The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy

Information for Breeders

Ensure that it is registered on the Active Register; if it is registered on the Non-Active Register you will not be able to register its kittens.

The current fees for registrations, transfers and certified pedigrees are listed on the GCCF Price List

When a litter is registered, the application to register must be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of mating unless the person registering the kitten(s) is also the registered owner of the sire. The owner of the stud cat must provide a Certificate of Mating to the owner of the queen upon collection of the queen.

Stud cats must have a Certificate of Entirety (.pdf format), signed by a Veterinary Surgeon, lodged with the GCCF, before any progeny will be registered.

If you are planning to breed you may wish to register a prefix. This will then be used as the first part of the name of any cats you breed and register. You will need to be a member of an Affiliated club before you can apply for a prefix; some clubs require you to be a member for a year before they will countersign a prefix application form so, if this is your reason for joining a particular club, do check first.

• prefix application form - pdf file (please print double-sided if possible

There is no need to own a prefix in order to register kittens. Many breeders do not register a prefix when they first start breeding; if the breeder has no prefix, an administrative prefix forms part of the cat's name instead.

You may find the following information useful:

• Breeding from your Cat

• Early Neutering

• Keeping a Stud Cat

• Code of Ethics for Breeders & Owners - also available in .pdf format

• Notes on Registration - also available in .pdf format

• Mating Certificate - also available in .pdf format

• Certificate of Entirety form - in .pdf format

• Registration application form - in .pdf format. The current registration fees are on the Price List

• Specimen Agreement - for conditions of sale - also available in .pdf format

• Administrative Prefixes - List of adminstrative prefixes in use

• Importing & Exporting Pedigree Cats - also available in .pdf format

• Health Comes First - GCCF statement - also available in .pdf format

If you wish to download and print out the documents in .pdf format you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader

Before you breed you should buy the following publications, available from the GCCF Office:

• GCCF Constitution
• GCCF Rules
• Standard of Points

and note the following:

• Constitution amendments since the last reprint in November 2005
• Rule amendments since the last reprint in November 2004.
• Standard of Points amendments since the last reprint in June 2005.
• GCCF Disciplinary Procedures - Fixed Penalties

It is also useful to buy:

• GCCF Guide to Breed Numbering: including an explanation of the numbers used to define the different colours and patterns
• Guide to Defects listed in the Standard of Points: further information about these faults and how to detect them

You may wish to join a Cat Club, visit a Show or show your cat

• Cat Clubs, Shows & Showing

or you may decide you would like to try stewarding

• Information for Judges and Stewards

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