I've been known to jump the gun, once or twice
and I definately appreciate all the work it would take to setup our own association and I believe that there is absolutely very few qualified cats to be belled and because most of them dont want the damn bell it is a pipe dream to think that it would happen anytime in the very near future (or my lifetime for that matter).
That having been said, I think Chop's earlier suggestion is a much better idea. Money does talk and if banded together we could use that to possibly affect change at the FSC. But again, who do you trust to collect the $$$ and then go to the FSC and negotiate the basic changes needed to be awarded the cash and who is going to play watchdog to ensure such changes are put in place and to regularly report on progress.