Editing Cymric cat (section)

==History==
According to the Isle of Man records, the taillessness trait of the Manx (and ultimately the Cymric) began as a mutation among the island's domestic cat population. Given the island's closed environment and small gene pool, the dominant gene that decided the cats' taillessness was easily passed from one generation to the next, along with the gene for long hair. Long-haired kittens had been born to Manx cats on the Isle of Man, but had always been discarded by breeders as "mutants". Then, in the 1960s, similar kittens were born in [[Canada]] and were intentionally bred. This was the start of the increase in Cymric popularity. It took many years for cat associations to recognize the Cymric as a breed of its own. While the Manx was recognized in the 1920s, the Cymric was not shown until the 1960s and did not gain popularity until the mid-1970s.

The [[Fédération Internationale Féline]] (FIFe, since 2006),<ref name="FIFe std2">{{cite web |date=January 1, 2013 |title=Category III: Cymric/Manx |url=http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/MAN-CYM.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114143120/http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/MAN-CYM.pdf |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=FIFeWeb.org |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale Féline]] (FIFe) |location=Luxembourg}}</ref> [[World Cat Federation]] (WCF),<ref name="WCF std2">{{cite web |date=January 1, 2010 |title=Breed Standards: Cymric |url=http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/library/CYM_en_2010-01-01.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209142907/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/library/CYM_en_2010-01-01.pdf |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=WCF-Online.de |publisher=World Cat Federation (WCF) |location=Essen, Germany}}</ref> [[Canadian Cat Association]] (CCA-AFC),<ref name="CCA std2">{{cite web |date=August 4, 2005 |title=Breed Standards: Cymric |url=http://www.cca-afc.com/en/BreedStandards/CYMRIC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207171835/http://www.cca-afc.com/en/BreedStandards/CYMRIC.pdf |archive-date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=CCA-AFC.com |publisher=Canadian Cat Association (CCA) |location=Mississauga, Ontario, Canada}}</ref> [[Australian Cat Federation]] (ACF),<ref name="ACF std3">{{cite web |date=January 1, 2015 |title=ACF Standards: Cymric [CYM] |url=http://www.acf.asn.au/notices/notices/standards/2015_Group%203_Cymric.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301055101/http://www.acf.asn.au/notices/notices/standards/2015_Group%203_Cymric.pdf |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |work=ACF.asn.au |publisher=Australian Cat Federation (ACF) |location=Port Adelaide, South Au.}}</ref> [[New Zealand Cat Fancy]] (NZCF),<ref name="NZCF std2">{{cite web |date=January 2007 |title=Breed Code CYM &ndash; Cymric |url=http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Cymric.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917020541/http://www.nzcf.com/sop/Cymric.pdf |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=NZCF.com |publisher=New Zealand Cat Fancy (NZCF) |location=Katikati, New Zealand}}</ref> [[Southern Africa Cat Council]] (SACC),<ref name="SACC std2">{{cite web |date=January 2001 |title=Cymric |url=http://www.tsacc.org.za/downloads/Cymric.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507120117/http://www.tsacc.org.za/downloads/Cymric.pdf |archive-date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=March 5, 2013 |work=tSACC.org |publisher=Southern Africa Cat Council (SACC) |location=Kensington, Gauteng, South Africa}}</ref> [[American Cat Fanciers Association]] (ACFA, of the US East Coast),<ref name="ACFA std2">{{cite web |date=May 2007 |title=Breed Standards: Cymric |url=http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/CYMRIC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601034347/http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/CYMRIC.pdf |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=ACFACat.com |publisher=American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA) |location=Nixa, Missouri, US}}</ref> and [[Cat Fanciers' Federation]] (CFF, in the US Northeast)<ref name="CFF std2">{{cite web |date=May 2002 |title=Cymric: Scale of Points |url=http://cffinc.org/files/pdf/CYMRIC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208220743/http://cffinc.org/files/pdf/CYMRIC.pdf |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=March 5, 2013 |work=CFFInc.org |publisher=Cat Fanciers' Federation (CFF) |location=Gratis, Ohio, US}}</ref> consider the Cymric a separate breed. The [[Cat Aficionado Association]] (CAA) of China does also, by virtue of the CAA having adopted all the breed standards of its Western partner, ACFA; it is unknown if any Cymric breeders are actually in China.

[[The International Cat Association]] (TICA)<ref name="TICA std2">{{cite web |date=May 1, 2004 |title=Manx Breed Group (MX/CY) Standard |url=http://www.tica.org/members/publications/standards/mx.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115000154/http://www.tica.org/members/publications/standards/mx.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=TICA.org |publisher=[[The International Cat Association]] (TICA) |location=Harlingen, Texas, US}}</ref> recognizes the Cymric as a variety of Manx, not a separate breed with its own standards. Also, simply covering it in their Manx breed standards, the US-based [[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA),<ref name="CFA std2">{{cite web |date=April 28, 2012 |title=Manx Show Standard |url=http://www.cfainc.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/manx.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425054439/http://www.cfainc.org/Portals/0/documents/breeds/standards/manx.pdf |archive-date=April 25, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=CFAInc.org |publisher=[[Cat Fanciers' Association]] (CFA) |location=Alliance, Ohio, US}}</ref> the [[Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia]] (CCCA),<ref name="CCCA std2">{{cite web |date=November 2012 |title=Manx/Manx Longhair: General Standard |url=http://cccofa.asn.au/stdmanx.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409055217/http://cccofa.asn.au/stdmanx.pdf |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=March 5, 2013 |work=CCCofA.asn.au |publisher=Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia (CCCA) |location=Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia}}</ref> and the UK's [[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] (GCCF)<ref name="GCCF regpol3">{{Cite web |date=February 1997 |title=Registration Policy for Manx Cats |url=http://www.gccfcats.org/regpols/manxregpol.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215338/http://www.gccfcats.org/regpols/manxregpol.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |work=GCCFCats.org |publisher=[[Governing Council of the Cat Fancy]] (GCCF) |location=Bridgwater, Somerset, UK}}</ref> recognize the variety as the long-haired Manx rather than a Cymric (the CFA<ref name="CFA std2" /> and CCCA<ref name="CCCA std2" /> call it the '''Manx Longhair''', while GCCF uses the term '''Semi-longhair Manx Variant''').<ref name="GCCF regpol3" /> The ACF formerly took this route, calling it the '''Longhaired Manx''',<ref name="ACF std 20102">{{cite journal |date=2010 |title=Cymric (Longhaired Manx) |url=http://www.acf.asn.au/Standards/ACF_Manx.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=A.C.F. Standards |publisher=Australian Cat Federation |volume=III |issue=36 |pages=109&ndash;110 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EsrHNFYS?url=http://www.acf.asn.au/Standards/ACF_Manx.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref> but recognized it as a separate breed (Cymric) at the beginning of 2015, using the GCCF Manx standard (aside from coat length).<ref name="ACF std3" />