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WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 22: A British Shorthair cat is awarded a ribbon during the TICA international cat show at the Aoshan Shiji Plaza on October 22, 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
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What Is The International Cat Association (TICA)? Here’s What You Should Know

By Phillip Mlynar

The International Cat Association was founded in 1979, in Branson, Missouri. According to the organization’s official website, TICA claims “the world’s largest genetic registry of pedigreed cats.”

The main goals of TICA are to register the pedigrees of breeds of cats; to organize, license, and oversee cat shows around the world; to establish breed standards; and…

Phillip Mlynar
Phillip Mlynar

Phillip Mlynar spends his days writing about pets, music, and craft beer (and sometimes the overlap between them). He's won numerous awards at the annual Cat Writers' Association Communication Contest, some of which are proudly on display at his local dive bar.

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