| > | | | | An Egyptian sultan in 1280 A.D. left a garden for the |
| A cat association is an organization that registers cats | | | | support of needy cats, where a daily distribution of |
| and kittens, selects cat show judges and conducts | | | | food continued to be made well into the 20th |
| many cat shows and cat competitions. A cat | | | | century. Other famous cat lovers throughout history |
| association also controls cat clubs. The winner of cat | | | | were King Louis XIII of France, Queen Victoria of |
| show is provided with trophies, awards or medals. | | | | England, King Edward VII of England, Pope Gregory |
| The Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) sponsors about | | | | the great, Pope Leo XII of Vatican City, St. Patrick, |
| 650 cat clubs in the USA. There are many cat | | | | Scientist Isaac Newton, Scientist Albert Einstein, |
| associations in USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, | | | | Scientist Benjamin Franklin, Scientist Louis Pasteur, |
| Japan and other countries. The Cat Fancier's | | | | novelist Sir Walter Scott, Jimmy Carter, King Rama V |
| Association is the largest cat association in the world. | | | | of Thailand, King Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran, Henri VII |
| Visit the website of Cat Fancier's association at visit | | | | chancellor, Misty Malarky, Ying Yang, Florence |
| the website of Cat Fancier's at visit the website of | | | | Nightingale, Mark Twain, Writer Victor Hugo, President |
| The International Cat Association at and visit the | | | | Theodore Roosevelt of USA, Franklin D. Roosevelt, |
| website of American Cat Fancier's Association at The | | | | President Abrahm Lincoln of USA, President John F. |
| Cat Fancier's Association registers more than 80000 | | | | Kennedy of USA, British leader Sir Winston Churchill, |
| cats and kittens annually. The other famous cat | | | | President Calvin Coolidge of USA, George |
| associations include The International Cat Association | | | | Washington, Noble Prize winner French missionary |
| (TICA), the American Cat Fancier's Association | | | | Albert Schweitzer, Noble Prize winner British poet T.S. |
| (ACFA) and the Canadian Cat Association, In Europe, | | | | Elliot, famous writer Charles Dickens, Ernest |
| the largest cat association is Federation Internationale | | | | Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway was the owner of |
| Feline De Europe. A single cat show may have eight | | | | thirty cats. President Abraham Lincoln had |
| to twenty different judges. After judging each cat | | | | domesticated four cats in the white house. Prophet |
| within a particular breed, the judge gives out | | | | Mohammad, the founder of Islam religion loved cats. |
| preliminary awards, such as best of colour or best of | | | | Prophet Mohammad, the founder of Islam had |
| breed. There are hundreds of cat breeders in the | | | | domesticated a beloved cat named Muezza. Prophet |
| USA. The first cat show was held in crystal palace in | | | | Mohammad thought dogs unclean. One day, Muezza, |
| England in 1871 while the first cat show in USA was | | | | the cat of Prophet Mohammad fell asleep on the |
| held in Medison Square in 1895. The Intellectuals | | | | sleeve of his robe. The Prophet Mohammad called to |
| around the world are keeping cats as pets. Dr. William | | | | prayer, cut his sleeve of his robe rather than awaken |
| Grier left US $ 415000 for his two pet cats when he | | | | the cat. After Prophet Mohammed returned, the cat |
| died. The richest single cat in the world is white alley | | | | awoke and the cat bowed gracefully to thank him |
| who inherited US $ 250000. In September 1996, a | | | | for his consideration. Prophet Mohammed then |
| Businessman of Thailand spent 18000 Pounds for the | | | | stoked the cat three times and cats were given |
| marriage of his male diamond eyed pet cat named | | | | permanent place in Islam. Confucius, the founder of |
| Phet with a female diamond eyed pet cat named | | | | Cofucian religion himself was reported to have owned |
| Ploy because his male pet cat loved a female cat. | | | | a cat of which he was very fond. When King |
| The marriage was attended by 500 guests. The cats | | | | Prajadhipok of Thailand was crowned in 1925, a cat |
| were given a dowry of US $ 23202. The newly | | | | took part in the coronation procession as |
| wedded cats received US $ 60000 in cash and | | | | representative of the former King, Rama VI of |
| wedding presents. Cardinal Richelieu left lifetime | | | | Thailand. A cat still lives in the no.10 Downing Street in |
| pensions for his fourteen pet cats. Lord Chesterfield | | | | London and a cat named Socks still lives in the white |
| left life time pensions for his cats and their offsprings. | | | | house in Washington. |