HOW IT STARTED
The Malaysian Cat Club or Kelab Kucing Malaysia was formed and registered on
November 17, 1971 by a few cat fanciers, and was formerly known as "The
Malaysian Pedigree Cat Fancy". The founder and first President was Mr.
KM Stanley KMN. Most of the early members consist of expatriates,
members of the royal families and pedigree cat owners, as members of the
masses are unfamiliar with what the cat fancy is all about.
As more and more awareness was created on this subject, the objectives
of the Club changes, and more emphasis was made on the welfare of the
cats as a whole. As a result, the name of the Club was subsequently
changed to the Malaysian Cat Club or Kelab Kucing Malaysia, which was
more suitable and more open to those who love and care about cats.

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION
Recognizing the need for international exposure and keeping in touch
with the developments in the cat fancy, MCC or KKM began its quest for
international recognition in 1983. After a thorough scrutiny of MCC's
or KKM's Constitution, objectives, registration records and policies,
finally in 1985, the Club was accepted to be a full member of the
Federation of Internationale Feline or FIFe. Currently, MCC or KKM is
the only Club in Asia affiliated to the International Federation because
of the Club's commitment to be at par with any other international cat
fancy associations. The trust from the federation was extended further
when MCC or KKM was given the honor of organizing the FIFe General
Assembly and International Judge's Conference, which was successfully
conducted in May 1996 in Kucing, Sarawak with the co-operation of the
Ministry Of Information and the Sarawak State Government.
After 29 years of experience, KKM has grown to over 2000 in membership
and with more than 2300 cats registered at the end of 1999, achieving a
constant average growth of about 20% over the last 5 years. The
experience and guidance from FIFe has benefited members in gaining
knowledge on their beloved pets - CATS.