, ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁was ▁granted ▁Championship ▁status ▁in ▁T IC A , ▁en abling ▁it ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁top ▁hon ours ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁bre eds ▁of ▁pedig re ed ▁c ats . ▁ ▁Although ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁had ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁WCF ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁one ▁major ▁European ▁registry ▁still ▁had ▁not ▁recognized ▁the ▁bre ed . ▁At ▁last , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁F é line ▁( FI Fe ) ▁accepted ▁the ▁Th ai ▁in ▁its ▁" Pre lim inary ▁Rec ogn ized ▁Bre eds " ▁class . ▁ ▁Long ▁before ▁its ▁re - brand ing ▁as ▁the ▁Th ai , ▁the ▁old ▁type ▁of ▁S iam ese ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁stock ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁new ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁bre eds , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H imal ay an , ▁O c ic at , ▁and ▁Hav ana ▁Brown . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁modern ▁S iam ese ▁were ▁used ▁more ▁frequently ▁for ▁this ▁purpose , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁R ex ▁and ▁Peter b ald . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁As ▁bre eds , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁and ▁the ▁modern ▁S iam ese ▁share ▁common ▁ancest ry , ▁the ▁point ▁colour ation ▁gene , ▁and ▁the ▁out going , ▁people - lo ving , ▁vocal ▁person ality ▁made ▁famous ▁in ▁the ▁West