The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 cat breeds and was founded in 1978. Its published information also shows five world regions, a broad collection of forms, and separate prices for memberships, registrations, pedigrees, and cattery services. The figures below are attributed to the named TICA pages and describe the values listed there; no measurement date was supplied for these published counts and prices.
Contents
- TICA at a glance
- Recognized breeds and world regions
- The scale of TICA’s forms
- Membership and publications
- Cattery services and listings
- Cat, kitten, and litter registration
- Ownership, pedigrees, and reports
TICA at a glance
The International Cat Association’s basic organizational statistics provide a useful starting point for understanding its role in the cat world.
- TICA was founded in 1978, according to “What is TICA? - TICA.”
- TICA recognizes 73 cat breeds, according to “Browse All Breeds - TICA.”
- TICA lists 5 world regions on “Find A Club / Our Regions - TICA.” Those regions are Asia; Europe; International; North America & Mexico; and Central & South America.
These numbers describe the organization’s stated history, breed-recognition scope, and regional structure. They are not estimates or forecasts, and the supplied TICA references do not provide a measurement date for them.
Recognized breeds and world regions
The 73-breed figure is the clearest numerical measure of TICA’s breed-recognition portfolio in the supplied material. It indicates the number of breeds shown by TICA’s “Browse All Breeds” resource, rather than the number of cats, breeders, clubs, or registrations. That distinction matters: a breed count describes the range of recognized categories, not the size of the association’s membership or registry activity.
The five-region structure gives the organization a geographic framework:
| TICA measure | Count | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| Recognized cat breeds | 73 | [Browse All Breeds - TICA] |
| World regions listed | 5 | [Find A Club / Our Regions - TICA] |
| Organization founded | 1978 | [What is TICA? - TICA] |
The regions named by TICA are Asia, Europe, International, North America & Mexico, and Central & South America. “International” appears as one of the five labels alongside geographic region names; the supplied facts do not define how that label is used operationally. The list should therefore be read as TICA’s displayed regional classification, not as a population or membership ranking.
For cat owners, this structure can help explain why club, show, and administrative information may be organized by region. The supplied data does not quantify the number of clubs, events, exhibitors, or members in any region, so those comparisons cannot be made from these figures.
The scale of TICA’s forms
TICA’s “Our Forms - TICA” page lists forms across administrative, breeding, judging, showing, membership, and language categories. The largest listed category is Judging Forms, with 28. Show Forms number 17, while Junior Exhibitor Forms number 15. Club Forms number 10, and New Breeds & Traits Forms number 9.
The remaining English-language categories listed on that page are Awards & Title Forms (7), Registration Forms (7), Cattery Forms (6), Clerking Forms (6), Executive Office Forms (6), Mentoring Forms (5), Scoring Forms (4), Membership (1), Club Sponsorship (1), and Pedigree Form (1).
The form counts can be read compactly as follows:
| Form category | Forms listed |
|---|---|
| Judging Forms | 28 |
| Show Forms | 17 |
| Junior Exhibitor Forms | 15 |
| Club Forms | 10 |
| New Breeds & Traits Forms | 9 |
| Awards & Title Forms | 7 |
| Registration Forms | 7 |
| Cattery Forms | 6 |
| Clerking Forms | 6 |
| Executive Office Forms | 6 |
| Mentoring Forms | 5 |
| Scoring Forms | 4 |
| Club Sponsorship form | 1 |
| Membership form | 1 |
| Pedigree Form | 1 |
The same TICA forms page also lists language-specific groups: 5 Spanish Forms, 9 German Forms, 9 French Forms, 6 Portuguese Forms, 4 Finnish Forms, 3 Danish Forms, 4 Dutch Forms, and 4 Italian Forms. These are counts of forms displayed in each named group, not counts of countries, speakers, or translated documents across the entire organization.
Together, the listed categories show that TICA’s paperwork covers more than one activity. The data includes judging and showing, club administration, cattery work, registrations, pedigrees, mentoring, and recognition of new breeds or traits. It does not state how often any individual form is used.
Membership and publications
TICA’s “Explore our Price List - TICA” gives several membership options. A 1-year regular membership costs $30.00 for members and non-members, while a 5-year regular membership costs $135.00 for both groups. A 1-year regular family membership with one vote per regular membership costs $10.00 for members and non-members. The corresponding 5-year option costs $40.00 for both groups.
TICA also lists non-voting family memberships at $10.00 for 1 year and $40.00 for 5 years, with the same prices for members and non-members. A 1-year additional breed section costs $5.00 per person, and a lifetime membership for ages 18+ costs $1,000.00. A lifetime additional breed section costs $100.00 per person. These are listed prices, and the supplied material gives no effective date or forecast.
The price list also includes TICA Trend. A printed North America edition costs $5.00 for members and non-members. For international members, the printed edition costs $10.00 for members and $100.00 for non-members. The supplied facts identify the prices but do not explain the difference between the categories or provide circulation figures.
Cattery services and listings
TICA’s published prices distinguish several cattery-related services. Cattery registration costs $75.00 for members and $80.00 for non-members. Adding or deleting a cattery suffix on an existing registration costs $10.00. An online breeder listing costs $80.00 for both members and non-members.
The price list also gives a $10.00 one-time Code of Ethics fee for an individual. The Outstanding Cattery Code of Ethics fee is $10.00 for members and non-members. A cattery evaluation costs $30.00 per year.
These figures separate registration, listing, ethics, and evaluation services. They should not be combined into a single mandatory cost because the supplied information does not say that every cattery applicant uses every service. It also does not quantify the number of registered catteries, listed breeders, evaluations, or ethics submissions.
Cat, kitten, and litter registration
The TICA price list gives distinct prices for individual cats, litters, household pets, and documents tied to registration status. Registration of a cat or kitten without litter registration costs $20.00 for members and non-members. Blueslip registration of a cat or kitten from litter registration costs $10.00 for members and $12.00 for non-members.
For litters, registration with both the dam and sire TICA registered costs $13.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members. Registration with only the TICA dam costs $16.00 for members and $18.00 for non-members. Household-pet registration costs $8.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members.
The same source lists transfer and lease-related services. Transfer of ownership for any feline costs $13.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members. Transfer of a pedigreed cat to household-pet status has the same prices: $13.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members. Recording or terminating a lease costs $7.00 for members and $9.00 for non-members.
TICA also lists a title discount at registration program at $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. The data identifies the charge but does not describe eligibility, the title requirements, or the amount of any separate discount.
Ownership, pedigrees, and reports
Pedigree and report prices provide another view of TICA’s registry services. A certified pedigree with three generations costs $25.00 for members and non-members. A certified pedigree with five generations costs $50.00 for both groups.
The price list also identifies two report types at $10.00 each for members and non-members: a vertical pedigree report and a progeny report. The supplied facts do not quantify how many generations a vertical pedigree report displays, how many animals a progeny report includes, or how frequently either report is ordered.
Across the listed services, TICA’s published prices distinguish membership status for some transactions while keeping other prices the same. That pattern is visible in the registration examples: household-pet registration is $8.00 versus $10.00, blueslip registration is $10.00 versus $12.00, and ownership transfer is $13.00 versus $15.00 for members versus non-members. By contrast, a three-generation certified pedigree is $25.00 for both groups, as are the vertical pedigree and progeny reports at $10.00 each.
Because the supplied TICA material contains prices and displayed counts but no transaction volumes, revenue totals, membership totals, regional populations, or time series, these statistics describe the organization’s published structure and fee schedule rather than its activity level over a measured period.