Registration with picture only?

Ok,

I have a little lynx point siamese cat that I adopted from a rescue group. My wife claims that she was searching the internet under "lynx point siamese" and came across a site for association in the UK where all you have to do is send in a picture of your cat and if its a Lynx Point they will register it. No papers from a breeder.

This seems very strange from what I thought was the norm of no papers = no registration. Of she cannot remember where the site was.

Has anyone ever come across this?

Thanks
Systemxpert

I'm sure you can do it, but WHY? Anyone can make up an association and "register" a cat - but unless its a major association, you're just throwing away your money (unless they "register" for free).

Its not like you'd have a purebred registered/showable cat or anything. It would just be a piece of paper - that's all.

Sounds like nonsense. Credible registries require proof of lineage. A picture is not worth a thousand words in this case.
Don't waste your money. The only legitiment registries are TICA, ACFA, UFO and CFA. Might be a few others, but these are the majors.

Some folks just like that fancy little piece of paper they can stick on the wall. It is just a fun thing, like the drivers lisences I got for my gang of critters! I cannot use them for anything, but is sure is an ice breaker!

I have been told the AKC a dog association will register ( limited) without papers but never a credible cat association

AKC will. I haven't registed my lab yet. But the restrictions are:

1. Several photos of dog - front, side
2. Dog has to be neutered or spayed (with vet proof)
3. Reason why you think its a purebred.
4. Only competition in AKC for obedience or agility - not for conformation showing.

Those are not the requiements to get into the AKC. I breed Labs and to register you only need the litter registration papers from the breeders.
I never sent in pics or an explination of my practices.

Originally Posted by megmar6853

Those are not the requiements to get into the AKC. I breed Labs and to register you only need the litter registration papers from the breeders.
I never sent in pics or an explination of my practices.

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I think what is being said is if you do not have registration papers from the breeder, AKC will do a limited registration on them, and those are the reqirements to do so.

I haven't heard of any cat associations doing this, so i'm not sure about it.

That is true - if you don't have the registration papers - you are allowed "limited registration" - I already looked into it. I bred cats, so I am aware of what registration is for either dogs or cats.

We adopted our lab from a rescue group, so she doesn't have "papers". If I wanted to show her in agility that is what I had to do with AKC.