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Fédération Internationale Féline

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Fédération Internationale Féline
AbbreviationFIFe
Formation1949; 77 years ago (1949)
FoundersMarguerite Ravel
Founded atGhent, Belgium
Merger of
  • Fédération Féline Française
  • Royal Cat Society of Flanders
  • Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana
  • Clube Brasileiro do Gato
Region served
Worldwide (40 countries)
Members42
President
Annette Sjödin
Vice President
Veikko Saarela
Annette Sjödin, Veikko Saarela, Eric Reijers, Charles Spijker, Jürg Keller-Friskovec, Karl Preiss
AffiliationsWorld Cat Congress
Websitefifeweb.org Edit this at Wikidata

Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) (lit. 'International Feline Federation') is a globally operating federation of Felidae animals (mainly domestic cats). In 2026, the federation had 42 members from 40 countries.[1] FIFe is one of the nine members of the World Cat Congress,[2] making it one of the major and reputable cat registries for pedigree registration of cat breeds worldwide.

History

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FIFe was founded by French cat-lover Madame Marguérite Miggy Ravel in 1949.[3] The federation 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").[4] 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.[5]

The original name was Fédération Internationale Féline d'Europe (FIFE). In 1972, the Brazilian Cat Club (Portuguese: Clube Brasileiro do Gato) joined, making it necessary to change the Euro-centric name of the federation. The d'Europe (lit. 'of Europe') was dropped, and the abbreviation was changed to FIFe with a lowercase 'e'.[5]

Recognised breeds

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British Shorthair judged at a FIFe cat show in Finland

FIFe currently recognises 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 FIFe and all its members to easily identify cats by alphanumeric codes.[6]

Members

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Member list[1]
Name Abbr.Country Year
Asociación Felina Argentina AFAImage Argentina1988
Klub der Katzenfreunde KKÖImage Austria1950
Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von Edelkatzen ÖVEKImage Austria1979
Felis Belgica vzw. FBeImage Belgium1949
National Federation of Felinology FFBgImage Bulgaria2006
Federação Felina Brasileira FFBImage Brazil1972
Felinolog Image Belarus1994
Fédération Féline Helvétique FFHImage Switzerland1949
China Cat Union CCUImage China2018
Asociación Club Felino Colombiano ACFECImage Colombia2009
Sdružení chovatelů koček ČSCH-SCHKImage Czech Republic1968
Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V. 1. DEKZVImage Germany1951
Landsforeningen Felis Danica FDImage Denmark1950
Eesti Kassikasvatajate Liit EKL-FelixImage Estonia1994
Asociación Felina Española ASFEImage Spain1978
Suomen Kissaliitto r.y. SKImage Finland1961
Fédération Féline Française FFFImage France1949
Felis Britannica FBImage United Kingdom2005
Felis Greece FGRImage Greece1999
Savez Felinoloških Društava Hrvatske SFDHImage Croatia1994
Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások Egyesülete FHImage Hungary2008
Indonesian Cat Association ICAImage Indonesia2007
Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag Íslands KKÍImage Iceland1995
Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana ANFIImage Italy1949
Verein der Katzenzüchter Liechtensteins AristocatImage Liechtenstein1981
Lithuanian Felinology Association BUBASTE LFAImage Lithuania1994
Cat Fanciers Clubs Association CFCAImage Latvia1995
Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline Luxembourgeoise LCC-FFLImage Luxembourg1983
Association Feline Felis Moldova FMImage Moldova2015
Federacion Felina de México A.C. FFMImage Mexico1982
Kelab Kucing Malaysia KKMImage Malaysia1985
Nederlandse Vereniging van Fokkers & Liefhebbers van Katten FelikatImage Netherlands1949
Vereniging Mundikat MundikatImage Netherlands1979
Norske Rasekattklubbers Riksforbund NRRImage Norway1951
Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis Polonia FPLImage Poland2007
Clube Português de Felinicultura CPFImage Portugal1987
Felis Romania FAF-FRImage Romania2007
Felis Russica FRUImage Russia1989
Zveza Felinoloških Društev Slovenije ZFDSImage Slovenia1981
Federácia Felis Slovakia FFSImage Slovakia1993
Sveriges Kattklubbars Riksförbund SVERAKImage Sweden1955
Ukrainian Felinology Union UFUImage Ukraine1998

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFe Members". FIFe. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Members of the WCC". worldcatcongress.org. World Cat Congress (WCC). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Organisation". FIFe.
  4. ↑ "La Storia". ANFItalia.it (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale Felina Italiana. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Introduction to the FIFe". FIFeWeb.org. Fédération Internationale Féline. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Easy Mind System". FIFeWeb.org. Fédération Internationale Féline. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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