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    An animal registry that replaced filing cabinets with a searchable pedigree database.

    A breed registry was keeping animal records, pedigrees and health history in filing cabinets and spreadsheets. We built them one searchable registry the whole team can use.

    • Animal records
    • Pedigrees
    • Health history
    • Searchable
    An animal registry that replaced filing cabinets with a searchable pedigree database.

    Decades of records, no way to use them

    A registry's value is its records — but only if you can find things. Records lived in filing cabinets and a set of spreadsheets that had grown over the years, so answering a simple question about an animal's lineage or health history could take an afternoon.

    • Pedigrees were traced by hand through paper records.
    • Health and breeding history was split across several spreadsheets.
    • Only one or two people knew where everything was, so every enquiry waited on them.
    • New registrations were typed up from forms, with mistakes creeping in.
    • There was no safe way to give members access to their own animals' records.

    One searchable registry with pedigrees built in

    We built a custom registry system where every animal has a single record: identity, pedigree, health and breeding history in one place. Lineage is linked, so pedigrees are generated from the data instead of traced by hand, and the whole registry is searchable in seconds.

    • Every animal has one complete record instead of entries in several places.
    • Pedigrees and lineage are generated automatically from linked records.
    • Health and breeding history is recorded against the animal, not in a separate sheet.
    • The whole registry is searchable, so enquiries are answered in seconds.
    • Members can be given access to their own animals' records with controlled permissions.
    What you get

    Everything included, nothing bolted on

    No plugin marketplace, no upsells. Each point below ships with the plan.

    Animal records

    Animal records

    One complete record per animal: identity, status, notes and documents together.

    Pedigrees & lineage

    Pedigrees & lineage

    Parentage is linked in the data, so pedigrees are generated, not hand-traced.

    Health & breeding

    Health & breeding

    Health events and breeding history recorded against each animal over its lifetime.

    Member access

    Member access

    Controlled access so members can see their own animals without exposing the whole registry.

    Seconds
    To answer a lineage question that took an afternoon
    1
    Record per animal, replacing cabinets and spreadsheets
    From £250
    per month; from £2,995 setup

    A registry is a long-term asset

    Registry data only gets more valuable with time, which makes where it lives a serious decision. A proper system protects decades of records, makes them usable every day, and gives the registry something it can offer members: access to their own animals' history. Ceejay hosts, maintains and supports the system, so the registry's team can focus on the animals, not the software.

    Fits any record-keeping organisation

    The same pattern — one record per entity, linked history, controlled member access — fits breed societies, studbooks, rescue organisations and any membership body that keeps long-lived records. We build around your data and your rules.

    Before you ask

    The questions people actually send us

    Keeping records in cabinets and spreadsheets?

    Tell us what you register and we will show you what your own system could look like.

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