The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy Australia and Victoria

Group 3 Breeds

There are many breeds in this group but it is known for breeds which are not extreme in features. Most are short coated.
Group 1

This is the Longhair Group and comprises such breeds as the well known Persian, The Exotic, the Birman, the Maine Coon, Norwegian, Ragdoll, Turkish Van and Siberian
Group 2

The most well known breed in this Group would be the ancient Siamese but there is also the Oriental, the Peterbald and the longhaired version of the Siamese, the Balinese
Group 3

Here we see one of Australia's most popular breeds, the Burmese and one of the most unusual, the Sphynx, a hairless breed.
Group 1

A wonderful Persian Van pattern with copper eyes and a Maine Coon girl, a breed native to the USA
Group 4

The Companion Cat group, for the non pedigree or unregistered household pets.

Serving the Cat Fancy since 1928 !

The setting up of the The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy Australia and Victoria Inc. in 1928, the third in the world, was a progressive, forward-thinking move and we intend to continue in the same way. We are a happy group, who help each other in many ways, from setting up and pulling down shows, to sharing knowledge and experience.We have affiliated clubs who run their own shows throughout the year, for more information about the clubs check out the Cat Clubs page.

The GCCFV Secretary can be contacted between:

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm - 0408 300 392
Or via email - gccfvic@gmail.com
All correspondence is to be address to:
PO Box 429, Craigieburn 3064
or
4 / 170 Underwood Road, Ferntree Gully 3156

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy Australia & Victoria Inc
will be held on
WEDNESDAY 19TH APRIL 2023 at 7pm
Winston Room, Stamford Hotel, Cnr Wellington and Stud Roads Rowville.

IMPORTANT INFORMATON

CHANGE TO KITTEN REGISTRATIONS EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2022

GCCFV Members are advised that effective from 1st July 2022 the following changes will be made when litters/kittens are registered. These changes are to adhere to the Victorian State Government requirements for an Applicable Organisation.

ALL kittens must be individually registered and microchipped.
New owner's details should be provided.When available this must be done at the time of the litter registration.
Any kitten registered as an entire must only be kept by the breeder or transferred to a breeder registered with an affiliate of ACF, CCCA or ANCATS or to an acceptable international body. The membership number of the new owner and their source number (if applicable) must be provided at the time of registration. All other kittens, not sold entire, will be registered as Desexed and a Pet Only pedigree will be issued, unless they are being shown then a full Desexed pedigree will be issued.
Breeders must provide their Source Number on all Litter Registration Forms.
The Source Number will be included on all Litter Registration paperwork from 1^st July 2022.

Current News & Upcoming Events

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
PAPERWORK / FORMS
Please ensure you use new forms and not old forms.
All forms can be downloaded from the Members page on this site or
requested from the Secretary and sent via email or hard copies can also be obtained from shows.
Please ensure when you are filling out any forms they are legible and all information is provided.
The use of old forms or illegible/missing information may result in your request being held up or not processed.

For GCCFV's Social Media Policy,
Code of Practice and AO Memembers Requirements
please go to our Members pags and select the Forms dropdown box.

***PET EXCHANGE REGISTER***
https://per.animalwelfare.vic.gov.au/
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Find a Breeder

Our breeders are required to abide by the Code of Ethics of GCCFV as well as state legislation. Visit our page devoted to our breeders to find one in your area.

The statement of Purposes of GCCFV is:
i) To promote in every way and foster interest in the general welfare of all cats and kittens
ii) To promote responsible pet ownership
iii) To keep registers and stud books and provide for the registration of cats and breeders’ prefixes and other records
iv) To set standards and breeding guidelines for the breeding of pedigree cats
v) To make regulations for the day to day running of GCCFV vi To set By-Laws for the running of cat shows
vii) To run cat shows and make awards at cat shows
viii) To award titles to qualified cats
ix) To hold instruction classes for judges, stewards and others
x) To appoint judges, stewards and others as required
xi) To accept affiliation from clubs
xii) To become a member or affiliate of other bodies
xiii) To accept membership from interested persons
xiv) To purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real estate and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of it.
xv) To hold money in accounts in banks or other financial instutions or to hold shares or securities of any kind
xvi) To act as a trustee
xvii) To carry out any other activities deemed beneficial to cats

Visit a Show!

GCCFV affiliate Clubs hold show regularly throughout the year.

Why not take an afternoon to meet the breeders and watch the cats and kittens being judged.

For more information, go to our calendar page

ORIVET / ANIMAL DNA
Feline Genetic Disease Screen is only $85 and screens for ALL relevant diseases from the one sample.
(PKD, HCM, SMA, Familial Episodic Hypokalamic Polymyopathy, GM2, Mucopolysaccharodosis, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, Niemann Pick Disease)
Single test price has changed to $45
Some Kits are available from the GCCFV Secretary.