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During the late 19th century, as interest in breeding and showing increased, it became clear that there was a need for some form of control, and for the official recognition and recording of different breeds. In 1887 the National Cat Club, the first organization of its kind, was formed in Britain, with Harrison Weir as its president. It instituted a stud book and set up a system for the official registration of pedigree cats. This organization later amalgamated with another to become the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF). In 1983 a further registering body was set up in Britain: the Cat Association of Britain (CAB).

Although your cat instinctively hunts birds, it is not impossible for an assertive parrot to learn to dominate a feline member of the household!

In America the first registering body was the American Cat Association (ACA), established in 1899. Still in existence, it is one of several similar organizations that operate in that country, where the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) operates the largest American (and world) registry of cats.