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    • Getting a catLet us help you make the right choices as you prepare to bring your new feline friend home. We have information and advice on care for your pet.
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    • Breeding catsBreeding a litter of kittens can be a rewarding experience, but can also be costly and time consuming.
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    • Ownership, Health & WelfareThe GCCF considers the health and welfare of cats to be of the highest priority, and should be the overriding principle that guides the way in which the modern cat fancy operates.
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    • Shows & ActivitiesAll cats, both pedigree and non-pedigree, can be shown. Learn more about shows you can compete in, awards you can win and how to qualify for the GCCF Supreme Show.
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    • About UsWe are the premier cat registration organisation in the UK dedicated to cat health, welfare and responsible breeding. Our objective is to ensure that cats live healthy, happy lives.
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    • Getting a cat
      • Getting a catLet us help you make the right choices as you prepare to bring your new feline friend home. We have information and advice on care for your pet.
      • Choosing
        • Cat Breeds
        • Rescue & rehoming
        • Choosing a kitten
        • Code of Ethics
      • Finding
        • Breeder scheme map
        • Cat Breeds
        • Kitten checklist
        • A Kitten’s guide to good breeders
        • Club Links
        • Rescue & rehoming
      • Bringing your cat home
        • Day 1
        • Feeding your kitten
        • Introducing children
        • Integrating older cats
        • Integrating with dogs
      • Caring for your cat
        • Caring for your kitten
        • Early neutering
        • GCCF Pet Insurance Guide for Cat Owners
        • Pet insurance for Cat Owners
        • Health & the aging cat
        • Coping with the Loss of a Pet
    • Breeding cats
      • Breeding catsBreeding a litter of kittens can be a rewarding experience, but can also be costly and time consuming.
      • What you need to know before you start breeding
        • Breeding for beginners
        • Basic Cat Genetics
        • Breeding policies
        • Registration Policies
      • New to breeding
        • Breeding from your cat
        • Registration Policies
        • Kitten agreement
        • Kitten insurance for breeders
        • Testing
        • Breeding policies
        • Code of Ethics
      • The experienced breeder
        • Keeping a stud
        • Prefix application
        • Breeder scheme
        • Import/export
        • Breed Advisory Committees
        • Forms – For Breeders and Owners
      • Stats and policies
        • Breeding policies
        • GCCF outcrossing policy
        • Analysis of breeds registered
        • Registered prefixes
        • Admin prefixes
    • Ownership, Health & Welfare
      • Ownership, Health & WelfareThe GCCF considers the health and welfare of cats to be of the highest priority, and should be the overriding principle that guides the way in which the modern cat fancy operates.
      • Owning a cat
        • Cat behaviour
        • Keeping cats safe
        • Cat proof your home
        • Cats and The Law
        • Pet Travel after Brexit
        • Pet insurance for Cat Owners
        • Code of Ethics
      • Veterinary Info
        • Neutering & pain relief
        • Veterinary Defects Guide
        • Veterinary Information links
      • Cat Welfare Trust
      • Forms – complaints
      • Rehoming
        • Agria rehoming
        • Rescue & rehoming
        • Clubs rehoming
    • Shows & Activities
      • Shows & ActivitiesAll cats, both pedigree and non-pedigree, can be shown. Learn more about shows you can compete in, awards you can win and how to qualify for the GCCF Supreme Show.
      • Shows & Events
        • Getting started
        • Show calendar
        • Certificates and titles
        • Household Pets
        • Vaccination rules
        • Cat hotels
        • Forms – exhibitor
      • Exhibitor information
        • Show calendar
        • Show reports
        • Title claims
        • GCCF awards
        • The Supreme
        • Young Exhibitors Scheme
      • Show Management
        • Show Managers
        • STAR
        • Show Review Group
        • Forms – For Show Managers and Judges
      • Judging and stewarding
        • How to train
        • Judges review group
        • Judge appointments
        • Judges
        • Stewards
        • Veterinary Defects Guide
      • The Supreme
      • Club Links
    • About Us
      • About UsWe are the premier cat registration organisation in the UK dedicated to cat health, welfare and responsible breeding. Our objective is to ensure that cats live healthy, happy lives.
      • Organisation
        • GCCF structure
        • Price list
        • Club Links
        • Making a complaint
        • All forms
      • Meetings and Minutes
        • Council
        • Board
        • Committees
      • News & Information
        • News & General Notices
        • Veterinary Notices
        • Covid-19
        • Tributes
        • Suspension List
        • Jobs
      • Bye-laws and Rules
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