation was changed to FIFé.[4]
Organisation[]
FIFé is organized into national sub-federations (e.g. Felis Britannica in the United Kingdom) which handle pedigree registrations, cat shows and awards in each country. FIFé's Executive Board and General Assembly are supported by five commissions:
- Judges & Standard Commission
- Breeding & Registration Commission
- Show Commission
- Health & Welfare Commission
- Disciplinary Commission
Members[]
- Asociación Felina Argentina (1988)
- Klub der Katzenfreunde Austria (1950)
- Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von Edelkatzen, Austria (1979)
- Felis Belgica vzw, Belgium (1949)
- National Federation of Felinology, Bulgaria (2006)
- Federação Felina Brasileira (1972)
- Felinolog, Belarus (1994)
- Fédération Féline Helvétique, Switzerland (1949)
- China Cat Union, China (2018)
- Asociación Club Felino Colombiano, Colombia (2009)
- Český svaz chovatelů – Sdružení chovatelů koček, Czeck Republic (1968)
- 1. Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V., Germany (1951)
- Landsforeningen Felis Danica, Denmark (1950)
- Eesti Kassikasvatajate Liit, Estonia (1994)
- Asociación Felina Española, Spain (1978)
- Suomen Kissaliitto r.y., Finland (1961)
- Fédération Féline Française, France (1949)
- Felis Britannica, United Kingdom (2005)
- Feline Federation of Greece, Greece (1999)
- Savez Felinoloških Društava Hrvatske, Croatia (1994)
- Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások Egyesülete, Hungary (2008)
- Indonesian Cat Association, Indonesia (2007)
- Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag Íslands, Iceland (1995)
- Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana, Italy (1949)
- Verein der Katzenzüchter Liechtensteins, Liechtenstein (1981)
- Lithuanian Felinology Association, Lithuania (1994)
- LUX-CAT-CLUB Fédération Féline Luxembourgeoise, Luxemburg (1983)
- Cat Fanciers Clubs Association, Latvia (1995)
- Association Feline Felis 2015ova, Moldova (2015)
- Federacion Felina de 1982ico A.C., Mexico (1982)
- Kelab Kucing Malaysia, Malaysia (1985)
- Felikat, Netherlands (1949)
- Vereniging Mundikat, Netherlands (1979)
- Norske Rasekattklubbers Riksforbund, Norway (1951)
- Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis Polonia, Poland (2007)
- Clube Português de Felinicultura, Portugal (1987)
- "Felis Romania", Romania (2007)
- Felis Russica, Russia (1989)
- , Sweden (1955)
- Zveza Felinoloških Društev Slovenije, Slovenia (1981)
- Federácia Felis Slovakia, Slovakia (1993)
- Ukrainian Felinology Union (1998)
Recognized breeds[]
FIFe currently recognizes 48 official breeds of cats for championship competitions. All breeds are divided into 4 categories and identified with a three-letter code, according to the . The EMS is a system used by FIFé, and all its members, to easily identify cats by alphanumeric codes.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Fédération Internationale Féline - Members". fifeweb.org. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "The Members of the WCC". worldcatcongress.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "LA STORIA | ANFI". www.anfitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ a b "Fédération Internationale Féline - Introduction to the FIFe". fifeweb.org. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "Fédération Internationale Féline - Easy Mind System". fifeweb.org. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
External links[]
- Official website
- Felis Britannica - Branch in the United Kingdom
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