Brought to you by the Fanciers, FanciersHealth and Gene-Poole Mailing Lists, a group of cat breeders, exhibitors, show judges, veterinarians, and other ailurophiles (cat lovers) throughout the world, representing most cat breeds and associations worldwide.

Founded in 1993, the original Fanciers mailing list was a private, unmoderated list, intended for discussions or announcements specifically relating to showing and breeding cats. This included such diverse topics as feline veterinary medicine and home care, cattery management, cat show production, politics in the cat fancy, and the history and evolution of cat breeds. The list also served as a social group for breeders and exhibitors. With the advent of many other related mailing lists on the Internet, the original Fanciers list was discontinued by its founder, Jean Marie Diaz. However, the need for pedigreed cat owners to have a place to specifically discuss the health needs of their cats lead to the formation of the FanciersHealth Yahoogroup list in November of 2000. A group to discuss issues of feline genetics, Gene-Poole, was created in 1998.

The FanciersHealth  list membership numbers approximately 4000. Most of us are involved in the cat fancy to some extent, but we're involved in many ways, representing every major cat related association, nearly every breed of cat, and many countries around the world. Some of the most renowned feline experts are among our ranks, including many cat show judges, board members of cat registries, cat geneticists, cat book authors, and respected veterinarians. Some members breed and/or show pedigreed cats, or show household pets (nonpedigreed cats); some put on cat shows and other events that educate and entertain, or produce publications about cats and the cat fancy; some work with breed rescue groups and other organizations devoted to animal welfare; some practice veterinary medicine, or participate in feline health research... and some of us aren't involved in the "fancy" at all, but join to learn and share our thoughts about our beloved feline friends.

Latest Blog Entries

• Chocolates and Selkirks
  Hello to dedicated breeders near and far:We have been breeding pedigreed cats in California since  1980, beginning with silvers, and then moving into chocolates and lilacs  in ~1995. We now are anticipating, at the end of January,  our ...
• Happy New Year!
  The Year 2009 begins with a whole new Fanciers website that will allow the 4000+ international members of the fanciers community a more interactive site to communicate their expertise to the Internet world.Please join us by registering with our site. ...
• How to buy a purebred kitten.
  How to find a responsible breeder With regard to finding a breeder, cat shows are the best places to meet and talk to breeders. You can see all the different colors and patterns, learn about the characteristics of the breed, and ask questions. Do ...
• Heading Behind the Table
  Well, my dream of becoming a cat show judge is finally starting to feel "real". This week, one of TICA's founding members and most respected allbreed judges let me know that she was willing to sponsor me for the TICA judging program. That means o ...
• Fanciers Lives!
  Well folks, it's day one of working on the Fanciers website. Thanks to Jean Marie Diaz (aka Ambar) for her decade and half of dedication to making sure the cat fancier community has a place to meet, support each other, and exchange informationSome go ...

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Candycoon Small breeding cattery in Newcastle upon Tyne. Heru's Abyssinians We show and breed since early 1980's in CFA. Kittens raised... Kingsmark Bengals & Serengetis Breeding and showing healthly and beautiful bengals and serengetis since 1993. ... CyberSphynx Cattery of Georgia Currently breeding Sphynx CFA/TICA REG. All kittens are Health guaranteed and vet... Stillmeadow Bengals Beautiful bengals raised in a home environment from outstanding lines. Rosetted and... Narki Ayun - Orientals and Siamese Orientals and Siamese cattery. All colors, solids and tabbies. TICA registered. Apurrn Persians CFA Exhibitors of Persians as well as Exotics. A small hobby... Paws To Pur Cattery TLC comes first with this small, clean cattery. Using GC lines,... Kylador Ragdolls Small Ragdoll cattery breeding Traditional Ragdolls. Kittens are well socialized, healthy and loving!!... Tooliebouce Persians Tooliebouce is a CFA registered, DNA-PKD testing, closed cattery specializing in happy,... KitnKrazy Sphynx Healthy, happy kittens/cats available. All kittens have all shots and alter prior... Bjonasen Persian & Exotic A small cageless family cattery located in Norway. Breeding mostly Persians, but... KitnKrazy Sphynx Healthy, happy kittens/cats available. All kittens have all shots and alter prior... Jewelise Persians CFA Persians available for charming pets or for show. Solids, BiColors and Shadeds... Dreamweaver & Xzandu Catteries Small inhome cattery based in Christchurch, New Zealand specialising in Burmese since... Adorabir Birmans CFA Registered kittens raised with much love and attention; matched to their... Milbury Exotics Currently breeding Exotic Shorthairs and Longhairs. CFA/ACFA/CCA REG. All kittens are Health guaranteed... Fraser Valley Bengals Small in-home cattery started in 2001 raising our babies underfoot in our... Somali and Abyssinian Cats We breed beautiful Somali cats in Adelaide, South Australia from top Australian... Classic Rags Ragdolls Small cattery started in 1994, my main goal is providing healthy, loving...

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