Fédération Internationale Féline
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| File:Fédération Internationale Féline logo.jpg Logo of the FIFe | |
| Abbreviation | FIFe |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1949 |
| Founders | Marguerite 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) (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 Marguerite Ravel, the federation was unofficially started in 1949 in Paris, France, at a meeting between the Fédération Féline Française (French Cat Federation), the Royal Cat Society of Flanders, and the Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana (Italian National Feline Association).[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 Jan Martel.[4] The original name was Fédération Internationale Féline d'Europe or FIFE. In 1972, the Brazilian Cat Club 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 and Standards Commission
- Breeding and Registration Commission
- Show Commission
- Health and Welfare Commission
- Disciplinary Commission
Members
- Asociación Felina Argentina – File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (1988)
- Klub der Katzenfreunde – File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (1950)
- Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von Edelkatzen – File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (1979)
- Felis Belgica vzw – File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (1949)
- National Federation of Felinology – File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (2006)
- Federação Felina Brasileira – File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (1972)
- Felinolog – File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (1994)
- Fédération Féline Helvétique – File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (1949)
- China Cat Union – File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (2018)
- Asociación Club Felino Colombiano – File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (2009)
- Český svaz chovatelů – Sdružení chovatelů koček – File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1968)
- Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V. – File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (1951)
- Landsforeningen Felis Danica – File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (1950)
- Eesti Kassikasvatajate Liit – File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (1994)
- Asociación Felina Española – File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (1978)
- Suomen Kissaliitto r.y. – File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (1961)
- Fédération Féline Française – File:Flag of France.svg France (1949)
- Felis Britannica – File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (2005)
- Feline Federation of Greece – File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (1999)
- Savez Felinoloških Društava Hrvatske – File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (1994)
- Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások Egyesülete – File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (2008)
- Indonesian Cat Association – File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (2007)
- Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag Íslands – File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (1995)
- Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana – File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (1949)
- Verein der Katzenzüchter Liechtensteins – File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (1981)
- Lithuanian Felinology Association – File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1994)
- Cat Fanciers Clubs Association – File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1995)
- Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline Luxembourgeoise) – File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (1983)
- Association Feline Felis Moldova – File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (2015)
- Federacion Felina de México A.C. – File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (1982)
- Kelab Kucing Malaysia – File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia (1985)
- Felikat – File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (1949)
- Vereniging Mundikat – File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (1979)
- Norske Rasekattklubbers Riksforbund – File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (1951)
- Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis Polonia – File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (2007)
- Clube Português de Felinicultura – File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (1987)
- Felis Romania – File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2007)
- Felis Russica – File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1989)
- Zveza Felinoloških Društev Slovenije – File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1981)
- Federácia Felis Slovakia – File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (1993)
- Ukrainian Felinology Union – File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (1998)
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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.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Fédération Internationale Féline - Members". fifeweb.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "The Members of the WCC". worldcatcongress.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ↑ "La Storia". ANFItalia.it (in italiano). Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Introduction to the FIFé". FIFeWeb.org. Fédération Internationale Féline. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Easy Mind System". FIFeWeb.org. Fédération Internationale Féline. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
