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Fédération Internationale Féline

The Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) is a non-profit making federation of national cat fancies, primarily based in Europe, but with members also in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Malaysia. It was founded in 1949 by three clubs representing Belgium, France and Italy. It is now registered in Luxembourg and has 38 full members in 36 countries with probational members in a further four.

These member organisations follow the same rules in regard to registration of cats, the breed standards, rules for health & welfare, cattery names, shows, judges and student judges. These rules are also democratically decided at the annual General Assembly of the Fédération Internationale Féline at which each member has one vote.

The Fédération Internationale Féline is committed to protecting the health and well-being of cats and these aims are reflected in many of its breeding and registration rules. There are approximately 80,000 members in the different organisations who issue in the region of 85,000 pedigrees and 2000 cattery names a year. In the region of 350 FIFe international shows are held annually in the member countries with approximately 130,000 cats exhibited and judged by over 200 FIFe international judges.

The high standards of excellence are maintained by a board of six people together with the five commissions, all of whose officers are democratically elected.