Abyssinian Breed Club Europe
The following links will provide further information and explain why we are in dire need of your support!
CFA Abyssinian Breed Standard
Allowable outcross: NONE
AOV show class: NONE
General CFA Rules for Registration
Please read particularly ARTICLE III - BREED CLASSIFICATION, where it says:
General: A breed may have specific policies regarding ALLOWABLE ancestry, import requirements, colors and other characteristics.
Section 1 - Natural Breeds: Both parent cats and ALL ancestors must be of the breed as the cat to be registered.
The Abyssinian falls under the designation of "natural breeds".
Cat's Ancestral Tracking Service (CATS) rules
Does explain the CFA CATS rule
Shorthair Somalis and its increasing influence on the Abyssinian Breed
This link gives indepth and historical information why from a certain point on the Abys should not be mixed with another breed. It also lists catteries currently working with SH Somalis
Bebop Solarian of Cedarwood KV (recorded in CATS) offspring list
The above mentioned cat has been RECORDED in CATS via the certified pedigree process. Due to unknown reasons CFA staff have automatically REGISTERED all direct offspring in the regular register eventhough the CATS rule as well as the general registration rules are clearly prohibiting this (see link to the rules above). This stud has (and still is) been used EXTENSIVELY in a few catteries set up to MAINLY EXPORT TO NEW BREEDERS in foreign countries not having much knowledge about the breed yet. If we are not going to stop this NOW, the impact will be disastrous, also from a genetic diversity point of view! PLEASE HELP US AVOIDING THIS BY SIGNING THE PETITION - THANK YOU¨!
The Abyssinian Homepage
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