CFA Program Links
There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around and learn all there is to know about the CFA. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.
The CFA Ambassador Program will help exhibitors give a public face to the cat fancy and offers knowledge transfer from those of you who know to the interested public. You will see some of us wearing buttons that say ” Ask Me.” The buttons are to provide the public with a contact person. If we don’t have the answer, we will get it. Our Handbook is a wonderful tool for talking about CFA and their positions on many cat related subjects.
For more information, pleae visit: Animal Welfare Committe
The Breeder Assistance Program was developed because of a need that we saw between Animal Welfare and Purebred Rescue. Breeder Assistance is a place for breeders to seek help in situations out of their control. With BAP we will be able to help with advice, physical help and placement.
"Confidential" is the key word to our interaction with you, or with someone you know, who seeks advice or help. You can contact the Chairperson, or your individual Regional Coordinator -- whichever gives you the comfort level you seek. If you or another breeder needs help with their cats please contact us!
You’ve all heard about dog agility competitions, and have thoroughly enjoyed watching the dogs whip through the obstacle courses with determination and speed. It’s amazing how they can climb up and down those high steps and race through those weave pole areas with such ease and speed. Now, can you actually imagine a cat lowering its dignity enough to do that?
But, of course! Cats are definitely trainable and most are willing to follow a feather or dangling toy anywhere!
For more information, please visit: Feline Agility
The CFA Junior Fanciers Program engages youth from 7 to 18 in activities from drawing a poster, to doing a breed presentation, to working on a show committee, to taking a therapy cat to visit a hospital unit.
The program is designed to allow youth to enjoy the cat fancy and excel at their own pace through the activities and age categories while enhancing their appreciation for felines and feline inspired professions.
For more information, please visit: The Junior Fanciers website
Welcome New Exhibitor
Learning about cat shows can be confusing. That why we’re here to help!
You are a new exhibitor in the world of showing pedigreed cats. Or you’re a new breeder trying to learn about your breed and setting up a cattery. And you have LOTS of questions. Good news – The Cat Fanciers’ Association New Exhibitor Program was created just for new exhibitors like you. We’re here to help guide you through the hobby that we love – and hope that you’ll love too!
For more information, please visit: New Exhibitor
For more information, please visit: https://legislative.cfa.org
Through the efforts of Vaughn Barber, Don Williams, Michael Brim, Tom Dent and Sy Howard, the CFA Foundation was established on June 22, 1990 by the Cat Fanciers’ Association Board of Directors. Its purpose was to be a forum that would educate the general public about the history of the cat and the cat fancy.
The CFA Foundation’s collection started with financial donations from cat clubs at the 1990 CFA annual meeting. Other donations of cat books, stud books, past issues of the CFA Yearbook, the Cat Fanciers’ Almanac, other CFA publications and other cat-related periodicals quickly followed. Today, donations to the CFA Foundation have expanded enormously and have helped position the foundation to be a recognized authority on historical information about the cat and the cat fancy.
For more information, please visit: https://cfa.org/cfa-foundation/
Nearly 400 million cats bring joy to their companions across the world. Though cat ownership keeps growing, feline health research remains underfunded compared to many other animals.
Since 1968, EveryCat Health Foundation has awarded grants for groundbreaking research that benefits every cat, every day. From disease prevention and veterinary treatment to healthy home habits, we advance the science of better medicine for millions of cats and their cat-loving owners just like us.
For more information, please visit:https://everycat.org