American Veterinary Medical Association
930 N. Meacham Road Schaumburg, IL 60196   (847) 925-8070
E-mail: avmainfo@avma.org
This association is made up of over 50,000 professional animal health practitioners, including those who work with livestock, lab animals and small domestic animals. They educate the public about important animal health care information through educational programs, films, videos and press releases. They also provide members with insurance programs covering health, life and malpractice. Together with the American Animal Hospital Association, they established the observance of the National Pet Week (each year in May) with the motto "Happiness Is A Healthy Pet."

American Animal Hospital Association
Members of this organization are all small animal veterinarians from the U.S., Canada and various other countries. The association works to keep its members up to date on medical breakthroughs and on top of management techniques through various educational programs. Members can either be a practitioner affiliate or they can have their clinic critically evaluated to be certified under the standards established by the association.

The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 1005, Manasquan, NJ 08736-0805   (732) 528-9797
As the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats, CFA has registered over 1,000,000 cats. In addition, the organization promotes the welfare of cats and the improvement of their breed, licenses cat shows held under the rules of the organization and promotes the interest of breeders and exhibitors of cats. The CFA is also affiliated with the Robert H. Winn Foundation, a non-profit corporation which supports health-related studies into feline medical problems.

American Cat Fanciers Association
P.O. Box 203. Point Lookout, MO 65726   (417) 334-5430
E-mail: info@acfacat.com
A service association for the registration of purebred cats and litters, this international group has members from as far away as Australia, Japan and Germany. They sponsor pet shows (including a non-breed household cat show), offer certificates of breeding, assist breeders seeking a better strain of purity and work with clubs that put on cat shows.

American Quarter Horse Association
P.O. Box 200 Amarillo, TX 79168   (806) 376-4811
This organization has over 240,000 members consisting of breeders and others interested in the American quarter horse. The group registers pedigrees, maintains records and approves shows, contests and races.