Editing Australian Mist (section)

==History==

This breed was developed in [[Australia]] in 1977 by Dr. Truda Straede with a gene-pool of approximately 30 foundation cats.<ref name="GCCF Breed Policy"/> Dr. Straede submitted a plan to the [[Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales|Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Cat Club]] (RASCC) for a breed with blue, brown, chocolate, and lilac colourings by using [[Burmese (cat)|Burmese]]; and for a spotted tabby pattern by using the [[Agouti coloration genetics|ticking gene]] of [[Abyssinian (cat)|Abyssinian]] to go with a [[Tabby cat#Spotted tabby |spotted tabby coat]]. The first generation of the breed was accepted into the RASCC experimental category in May 1980 and in April of 1986 the fourth generation was accepted as the 'Spotted Mist'. In June 1997 the [[Bengal cat#Marble|marbled]] variety of the breed was accepted by the RASCC and Waratah State Cat Alliance. Due to the newly accepted marbled variety it was decided by the Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia and the Australian Cat Fancy to rename the breed — in a unanimous decision the name 'Australian Mist' was chosen.<ref name="AusMist"/><ref name="AMBC">{{cite web |title=About the breed |url=http://www.australianmist.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=103 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904175150/http://www.australianmist.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=103 |archive-date=2011-09-04 |access-date=2012-05-21 |publisher=Australian Mist Breed Council}}</ref>
=== Breed recognition ===

On 1 January 1999 the breed received championship status with the [[New Zealand Cat Fancy]]. The breed was accepted for championship status by the [[World Cat Federation]] in August 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Breed |url=https://www.silveradomist.com.au/about-the-breed |website=Silverado Mist |access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> The first Australian Mists were imported into the [[United Kingdom]] in 2007. The breed was given preliminary recognition by the [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] in October 2011.<ref name="GCCF Breed Policy">{{cite web |title=Australian Mist Breeding Policy |url=https://www.gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AustralianMis.BP_.v3.pdf |website=Governing Council of the Cat Fancy |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> It was accepted at championship status in  [[The International Cat Association]] on 1 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Australian Mist Breed |url=https://tica.org/australian-mist-breeder?view=article&id=822:australian-mist-breed&catid=79 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=tica.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> It gained championship status with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=The general meeting of GCCF council, February 2017|url=https://www.gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/February-Council-2017.pdf |publisher=GCCF |access-date=2023-09-19}}</ref> The breed is not yet recognised by the [[Fédération Internationale Féline]].