A Breed Council is specified in the Constitution of CATZ Inc, as a subcommittee of the Board of Directors. The Board may in its discretion, decide to segregate a breed, or to combine breeds or groups of breeds within a single Breed Council in order to obtain viable feedback for decision-making.

The role of the Breed Council includes:

• To protect and maintain the integrity of the Breed Standard, based upon the ideals of the founders, while ensuring the welfare of the breed
• To present recommendations on allowable outcrosses.
• To present recommendations on rules for registration.
• To mentor new breeders and to educate and inform them about those aspects of a breed which are unique and which should be preserved.
• To  collect and disseminate information on aspects of feline health which are pertinent to maintaining a high quality of life for the specified breed.
• To assist the Board in the classification of accepted colours/patterns and in defining acceptable genetic markers or identifiers to preserve a breeds unique characteristics, while in some cases allowing for development of either new breeds or colours from an existing breed base.
• To develop training materials for submission to the Judges Guild.

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