diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3fb58e..06e58eb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 /.vscode
 /.venv
 __pycache__
-/db.sqlite3
 /project/settings_local.py
diff --git a/db.sqlite3 b/db.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b99bb96
Binary files /dev/null and b/db.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/project/main/apps.py b/project/main/apps.py
index 34f1451..bf4f436 100644
--- a/project/main/apps.py
+++ b/project/main/apps.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class MainConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
-    name = "main"
+    name = "project.main"
diff --git a/project/main/migrations/0001_initial.py b/project/main/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b081fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/main/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.4 on 2024-05-14 20:16
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = []
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="CatBreed",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("name", models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ("country", models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ("origin", models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ("coat", models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ("pattern", models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "db_table": "cat_breeds",
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/project/main/cat_breeds.py b/project/main/migrations/0002_example_data.py
similarity index 88%
rename from project/main/cat_breeds.py
rename to project/main/migrations/0002_example_data.py
index ddedc53..bf56b87 100644
--- a/project/main/cat_breeds.py
+++ b/project/main/migrations/0002_example_data.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
+from django.db import migrations
+
 
 @dataclass
-class CatBreed:
+class Breed:
     name: str
     country: str
     origin: str
@@ -11,672 +13,672 @@ class CatBreed:
 
 
 cat_breeds = [
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Abyssinian",
         country="Ethiopia",
         origin="Natural/Standard",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Aegean",
         country="Greece",
         origin="Natural/Standard",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="Bi- or tri-colored",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="American Curl",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="American Bobtail",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="American Shorthair",
         country="United States",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="American Wirehair",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Arabian Mau",
         country="Arabian Peninsula",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Australian Mist",
         country="Australia",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted and Classic tabby",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Asian",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Evenly solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Asian Semi-longhair",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Balinese",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Bambino",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Hairless/Furry down",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Bengal",
         country="United States",
         origin="Hybrid",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted/Marbled",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Birman",
         country="France",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Semi Long",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Bombay",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbred",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Brazilian Shorthair",
         country="Brazil",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="British Semi-longhair",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="",
         coat="Medium",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="British Shorthair",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="British Longhair",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Burmese",
         country="Burma and Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Burmilla",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="California Spangled",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Chantilly-Tiffany",
         country="United States",
         origin="",
         coat="",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Chartreux",
         country="France",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Chausie",
         country="France",
         origin="Hybrid",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Cheetoh",
         country="United States",
         origin="Hybrid Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Cornish Rex",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Cymric or Manx Longhair",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Natural/Mutation",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Cyprus",
         country="Cyprus",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="All",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Devon Rex",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Donskoy, or Don Sphynx",
         country="Russia",
         origin="",
         coat="Hairless",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Dragon Li",
         country="China",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Striped tabby",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Dwarf cat, or Dwelf",
         country="",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="",
         pattern="Hairless",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Egyptian Mau",
         country="Egypt",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="European Shorthair",
         country="Finland and Sweden",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Exotic Shorthair",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Foldex[4]",
         country="Canada",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="German Rex",
         country="East Germany",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Havana Brown",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Highlander",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Himalayan, or Colorpoint Persian",
         country="United States/United Kingdom",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Japanese Bobtail",
         country="Japan",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All but colorpoint and ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Javanese",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long/Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Karelian Bobtail",
         country="Western Russia",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Khao Manee",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Korat",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Korean Bobtail",
         country="Korea",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="Colorprint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Korn Ja",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short/Hairless",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Kurilian Bobtail, or Kuril Islands Bobtail",
         country="Eastern Russia,Japan",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="LaPerm",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Lykoi",
         country="United States",
         origin="Natural/Mutation",
         coat="Partly Hairless",
         pattern="Ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Maine Coon",
         country="United States",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All but colorpoint and ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Manx",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Mekong Bobtail",
         country="Russia",
         origin="Natural/Mutation",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Minskin",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short/Hairless",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Munchkin",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Nebelung",
         country="United States",
         origin="",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Napoleon",
         country="",
         origin="",
         coat="Long/short",
         pattern="Varied",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Norwegian Forest cat",
         country="Norway",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Ocicat",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Ojos Azules",
         country="United States",
         origin="",
         coat="",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Oregon Rex",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Rex",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Oriental Bicolor",
         country="",
         origin="",
         coat="",
         pattern="Bicolor",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Oriental Shorthair",
         country="",
         origin="",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Oriental Longhair",
         country="",
         origin="",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="PerFoldæ(Experimental Breed - WCF),",
         country="Europe",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Persian (Modern Persian Cat),",
         country="Iran (Persia),",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Persian (Traditional Persian Cat),",
         country="Greater Iran",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Peterbald",
         country="Russia",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Hairless",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Pixie-bob",
         country="United States",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Raas",
         country="Indonesia",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Ragamuffin",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Ragdoll",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="Colorpoint/Mitted/Bicolor",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Russian Blue",
         country="Russia",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Russian White, Black and Tabby",
         country="Australia",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Sam Sawet",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Savannah",
         country="United States",
         origin="Hybrid",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Scottish Fold",
         country="United Kingdom",
         origin="Natural/Mutation",
         coat="Short/Long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Selkirk Rex",
         country="United States",
         origin="Mutation/Cross",
         coat="Rex (Short/Long),",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Serengeti",
         country="United States",
         origin="Hybrid Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Spotted",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Serrade petit",
         country="France",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Siamese",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Siberian",
         country="Russia",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Singapura",
         country="Singapore",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Snowshoe",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Sokoke",
         country="Kenya",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Classic tabby with ticking",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Somali",
         country="Somalia",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Long",
         pattern="Ticked",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Sphynx",
         country="Canada",
         origin="Mutation",
         coat="Hairless",
         pattern="All",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Suphalak",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Thai",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Thai Lilac",
         country="Thailand",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Tonkinese",
         country="Canada",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Colorpoint/Mink/Solid",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Toyger",
         country="United States",
         origin="Crossbreed",
         coat="Short",
         pattern="Mackerel",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Turkish Angora",
         country="Turkey",
         origin="Natural",
         coat="Semi-long",
         pattern="All but colorpoint",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="Ukrainian Levkoy",
         country="Ukraine",
         origin="",
         coat="Hairless",
         pattern="",
     ),
-    CatBreed(
+    Breed(
         name="York Chocolate",
         country="United States",
         origin="Natural",
@@ -684,3 +686,32 @@ cat_breeds = [
         pattern="Solid",
     ),
 ]
+
+
+def create_cat_breeds(apps, schema_editor):
+    CatBreed = apps.get_model("main", "CatBreed")
+
+    bulk = []
+
+    for cat_breed in cat_breeds:
+        bulk.append(
+            CatBreed(
+                name=cat_breed.name,
+                country=cat_breed.country,
+                origin=cat_breed.origin,
+                coat=cat_breed.coat,
+                pattern=cat_breed.pattern,
+            )
+        )
+
+    CatBreed.objects.bulk_create(bulk)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("main", "0001_initial"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(create_cat_breeds),
+    ]
diff --git a/project/main/models.py b/project/main/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a8362..0000000
--- a/project/main/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/project/main/models/__init__.py b/project/main/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..191fd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/main/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .cat_breed import CatBreed
diff --git a/project/main/models/cat_breed.py b/project/main/models/cat_breed.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58af0c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/main/models/cat_breed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class CatBreed(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    country = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    origin = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    coat = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    pattern = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = "cat_breeds"
diff --git a/project/main/views/filter_list.py b/project/main/views/filter_list.py
index 765e17e..afdd519 100644
--- a/project/main/views/filter_list.py
+++ b/project/main/views/filter_list.py
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
-from project.main.cat_breeds import CatBreed, cat_breeds
+from django.db.models import Count, Q
+
+from project.main.models import CatBreed
 from project.main.views.demo_view_base import DemoViewBase
 
 
 def get_countries() -> list[str]:
-    return sorted(set([c.country for c in cat_breeds if len(c.country)]))
+    ann = (
+        CatBreed.objects.values("country")
+        .annotate(Count("country"))
+        .order_by("country")
+    )
+    return [a["country"] for a in ann]
 
 
 def filter_cat_breeds(
     breed_filter: Optional[str] = None, country_filter: Optional[str] = None
 ) -> list[CatBreed]:
-    if not breed_filter and not country_filter:
-        return cat_breeds
+    q = Q()
 
-    result = []
-    for breed in cat_breeds:
-        # if (not breed_filter or breed_filter.lower() in breed.name.lower()) or (
-        #     not country_filter or country_filter == breed.country
-        # ):
-        if not breed_filter or breed_filter.lower() in breed.name.lower():
-            result.append(breed)
-    return result
+    if breed_filter:
+        q &= Q(name__icontains=breed_filter)
+    if country_filter:
+        q &= Q(country=country_filter)
+
+    return CatBreed.objects.filter(q).order_by("name")
 
 
 class FilterListView(DemoViewBase):
diff --git a/project/settings.py b/project/settings.py
index c398419..efe6b9e 100644
--- a/project/settings.py
+++ b/project/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "project.main",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [