The main registration body for cats in Britain is the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF), which is the feline equivalent of the Kennel Club, although you can also register cats with two international cat associations that have branches here - The International Cat Association (TICA), and the Fédération International Féline (FIFe) known here as Felis Britannica, which you can always check out on their respective websites.

The procedure to obtain a prefix is completion of an application form which includes a sign-off by one of your clubs and submission of this with the current fee. Alternatively, you can submit a prefix application and relevant fees online via your GCCF profile by selecting ‘Apply for a prefix’.

The governing body registration card, either with GCCF or TICA, proves a kitten/cat is registered with a governing cat body and has been bred by two active registered pedigree cats. All pedigree ‘pet’ cats - cats not intended for breeding and for a pet only - will be registered as ‘Non active’ on their card.

The registration process for your pet is very straight forward. All you have to do is create an account at the UK National Pet Register and then you can add your pets to the database and be issued a Pet Registration ID.