Breed Timelines

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The cat fancy in the middle of the 20th century was a far different world from what we know today.

In 1950, only 6 breeds were recognized by CFA for competition!! Those 6 original breeds were:

Abyssinian
American Shorthair
Manx (SH only)
Persian
Russian Blue
Siamese

Over the next 50+ years, an impressive number of new breeds were added, and today, CFA currently accepts 42 different breeds for competition.

Here's a look at the timeline for the addition of new breeds:

YEAR	BREED ACCEPTED
1953	Sable Burmese
1959	Himalayan
1964	Colorpoint Shorthair Cornish Rex (known simply as the "Rex" when first accepted) Havana Brown
1967	Birman Exotic Korat
1970	Balinese
1973	Turkish Angora
1976	Bombay Japanese Bobtail (SH only) Maine Coon
1977	Egyptian Mau Oriental Shorthair
1978	American Wirehair Scottish Fold (SH only)
1979	Somali
1980	British Shorthair Malayan
1983	Devon Rex
1984	Tonkinese Himalayan was merged with the Persian breed Malayan was merged with the Burmese, creating a "Burmese - Dilute" division
1986	Javanese
1987	Chartreux Ocicat
1988	Singapura
1989	Manx - LH (originally known as the Cymric)
1993	American Curl - LH and SH divisions Japanese Bobtail - LH division Norwegian Forest Cat Scottish Fold - LH division
1994	Turkish Van
1995	Oriental Longhair
2000	Ragdoll Selkirk Rex - LH and SH divisions
2002	European Burmese Sphynx
2006	American Bobtail - LH and SH divisions Siberian
2008	LaPerm - LH and SH divisions
2010	Burmese Sable division and Burmese Dilute division merged - Sable and Dilutes to compete as a single breed after this date
2011	RagaMuffin
2014	Burmilla - LH and SH divisions
2018	Bengal
Who will be next?