Cat fancy

This article is about the animal fancier subculture. For the magazine, see Cat Fancy.
"Cat culture" redirects here. For culture among animals including cats, see Animal culture.
Oriental Shorthair shown at the 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Cat Show

Cat fancy describes the subculture[1][2] that surrounds cat lovers and their hobbies involving the appreciation, promotion, showing, or breeding of cats. Animal fanciers of cats may refer to themselves as "cat people", "cat fanciers", or "cat lovers". The term "cat culture" has also been used,[3] though is ambiguous.[a]

  1. ^ Banks, T. J. (July 8, 2018). "The Weird, Wonderful Subculture of Cat Lovers". Petful.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Lamz, Cory (April 11, 2011). "Rock the catsbah: Denver's competitive cat scene is a subculture all its own". Westword. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Delmastro, Tim; Spencer, Jason (2018). "Home". CatNation.tv. Brisbane, Australia: Cat Nation. A film about Japan's crazy cat culture.
  4. ^ Alger, Janet M. (1999). "Cat Culture, Human Culture: An Ethnographic Study of a Cat Shelter" (PDF). Society and Animals. 7 (3). Cambridge, UK: White Horse Press: 199–218. doi:10.1163/156853099X00086. Retrieved November 24, 2023.


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