{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_american_curl_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_american_curl_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"American Curl — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) official breed-standard factual data for American Curl, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_curl_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_american_curl_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_american_curl_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"American Curl — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 5\n  passed: 5\n  date: 2026-08-05\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA & TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# companion_breed_standard_american_curl_cat\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The distinctive feature is uniquely curled-back ears with a minimum 90-degree arc of curl not exceeding 180 degrees, and firm cartilage from the ear base to at least one-third of the ear height (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Females weigh 5 to 8 pounds and males weigh 7 to 10 pounds (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* All colors and patterns are accepted; eye color has no relation to coat color except that blue eyes are required in the colorpoint class (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include an extreme curl where the ear tip touches the back of the ear or head, straight ears, severely mismatched ears, thick or inflexible tips, and lack of firm base cartilage (CFA).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Penalties apply for low-set ears, an abrupt change of direction without a smooth curve, a tubular or cobby body, and excessive size (CFA).\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — American Curl — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"American Curl — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_curl_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/american_curl_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":440,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}