page_title: Governing Council of the Cat Fancy
section_title: Breeds
hierarchical_section_title: Governing Council of the Cat Fancy / Breeds
caption_attribution_description: English: Governing Council of Cat Fancy breed registration data between 2002 to 2012 for the top 11 breeds of 2012.
context_page_description: The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy is a cat registry, established in 1910 and is the 2nd largest organisation that registers pedigree cats in the United Kingdom to TICA TICA It was formed from a small number of cat clubs which were registering cats at the time when the modern cat fancy was in its first stages. It is considered to be the old prototype for cat fancy registries. It is an independent body with around 146 member clubs, including specialist breed clubs and area clubs covering particular regions. The GCCF became an incorporated company on 5th November 2010. It licenses cat shows put on by its affiliated clubs with about 135 shows per year. Pedigree cats shown at these shows can gain the titles Champion, Grand Champion, Imperial Grand Champion and Olympian. The latter having three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. The word Champion is replaced by Premier for neutered cats. The showing of non-pedigree cats and Pedigree Pets is also popular at GCCF shows.
context_section_description: The top three most popular cat breeds registered in the GCCF are the British Shorthair, the Ragdoll and the Siamese. The GCCF registers around 20,000 pedigree cats each year, and currently recognises the following breeds:
caption: Registration numbers for the past 10 years for the most popular breeds
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