FCI
Secrétariat Général de la FCI
Place Albert 1er, 13
B - 6530 THUIN
BELGIQUE
Tél: ++32.71/59.12.38
Fax: ++32.71/59.22.29
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale was created on 22 May 1911 with the aim of promoting and protecting cynology and purebred dogs by any means it considers necessary.
The founding nations of the FCI are:
* Germany (Kartell für das Deutsche Hundewesen en und Die Delegierten Kommission)
* Austria (Osterreichischer Kynologenverband)
* Belgium (Société Royale Saint-Hubert)
* France (Société Centrale Canine de France)
* Netherlands (Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland)
The Federation disappeared due to the first World War and in 1921, the Société Centrale Canine de France and the Société Royale Saint-Hubert re-created it.
The new articles of association were adopted on 10 April 1921 and on 5 March 1968, the FCI became a legal entity by decree.
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale is the World Canine Organisation. It includes 84 members and contract partners (one member per country) which each issues their own pedigrees and train their own judges.
The FCI makes sure that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all the FCI members.
The FCI recognizes 339 breeds, Each of them is the 'property' of a specific country. The 'owner' countries of the breeds write the standard of these breeds (description of the ideal type of the breed), in co-operation with the Standards and Scientific Commissions of the FCI, and the translation and updating are carried out by the FCI. These standards are in fact the reference on which the judges base their asessments when judging at shows held in the FCI member countries.
Every member country conducts international shows as well as working trials. Results are sent to the FCI office where they are input into computers. When a dog has received a certain number of awards, it can receive the title of International Beauty or Working Champion. These titles are confirmed by the FCI.
In addition, via the national canine organisation and the FCI, every breeder can ask for international protection of his/her kennel name.
Further, the FCI publishes a trimestrial magazine in four languages (French, English, German and Spanish). Any information on this publication is available from STRATEGO, Muhlenweg 4, 7221 Marz, Austria.
The FCI keeps a list of all the judges appointed by its different members.
