The cat fancy is the organized pursuit of breeding, registering and exhibiting pedigree cats. It began with Harrison Weir's first English cat show at the Crystal Palace in London in July 1871, an event that launched competitive cat exhibition as an organized hobby. Weir went on to found the National Cat Club in 1887, England's first cat registry, and the fancy grew through competing registries before the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy unified them in 1910. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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OriginLaunched by Harrison Weir's first cat show; formalized through the National Cat Club (1887) and, after 1910, the merged Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. 2 FAQs
When did the cat fancy begin?
With Harrison Weir's first English cat show, at the Crystal Palace in July 1871.
The cat fancy began with Harrison Weir's first English cat show at the Crystal Palace in London in July 1871, an event that launched competitive cat exhibition as an organized hobby. Weir went on to found the National Cat Club in 1887, England's first cat registry, and competing registries were unified in 1910 under the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy.
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The club formalized the registry system the cat fancy still uses
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Weir is widely credited as the founder of the organized cat fancy
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The show is the founding event of the organized cat fancy
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1. Harrison Weir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOpening paragraph
Harrison William Weir (5 May 1824-3 January 1906), known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy", was a British artist. He organised the first cat show in England, at the Crystal Palace, London, in July 1871.
- Associated With: Harrison Weir
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In 1910, these two organisations merged to form the GCCF, which became the unified governing body and registry for the cat fancy.
- Associated With: Founding of the National Cat Club, Early Significance section
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The first cat show took place at the Crystal Palace in London in 1871.
- Associated With: Harrison Weir, See also section
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