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. FIFe is one of the nine members of the World Cat Congress, making it one of the major and reputable cat registries for pedigree registration of cat breeds worldwide.

History

FIFe was founded by French cat-lover Madame Marguérite Miggy Ravel in 1949. 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"). 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.

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'.

Recognised breeds

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.

Members

Member list
NameAbbr.CountryYear
Asociación Felina ArgentinaAFAArgentina1988
Klub der KatzenfreundeKKÖAustria1950
Österreichischer Verband für die Zucht und Haltung von EdelkatzenÖVEKAustria1979
Felis Belgica vzw.FBeBelgium1949
National Federation of FelinologyFFBgBulgaria2006
Federação Felina BrasileiraFFBBrazil1972
FelinologBelarus1994
Fédération Féline HelvétiqueFFHSwitzerland1949
China Cat UnionCCUChina2018
Asociación Club Felino ColombianoACFECColombia2009
Sdružení chovatelů kočekČSCH-SCHKCzech Republic1968
Deutscher Edelkatzenzüchter Verband e.V.1. DEKZVGermany1951
Landsforeningen Felis DanicaFDDenmark1950
Eesti Kassikasvatajate LiitEKL-FelixEstonia1994
Asociación Felina EspañolaASFESpain1978
Suomen Kissaliitto r.y.SKFinland1961
Fédération Féline FrançaiseFFFFrance1949
Felis BritannicaFBUnited Kingdom2005
Felis GreeceFGRGreece1999
Savez Felinoloških Društava HrvatskeSFDHCroatia1994
Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások EgyesületeFHHungary2008
Indonesian Cat AssociationICAIndonesia2007
Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag ÍslandsKKÍIceland1995
Associazione Nazionale Felina ItalianaANFIItaly1949
Verein der Katzenzüchter LiechtensteinsAristocatLiechtenstein1981
Lithuanian Felinology Association BUBASTELFALithuania1994
Cat Fanciers Clubs AssociationCFCALatvia1995
Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline LuxembourgeoiseLCC-FFLLuxembourg1983
Association Feline Felis MoldovaFMMoldova2015
Federacion Felina de México A.C.FFMMexico1982
Kelab Kucing MalaysiaKKMMalaysia1985
Nederlandse Vereniging van Fokkers & Liefhebbers van KattenFelikatNetherlands1949
Vereniging MundikatMundikatNetherlands1979
Norske Rasekattklubbers RiksforbundNRRNorway1951
Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis PoloniaFPLPoland2007
Clube Português de FeliniculturaCPFPortugal1987
Felis RomaniaFAF-FRRomania2007
Felis RussicaFRURussia1989
Zveza Felinoloških Društev SlovenijeZFDSSlovenia1981
Federácia Felis SlovakiaFFSSlovakia1993
Sveriges Kattklubbars RiksförbundSVERAKSweden1955
Ukrainian Felinology UnionUFUUkraine1998

See also

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