PANHANDLE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC.

Name

PANHANDLE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC.

Legal name

C&P

Website

https://paws-shelter.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

C&P (Cat's Paws) operates as an international cat show organization with 470+ affiliated clubs worldwide covering 60+ breeds of cats. The organization hosts the annual Great International Cat Show, publishes official breed standards documentation for breeds including Devon Rex, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat, Scottish Fold/Straight, Siberian, and Sphynx, and administers a formal judging and titling system (CAC, CACIB, CAGCE) for participating members.

Product overview

C&P (Cat's Paws) operates as an international cat show organization with headquarters in Arrowhead, California. The organization encompasses more than 470 clubs worldwide and recognizes over 60 cat breeds. Their primary offering is the Great International Cat Show C&P, an annual exhibition featuring cats of all breeds with international judges. Additionally, they provide comprehensive breed standards documentation for multiple cat breeds including Devon Rex, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat, Scottish Cats (SFS, SFL, SCS, SCL), Siberian Cat, and Sphynx. The organization also maintains a cat show grading system with formal titling requirements (CAC, CACIB) and offers membership programs through local cat clubs for participation in various show categories.

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Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA): US cat registry that sanctions shows, certifies titles, and maintains breed standards. Closely comparable to C&P given similar North American operating footprint and overlapping championship/household-pet show categories.
• Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe): European-based international cat-fancier federation covering 40+ member countries with formal show rules and breed standards. Comparable to C&P's claimed 470-club international network and its formal CAC/CACIB titling system, which mirrors FIFe's.
• Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA): One of the world's largest pedigree cat registries, running championship shows, breed-standard programs, and a global network of clubs. Directly comparable to C&P because both register breeds, certify champions (CFA titles vs C&P CAC/CACIB), and operate sanctioned show systems for purebred cats.
• The International Cat Association (TICA): Global pedigreed-cat registry that licenses shows, maintains breed standards, and tracks titles across multiple categories (kitten, championship, household pet). Direct peer to C&P given overlapping scope of breed-standard authorship and international sanctioned-show operations.
• World Cat Federation (WCF): International cat-fancier organization licensing clubs and shows worldwide, with recognized breed standards and judge panels. Direct peer given similar international-club federation model and show-judging framework.

Regional players

• Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF): UK-based primary cat-registering body that licenses shows, registers pedigrees, and maintains breed standards. Comparable to C&P in registry-and-standards function but operates in a distinct geographic market (UK vs C&P's US/Arrowhead base).

Emerging players

• American Association of Cat Enthusiasts (AACE): Smaller US-based cat registry running shows and maintaining breed standards with a more limited geographic footprint. Comparable to C&P as a niche registry/show operator but with smaller scale and fewer affiliated clubs.
• United Feline Organization (UFO): Independent US cat registry providing show sanctions and breed-standard documentation for newer or experimental breeds. Comparable to C&P in providing alternative registry/show services outside the CFA/TICA mainstream.

Market position

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Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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