The Selkirk was recognised by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in 2003 thus launching their UK show career. For the first part of their acceptance they could only be shown as an Assessment breed, but shortly after will have gained full recognition once their numbers on the show circuit start to rise.To gain Championship status the assessment breeds including the Selkirk Rex must gain recognition through the merit status. The GCCF (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy) require that no less than 15 individual cats gain 4 merits each (only 2 kitten merits count). Once 15 cats have gained their 4 required merits then a formal application can be made to the GCCF Council for putting the breed up to the Intermediate Stage, gaining Intermediate certificates on the way. Too date 23 cats have gained their four merits with the qualifying cats listed below by order of recognition:

Please check the page on the Intermediate Status to see what the next stage is to gain Championship status.

Merit Status & Merit Winning Selkirk's