() () is a globally operating federation of 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 in 1949. The federation unofficially started in 1949 in Paris, France, at a meeting between the ("French Cat Federation"), the Royal Cat Society of Flanders, and the ("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 (FIFE). In 1972, the Brazilian Cat Club () joined, making it necessary to change the Euro-centric name of the federation. The () was dropped, and the abbreviation was changed to FIFe with a lowercase 'e'.
Recognised breeds
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 Name Abbr. CountryYearAFA1988KKÖ1950ÖVEK1979Felis Belgica vzw.FBe1949National Federation of FelinologyFFBg2006FFB1972Felinolog 1994Fédération Féline HelvétiqueFFH1949China Cat UnionCCU2018Asociación Club Felino ColombianoACFEC2009Sdružení chovatelů kočekČSCH-SCHK19681. DEKZV1951Landsforeningen Felis DanicaFD1950Eesti Kassikasvatajate LiitEKL-Felix1994Asociación Felina EspañolaASFE1978Suomen Kissaliitto r.y.SK1961Fédération Féline FrançaiseFFF1949Felis BritannicaFB2005Felis GreeceFGR1999Savez Felinoloških Društava HrvatskeSFDH1994Felis Hungarica - Magyar Macskások EgyesületeFH2008Indonesian Cat AssociationICA2007Kynjakettir Kattaræktarfélag ÍslandsKKÍ1995Associazione Nazionale Felina ItalianaANFI1949Verein der Katzenzüchter LiechtensteinsAristocat1981Lithuanian Felinology Association BUBASTELFA1994Cat Fanciers Clubs AssociationCFCA1995Lux-Cat-Club (Fédération Féline LuxembourgeoiseLCC-FFL1983Association Feline Felis MoldovaFM2015Federacion Felina de México A.C.FFM1982Kelab Kucing MalaysiaKKM1985Nederlandse Vereniging van Fokkers & Liefhebbers van KattenFelikat1949Vereniging MundikatMundikat1979Norske Rasekattklubbers RiksforbundNRR1951Polska Federacja Felinologiczna - Felis PoloniaFPL2007Clube Português de FeliniculturaCPF1987Felis RomaniaFAF-FR2007Felis RussicaFRU1989Zveza Felinoloških Društev SlovenijeZFDS1981Federácia Felis SlovakiaFFS1993Sveriges Kattklubbars RiksförbundSVERAK1955Ukrainian Felinology UnionUFU1998
See also List of cat breeds List of cat registries Fédération Cynologique Internationale for dogs
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