CFA International Cat Show

The CFA International Cat Show is a cat show hosted by the Cat Fanciers' Association. The Cat Fanciers' Association was founded in 1906 after it separated from the American Cat Association.

The Persian breed has won "Best of Show" thirteen times at the CFA International Cat Show.

The CFA International Cat Show has been held on an annual basis since 1994 with the exceptions of 2007, 2010, and 2020. Considered the Rolls-Royce of international cat shows,[1] it is the largest show of its type in the US.[1] Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas have each hosted the event a record four times. Males or neutered males have won the "Best in Show" fifteen of the twenty-four times the show has been held. The Persian cat breed has won "Best in Show" sixteen of the past twenty-four shows. The show was renamed the CFA-Royal Canin World Championship in 2012. Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Litter became lead sponsor in 2013. In 2015 it returned to using the "CFA International Show" name.

Competition

In 2019, the show was held on October 12–13 in Cleveland, Ohio. The show was traditionally held the weekend before Thanksgiving in November in the United States.[1] At each show, there are twelve to sixteen specialty judging rings, which are for both long-haired and shorthaired cat breeds, including kittens,[2] Championship cat (non-spayed or neutered pedigree cats over eight months old),[2] and Premiership cat (spayed or neutered pedigreed cats over eight months old).[1][2] Day one of the show is preliminaries for best in breed such as Persian, Maine Coon, and Tonkinese.[1] The second and final day of the competition shows the best in each cat breed in all three categories mentioned then compete for the best in each category overall, then for "Best in Show", which the overall winner of the competition.[1] Top five winners in each category and overall are presented.[1]

Charity

Proceeds from the show go to the Winn Feline Foundation.[1] Since 1968, the foundation has raised over $2 million with the entire amount going to cat health research.[1]

Foundation

CFA Foundation was created on June 22, 1990, the original idea to having a foundation was to educate people on cat history, but has since turned into a museum, Feline Historical Museum, with a complete library full of more than 1,400 books about all things cat related

List of Best in Shows
Year Location Name of cat Breed of cat Gender of cat Owner(s) – location Breeder(s) – location Number of cats and kittens in competition
1994[3] Atlanta El-Dia Blue Danube Blue Mackerel Tabby Oriental Shorthair Male Barbara L. Phelps Not listed. Not listed.
1995[4] Chicago, Illinois Sol-Mer Sharif Brown Tabby American Shorthair Male Mary Jo Mersol-Barg Not listed. Over 1300
1996[5] Anaheim, California Agonistes Commotion of Scrimshaw Black Persian Male Not listed Not listed 1144
1997[6] Atlanta Tinbat Morgan's Passing Ruddy Abyssinian Male Not listed Not listed 1245
1998[7] Kansas City, Missouri Pajean's Bougalie Cream/ White Bi-Color Persian Male Pamela and Jean Bassett

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 Not listed 1244
1999[8] Kansas City Noblessa's Peace Maker of Stunning Red Persian Male (Neutered) Kris Vanderbeck – Charlevoix, Michigan Not listed Over 1300
2000[9] Kansas City Wishes Lyric Copper-eyed White Persian Female Connie Stewart

Temple City, California

 Same 1300
2001[10] Houston CO-MC Candy Kisses of Caliente Black/ White Manx Spay Richard and Terry Brown – Grand Prairie, Texas, and Jeanne McPhee – Houston Not listed 1000
2002[11] Houston Catsafrats Shine On of Agonistes Black Persian Male John Ramirez, Ken White, and Donna & Bruce Isenberg – all Culver City, California Not listed Over 1000
2003[12] Houston Ruemerz Walk This Way of Teahs Seal Point Himalayan Persian Male Donna Debelius and Tim Steiner – Linthicum, Maryland Not listed Over 900
2004[13] Houston Buphar's Beyonce of Inthewind Dilute Calico Persian Female Maurice Ruble, Jr, and Linda Fisher – Parkville, Missouri Not listed Over 700
2005[14] San Mateo, California One-O-One Mascalzone Latino Black Exotic Shorthair Male Marcela Marenco – Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy Not listed 823
2006[15] San Mateo Jadon Comefly With Me of Kenkat Blue Persian Spay Donna Cook, Susan Cook Henry, and Leah Fowler – all from Warrenton, Virginia Not listed 721
2007 Not held.
2008[16] Atlanta Kuorii Santos of Cuzzoe Black Persian Male Eric Valencia and Justin Pelletier – Raleigh, North Carolina, and Linda Accomb – Fallbrook, California Paolo Carnevaletti – Italy 729
2009[17] Atlanta Kuorii Gorilla of Cuzzoe Black Persian Male Eric Valencia and Justin Pelletier – Raleigh, North Carolina Paolo Carnevaletti – Italy 630
2010 Cancelled.
2011 Indianapolis Rhamjoge Better Believe It Calico Persian Spay Matthew and DeLinda Pearson Not listed
2012 Columbus OH Wild Rain Let's Dance of Dotdotdot Chocolate spotted Ocicat Male Roger and Nancy Brown and David and Carol Freels Not listed
2013 Novi MI Belamy Desiderata of Wishes Calico Persian Female Connie Stewart, B. Mayes, D. Adler Not listed
2014 Oaks PA Velvetkist Pack'N Heat of Krimpurrs Cream and White Persian Neuter Beth Holly and Noralyn Heisig Noralyn Heisig- Maryland
2015 Oaks PA Briar-Mar's Good to Be Me Red and White Classic Tabby with White Manx Male Omar Gonzalez and Gary Veach Omar Gonzalez, Gary Veach, and Suki Lee
2016 Novi MI Cinema's Liberace of Calcat White Persian Neuter Deutsch, Hardeman, Ury, Lewis, Wardlaw Blake Myers and Dennis Adler
2017 Portland OR Velvetkist Don't Touch My Tutu Dilute Calico Persian Female kitten Noralyn Heisig Noralyn Heisig
2018 Cleveland OH Briar-Mar's Mockingjay of Deydream Brown patched tabby and White van Manx Female Erin and Joy Yoders-Day
2019 Cleveland OH Pinkpawpal Cassiopeia Brown patched tabby and White Persian Female Pattama Weeranon and Chate Ruengruglikit Pattama Weeranon and Chate Ruengruglikit
2020 Not held.
2021 Not held.
2022 Not held.
2023 (October 14-15) Cleveland OH

Official Sites

CFA International Show website CFA Facebook page

See also

References
  1. About the CFA show. – Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  2. CFA Cat show formats. Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  3. 1994 CFA International Cat Show Winners. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  4. 1995 CFA International Cat Show Best of Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  5. 1996 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  6. 1997 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  7. 1998 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  8. 1999 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  9. 2000 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  10. 2001 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  11. 2002 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  12. 2003 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  13. 2004 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  14. 2005 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  15. 2006 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  16. 2008 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  17. 2009 CFA International Cat Show. – Retrieved December 28, 2009.

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[2]

  1. http://www.felinehistoricalfoundation.org/museum.html
  2. "CFA Foundation – the Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc".
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