The FIFe Board has received a report from the Ragdoll Breed Council concerning pedigrees that may contain unverified information. The report identifies cats that were reportedly never bred by the cattery named, yet appear in FIFe pedigrees. As not all… Read More »Statement on falsified Ragdoll pedigrees
The Breed page on our website has been updated with the introduction of “breed profiles”, featuring more pictures and a colourful layout created with the Breed Councils. We start with publishing breed profiles of ABY, BLH/BSH, BOM, BUR, CRX, CYM/MAN,… Read More »Breed Profiles
The 2026 versions of the Standards of all FIFe recognised breeds and the General Part of the Standards in the 3 FIFe languages are now available for viewing and downloading by using the following links: All changed pages in the… Read More »Breed Standards & General Part – version 2026
At the initiative of the British Longhair/Shorthair Breed Council and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC and JSC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to additional golden varieties in British, effective as from 01.10.2025. Please click here to… Read More »Preliminary recognition of additional golden varieties in British
At the initiative of the British Longhair/Shorthair Breed Council and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC and JSC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to the corin variety in British, effective as from 01.10.2025. Please click here to… Read More »Preliminary recognition of the corin variety in British
At the initiative of the Siberian and Neva Masquerade Breed Councils and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC, JSC and SC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to the corin variety in Siberian and in Neva Masquerade, effective… Read More »Preliminary recognition of the corin variety in Siberian & Neva Masquerade
At the initiative of the Bengal Breed Council and recommended by our Commissions (BRC, HWC and JSC), the Board decided to grant preliminary recognition status to the charcoal variety in Bengal, effective as from 01.06.2025. The charcoal colour descriptions and… Read More »Preliminary recognition of the charcoal variety in Bengal
The 2025 versions of the Standards of all FIFe recognised breeds and the General Part of the Standards in the 3 FIFe languages are now available for viewing and downloading in the section Breeds. It is also possible to download… Read More »Breed Standards & General Part – version 2025
Corin is a generic term to describe a modifier, which affects eumelanin (black pigment) production into the cat’s hair. It is an autosomal recessive trait. The Board decided to assign the EMS code “u” for the (re-)registration of corin varieties.… Read More »EMS System – code “u” for corin
You can find the 2024 versions of the Standard of all FIFe recognised breeds and the General Part of the Standards in the section Breeds.
The EMS breed code BGL is assigned for the registration of Bengal Longhair. This is a non-recognised breed and a sister breed to the Bengal (BEN). The same breeding and registration restrictions now applicable to the Bengal (→ Breeding &… Read More »EMS breed code for Bengal Longhair: BGL
