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The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. Issue 56 EDITOR Gaynor Saxon Inside this issue 272 Kennedy Road Napier 06 842 1011 4 - 5 Is your Cat a Sourpuss? [email protected] This could be why ADVERTISING Zena Pigden 6 - 7 A Step Back in History 03 471 0626 An interesting article from the [email protected] Historian’s desk

NATIONAL SECRETARY Chris Lowe 9 Are really Wild? [email protected] Experts clash as to whether they count 07 533 4347 cats as a domestic species TREASURER Marion Petley 10-11 Judges Update/Health & Safety 259B Mill Road, Otaki 5512 06 364 6314 [email protected] 12 Flystrike Be Aware!

14-15 SHOWS Accross the Ditch

16 Grumpy Cat Happy you! 19 Human Pain Relief Creams Fatal to cats

COVER PIC The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly Fracted Design of the Clouded Leopard measured by how they regard cats. ~Unknown by Byrek, Deviant Art

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‹–Š‘‡‘ˆ›ƒ›‘–Š‡”Šƒ–•‘ǡ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹‘Ƭ ‹ƒ ‡ †•’‡ƒ‹‰‘ˆˆ‘”•ǥǤ™‡ƒ”‡ƒ„‘—––‘—’†ƒ–‡•‘‡‘ˆ ‘”ˆ‘Ž‹‘ǡ ™‘—Ž†Ž‹‡–‘•ƒ›–Šƒ–™‡ƒ”‡•–‹ŽŽ”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰ˆƒ”–‘‘ƒ› ‘—”ˆ‘”•ƒ† ”‡ƒ–‡–Š‡ƒ•ƤŽŽƒ„Ž‡ ˆ‘”•–Šƒ–›‘— ƒ ‘’Žƒ‹–•ǡˆ”‘–Š‡’—„Ž‹ ƒ†‡„‡”•Ǥƒ ’Ž‡ƒ•‡ƒ• –›’‡†‹”‡ –Ž›‹–‘‡ƒ•‹Ž›ǤŽ‘‰™‹–Š–Šƒ–ǡ™‡™‹ŽŽ„‡ƒ ‡’–‹‰ ‘—”‡„‡”•ǡ„”‡‡†‡”•ƒ†Œ—†‰‡•–‘”‡ƒ†ƒ‰ƒ‹ƒ†”‡ƒ“—ƒ‹– ‡Ž‡ –”‘‹ •‹‰ƒ–—”‡•Ǧ–Šƒ–‹•ǡ‹ˆ•‘‡‘‡–›’‡•–Š‡‹”‘™ ›‘—”•‡Ž˜‡•™‹–Š–Š‡•–ƒ†ƒ”†•”‡“—‹”‡†‹–Š‡ ‘†‡•‘ˆ ƒ‡‹–‘ƒˆ‘”ƒ†–Š‡‡ƒ‹Ž•‹–ˆ”‘–Š‡‹”‘™‡ƒ‹Ž ‘†— –ˆ‘”„”‡‡†‡”•ǡŒ—†‰‡•ƒ†‡„‡”•Ǥ ƒ††”‡••ǡ–Š‹•Šƒ•–Š‡•ƒ‡Ž‡‰ƒŽ•–ƒ–—•ƒ•ƒŠƒ†™”‹––‡ •‹‰ƒ–—”‡ǡ”‡‘˜‹‰–Š‡‡‡†–‘’ƒ•–‡‹ƒ• ƒ‡†•‹‰ƒ–—”‡ Gaynor Saxon ‘”’”‹–ǡ•‹‰ǡ• ƒƒ†•‡†–Š‡ˆ‘”„ƒ ǤŽ—„•Ǧ›‘— ƒ Vice Chair, Admin & Finance PFM ƒŽ•‘ƒ ‡’–ƒ–›’‡†•‹‰ƒ–—”‡ƒ•ƒ•‹‰ƒ–—”‡‘ƒ†‘ —‡– ȋ‡‰ƒ•Š‘™‡–”›Ȍ–Šƒ–‹•‡ƒ‹Ž‡†–‘›‘—ˆ”‘–Š‡’‡”•‘ǯ• ‘™‡ƒ‹Žƒ††”‡••ǤŠ‹•‹•‹ƒ ‘”†ƒ ‡™‹–Š–Š‡Ž‡ –”‘‹  ”ƒ•ƒ –‹‘• –‘ˆ͚͚͘͘Ǥ‡Š‘’‡–Š‹• Šƒ‰‡™‹ŽŽƒ‡ –Š‹‰•‡ƒ•‹‡”ˆ‘”‡„‡”•ǡ Ž—„•ƒ†Œ—†‰‡•ȋ–‘ƒ‡„—–ƒ ˆ‡™ǨȌ™Š‘ƒ”‡ ‘’Ž‡–‹‰ˆ‘”•ǡ‘”•‹‰‹‰ ‘–”ƒ –•Ǥ

ƒ–‡”‹–Š‹•‹••—‡›‘—™‹ŽŽ•‡‡ƒˆ—ŽŽ”‡’‘”–‘–Š‡™‘”•Š‘’ ”—„›–Š‡‹‹•–”›ˆ‘””‹ƒ”› †—•–”›ǡ™Š‹ Š ƒ––‡†‡†ƒ• –Š‡ ”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡ǤŽ‡ƒ•‡†‘Šƒ˜‡ƒŽ‘‘ƒ–‹–Ǧ™‡ƒŽŽ ‡‡†–‘Šƒ˜‡ƒ—†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ–—”‡ƒ†’—”’‘•‡ ‘ˆ’”‘’‘•‡†‡™”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘•Ǧƒ†–Š‡”‡‹••‘‡ ‘ ‡”‹‰ ‡™•ˆ‘” ‘––‹•Š ‘Ž†„”‡‡†‡”•Ǥ

Zena Pigden NZCF Chair

Flash Cats 4 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com

IT PERSON WITH PROGRAMMING SKILLS

Š‡ ‹•Ž‘‘‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ ’‡”•‘™‹–Š ’”‘‰”ƒ‹‰•‹ŽŽ•ȋƒ†‹†‡ƒŽŽ›•‘‡ ‘™Ž‡†‰‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ–™‘”Ž†ǡ„—––Š‹•‹•‘– ‡••‡–‹ƒŽȌ™Š‘™‹ŽŽ„‡™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘Š‡Ž’—• ‘˜‡‘—”•›•–‡•ˆ‘”™ƒ”†‹–‘–Š‡͚͙•– ‡–—”›Ǥ‡ƒ”‡‡‡–‘’”‘‰”‡•••‡ —”‡‘Ž‹‡’ƒ›‡–•ǡ ƒ ‡’–ƒ„Ž‡Š‘—”Ž›”ƒ–‡‹•‡‰‘–‹ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ ‘”‡‡ơ‡ –‹˜‡ƒ†—•‡”ˆ”‹‡†Ž›‘Ž‹‡ˆ‘”•ǡƒ†‹ˆ ˆ‡ƒ•‹„Ž‡™‹–Š‘—” —””‡–•›•–‡ǡ™ƒ›•ˆ‘”‘—”‡„‡”• ˆ›‘—ƒ”‡‹–‡”‡•–‡†ǡ’Ž‡ƒ•‡‡ƒ‹Ž–Š‡‡ ”‡–ƒ”›ǡŠ”‹• –‘ƒ ‡••‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ƒ„‘—––Š‡‹”‘™ ƒ–•‘” ƒ–•–Š‡› ‘™‡‹–Š‡Ƥ”•–‹•–ƒ ‡™‹–Š‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ƒ„‘—–›‘—” Šƒ˜‡„”‡†ǡ‘ƒ”‡ƒ†Ǧ‘Ž›„ƒ•‹•Ǥ “—ƒŽ‹Ƥ ƒ–‹‘•ƒ†‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡Ǥ ˆ›‘—‘™•‘‡‘‡™Š‘ ƒ›„‡‹–‡”‡•–‡†ˆ‡‡Žˆ”‡‡–‘’ƒ••–Š‹•ƒŽ‘‰–‘–Š‡Ǥ Š‹•‹•ƒ ‘–”ƒ –’‘•‹–‹‘Ǧ’ƒ‹†‘–Š‡„ƒ•‹•‘ˆŠ‘—”• ™‘”‡†Ǥ•™‡ƒ”‡ƒ‘’”‘Ƥ–•‘ ‹‡–›™‹–ŠŽ‹‹–‡† Email to: [email protected] ‹ ‘‡™‡‡‡†–‘™‘”™‹–Š‹‘—”„—†‰‡–ƒ”› ”‡•–”‹ –‹‘•Ǥ

NZCF LIFE If so, please send your nomination(s) to the ‡š‡ —–‹˜‡•‡ ”‡–ƒ”› Š”‹•Ž‘™‡•‡ ”‡–ƒ”›̻ MEMBERSHIP œ ˆǤ ‘™‹–Šƒ„‹‘‰”ƒ’Š›‘ˆ–Š‡’‡”•‘Ǥ

NOMINATIONS ‘‹ƒ–‹‘•™‹ŽŽ„‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡†„›–Š‡ executive council and if approved, will DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHOSE „‡’Žƒ ‡†‘–Š‡„ƒŽŽ‘–’ƒ’‡”ˆ‘”–Š‡ CONTRIBUTION TO THE NZCF ‡„‡”•Š‹’–‘˜‘–‡‘Ǥ OVER MANY YEARS, DESERVES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? All persons who are nominated for life ‡„‡”•Š‹’™‹ŽŽ„‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡†Ž‹ˆ‡‡„‡”• SHOULD THEY BE CONSIDERED FOR ™Š‡ƒƒŒ‘”‹–›ȋ͙͝ά‘”‘”‡Ȍ‘ˆ‡„‡”• LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NZCF? ˜‘–‹‰•—’’‘”––Š‡‘–‹‘Ǥ

NZCF MEETING DATES  ǧ   CONTRIBUTIONS 13-15 NOVEMBER 2015 —‡ ••—‡Ǧ͙͝’”‹Ž͚͙͘͝ 13-14 FEBRUARY 2016 ‡’–‡„‡” ••—‡Ǧ͙͝ —Ž›͚͙͘͝ 9 APRIL AGM 2016 ‡ ‡„‡” ••—‡Ǧ͙͝ –‘„‡”͚͙͘͝ 6-7 AUGUST 2016 ƒ” Š ••—‡Ǧ͙͞ ƒ—ƒ”›͚͙͘͞ 18-20 NOVEMBER 2016 Contact Gaynor Saxon (Editor) ƪƒ•Š ƒ–•‡†‹–‘”̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘

Issue 15/03 5 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. IS YOUR CAT A SOURPUSS? THIS COULD BE WHY... ‘™ƒ›–‹‡•Šƒ˜‡›‘—Š‡ƒ”†•‘‡‘‡ ‹•Šƒ”†ƒ†•‘‡‹••‘ˆ–‡”Ǥ ̹†„‡––Šƒ–‘•– ‘––‘Ž‹‡ǣ›‘—” ƒ–†‘‡•̹–†”‹ •ƒ›ǡ̺‡ŽŽǡƒ‹ƒŽ•ƒ”‡ƒ––”ƒ –‡†–‘ †‘‰•™‘—Ž†̹–‰‹˜‡ƒ•‡ ‘†–Š‘—‰Š––‘ƒŽŽ ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡„‡ ƒ—•‡‹–̹••™‡‡–Ǣƒ†Œ—•– ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡„‡ ƒ—•‡–Š‡”‡̹•ƒ•™‡‡–‡••–‘ ‘ˆ–Šƒ–Ǥ ‡ ǡ–Š‡›̹ŽŽ‡ƒ–”‡‘–‡•ǡ ‘‹• –‘ ‘–”ƒ†‹ ––Š‡”‡ƒ”‡ƒŽ™ƒ›••‘‡ ƒ–• ‹––Šƒ––Š‡›Ž‹‡Ǥ̺‹ ‡–”›ǡ„—–‹–•–”‹‡•ƒ ƒ†”‘ƒ†‹ŽŽǤ ™Š‘™‹ŽŽŽ‹ –‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ˆ”‘ƒ’—††Ž‡‘ •‘—”‘–‡™‹–Š ƒ–•„‡ ƒ—•‡ ƒ–• ƒ̹––ƒ•–‡ –Š‡‰”‘—†Ǥ›–Š‡™ƒ›ǡ‹ˆ›‘—” ƒ–™ƒŽ• •™‡‡–‡••ǤŽŽ–Š‡› ƒ–ƒ•–‡‹••ƒŽ–›ǡ•‘—” ƒ–•‘–Š‡‘–Š‡”Šƒ†ǡ†‘‰‹˜‡ƒ –Š”‘—‰Šƒ’—††Ž‡‘ˆƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ƒ†Ž‹ •Š‡” ƒ†„‹––‡”Ǥ •‡ ‘†–Š‘—‰Š––‘ƒŽŽ‘ˆ–Šƒ–Ǥ†Œ—•––‘ ’ƒ™ǡ•Š‡̹ŽŽŽ‹‡Ž›‹‰‡•–‡‘—‰Š–‘‹ŽŽŠ‡” ‡šƒ•’‡”ƒ–‡›‘—‡˜‡‘”‡ǡ–Š‡›̹ŽŽ‰‹˜‡ƒ ƒŽ•‘Ǥ •̹––Šƒ–ƒ ”—›™ƒ›–‘Šƒ˜‡–‘‰‘ –Š‹”†ƒ†ˆ‘—”–Š–Š‘—‰Š––‘‹–Ǥ”‡–Š‡”‡ –Š”‘—‰ŠŽ‹ˆ‡ǫ –™‘—Ž†„‡ˆ‘”—•Š—ƒ•ǡ ƒ› ƒ–‘™‡”•ƒ‘‰›‘—™Š‘Šƒ˜‡ƒ Dz–Š›Ž‡‡ Ž› ‘Ž‹•Š‹‰ŠŽ›–‘š‹ ƒ†„‡ ƒ—•‡ ™‹–Š͙͘ǡ͘͘͘–ƒ•–‡„—†•‘‘—”•–—„„›Ž‹––Ž‡ ‹’”‡••‹˜‡ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘‘ˆ†‹ơ‡”‡–ˆ‘‘†•‹ ‘ˆ‹–••™‡‡––ƒ•–‡‹–‹•‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ›ƒ’’‡ƒŽ‹‰ –‘‰—‡Ǥ—–ˆ‘” ƒ–•ǡ™‹–Šˆ‡™‡”–Šƒ͘͘͝ –Š‡ ƒ„‹‡–ǫ‘‘ƒ–ƒŽŽ–Š‘•‡Šƒ†•‰‘—’Ǩ –‘’‡–•„—–Œ—•–‘‡–‡ƒ•’‘‘‹•‡‘—‰Š–‘ –ƒ•–‡„—†•ǡƒ††‘‰•ǡ™‹–Šƒ„‘—–͙ǡ͘͘͟ ƒ‡†ˆ‘‘†‹•—•—ƒŽŽ›Ž‡••‘ˆƒ’”‘„Ž‡Ǥ – ‹ŽŽƒ ƒ–ƒ†ƒ–ƒ„Ž‡•’‘‘™‹ŽŽ‹ŽŽƒ†‘‰Ǥ ‘–Šƒ–ƒ‹•Ž‡”—‡”–‘‰—‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹”•ǡ‘ ‘‡•ǡ„ƒ•‹ ƒŽŽ›ǡ‹–™‘–›’‡•ǤŠ‡”‡̹•–Š‡ ’”‘„Ž‡Ǥ‹–Š„‘–Š•’‡ ‹‡•ǡƒ”‘ƒ‹•–Š‡ Ž‘ƒˆ‘”’Ÿ–‡•–›Ž‡ƒ†–Š‡”‡̹•–Š‡•–—ơ–Šƒ–̹• Š‡”‡̹•̺’‡–•ƒˆ‡̺ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‘–Š‡ƒ”‡– ’ƒŽƒ–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›–”‹‰‰‡”Ǥ Ž‹‡ƒ•–‡™Ǥ‘–Š†‘‰ƒ† ƒ–ˆ‘‘†• ‘‡‹ –Šƒ–—•‡•’”‘’›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Žƒ•–Š‡ƒ –‹˜‡ –Š‘•‡ˆ‘”•Ǥ‘‰•—•—ƒŽŽ›†‘̹– ƒ”‡ǡ ƒ–• ‹‰”‡†‹‡–Ǥ –Šƒ•ƒ— ŠŠ‹‰Š‡”–‘š‹ ‹–› ˆ‹–’ƒ••‡•–Š‡‹”•‹ơ–‡•–ǡ‹–—•—ƒŽŽ› ‘ˆ–‡†‘Ǥ ˆ”‡“—‡–Ž›Š‡ƒ” ƒ–‘™‡”••ƒ› –Š”‡•Š‘Ž†ǡ–Š—•‹••ƒˆ‡”–‘—•‡Ǥ ‰‘‡•†‘™Ǥ‡š–—”‡‹•ƒŽ•‘ƒ‹’‘”–ƒ– –Šƒ––Š‡‹” ƒ–™‹ŽŽ‘Ž›‡ƒ––Š‡’Ÿ–‡–›’‡Ǥ ˆƒ –‘”ƒ† ‘˜‡”•ƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ ‘’Ž‡š —––Š‡”‡ƒ•‘ ƒ–• ƒ̹––ƒ•–‡•™‡‡–‡•• ‘‡’‡–‘™‡”•’ƒ‹ —’‘•‡‡‹‰ ‘•‹†‡”ƒ–‹‘•ǡ†‡’‡†‹‰‘™Š‡–Š‡” Šƒ•‘–Š‹‰–‘†‘™‹–Šƒ”‘ƒ‘”–‡š–—”‡Ǥ ’”‘’›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž‹†‘‰ˆ‘‘†ƒ†–”‡ƒ–•ǡ –Š‡ ƒ–‘”†‘‰‹•‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‰†”›‹„„Ž‡‘” Š‡”‡ ‡’–‘”–Šƒ–”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡••™‡‡–‡•• ™Š‡”‡‹–̹•—•‡†ƒ•ƒ‘‹•–‡‹‰ƒ‰‡–Ǥ ƒ‡†ˆ‘‘†Ǥ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡•–™‘‰‡‡•ǡƒ†‹ ƒ–•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡•‡ ™‘’”‘’‡”–‹‡•–Šƒ–ƒ‡‹–•—‹–ƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘” ‰‡‡•‹•†›•ˆ— –‹‘ƒŽǤ ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ƒ”‡–Šƒ–‹–Šƒ•ƒŽ‘™ˆ”‡‡œ‹‰ ‘” ƒ–•ǡ‹„„Ž‡ ‘‡•‹˜ƒ”‹‘—••‹œ‡•ǡ ’‘‹–ƒ† ƒ„‡•ƒˆ‡Ž›‹‰‡•–‡†„‡Ž‘™‹–• •Šƒ’‡•ƒ†–‡š–—”‡•ǡ‹ Ž—†‡„ƒŽŽ•ǡ†‹• •ǡ ‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”•Šƒ˜‡‹•‘Žƒ–‡†–Š‡†›•ˆ— –‹‘ƒŽ –‘š‹ ‹–›–Š”‡•Š‘Ž†Ǥ —„‡•ȋ™‹–Š”‘—†‡† ‘”‡”•Ȍ̺̹•ǡ̺ƒ† ‰‡‡ǡ™Š‹ ŠŠƒ••’ƒ™‡†•‘‡̺ Š‹ ‡ ̺̹•ǡ̺ˆ‘”‡šƒ’Ž‡ǤŠ‹Ž‡ƒƒ‹ƒŽƒ› ‘”–Š‡‡‰‰̺†‡„ƒ–‡Ǥ”‡ ƒ–•‘„Ž‹‰ƒ–‡ Š‡–‘š‹ ‹–›‹•‹–Š‡†‘•‡ǡƒ•–Š‡›•ƒ›Ǥ ƒ’’”‘˜‡‘ˆ–Š‡•‹œ‡ǡŠ‡ƒ›‘–ƒ’’”‘˜‡‘ˆ ƒ”‹˜‘”‡•„‡ ƒ—•‡–Š‡›Šƒ˜‡–Š‡†‡ˆ‡ –‹˜‡ –Š‡•Šƒ’‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹„„Ž‡ǤŠ‡–Š‡”‡̹•‘‡ ‰‡‡ǡ‘”†‹†–Š‡‰‡‡„‡ ‘‡†›•ˆ— –‹‘ƒŽ **************** ‘”‡Š—”†Ž‡ǣ™Šƒ––Š‡•—”ˆƒ ‡ˆ‡‡Ž•Ž‹‡Ǥ „‡ ƒ—•‡–Š‡›™‡”‡‘„Ž‹‰ƒ–‡ ƒ”‹˜‘”‡•ƒ† ‘‡‹„„Ž‡‹••‘‘–Šǡ•‘‡ ‘ƒ”•‡Ǣ•‘‡ †‹†̹–—–‹Ž‹œ‡‹–ǫ

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Š‡”‡Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ› ƒ•‡•™Š‡”‡’‡–• •‹ƒ„•‘”’–‹‘Ǥ ŠƒŽƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ˆ—‡• ƒ • ƒ›‘–‡•‡˜‡”‡Ž›Ž‘™„‘†› Šƒ˜‡„‡‡‹–‡–‹‘ƒŽŽ›’‘‹•‘‡†™‹–Šˆ‘‘† ƒŽ•‘ ƒ—•‡†‹œœ‹‡••Ǥ –‡’‡”ƒ–—”‡ –Šƒ–Šƒ•„‡‡•‘ƒ‡†‹ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡Ǥ Š‡”‡‹•ƒ‡™–›’‡‘ˆƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ • ‡˜‡”‡•Ž—‰‰‹•Š‡••ȋŽ‡–Šƒ”‰›Ȍ‘” ‘ƒ –Šƒ– ‘–ƒ‹•PROPYLENE GLYCOL. • ‡‹œ—”‡• ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ‹–‹• ‘•‹†‡”‡†–Šƒ––Š‡•‡ ƒ•‡• ”‘’›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž‹•— ŠŽ‡••–‘š‹ –Šƒ • ƒ ‘ˆƒ’’‡–‹–‡ȋƒ‘”‡š‹ƒȌ ‘—Ž†„‡’”‡˜‡–‡†‹ˆƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡™ƒ•ǯ– ‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘ŽǤƒ‹ƒŽ™‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡ • ‘‹–‹‰ •™‡‡––ƒ•–‹‰ƒ†‹ Ž—†‡†„‹––‡”‹‰ –‘ ‘•—‡ƒŽ‘–‘”‡‘ˆ–Š‹•–›’‡‘ˆ • ”ƒŽ—Ž ‡”•Ȁ•‘”‡•‘‘—–Š ƒ‰‡–•ǤǤ ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ǡƒ“—ƒ–‹–›–Šƒ–‹•—Ž‹‡Ž›–‘ • ƒŽ‹˜ƒ–‹‘‘”†”‘‘Ž‹‰ „‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ǡ–‘‰‡–•‹ ‘”–‘†‹‡ǤŠ‡ • ‹†‡›•ƒ”‡‘ˆ–‡•™‘ŽŽ‡ƒ†’ƒ‹ˆ—Žǡ ˆ›‘—•—•’‡ ––Šƒ–›‘—”’‡–Šƒ•„‡‡ „‘––Ž‡ǯ•Žƒ„‡Ž•Š‘—Ž†–‡ŽŽ›‘—™Šƒ–‹•–›’‡‘ˆ ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž›‹ ƒ–•Ǥ ’‘‹•‘‡†™‹–Š–Š‹••—„•–ƒ ‡ǡ‹–ǯ•‡••‡–‹ƒŽ ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‹–‹•Ǥ –Š‡›•‡‡ƒ˜‡–•–”ƒ‹‰Š–ƒ™ƒ›Ǥ ‘‡’‡‘’Ž‡™Š‘Šƒ˜‡˜ƒ ƒ–‹‘Š‘‡• ƒ”Ž›–”‡ƒ–‡– ƒ‘ˆ–‡„‡‡ơ‡ –‹˜‡ –Šƒ––Š‡›Dz Ž‘•‡—’dzˆ‘”–Š‡™‹–‡”™‹ŽŽ’‘—” „—–ƒ›’‡–•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡Ž‡ˆ–—–”‡ƒ–‡† ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‹–‘–‘‹Ž‡–••‘–Š‡™ƒ–‡”†‘‡•ǯ– —ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡Ž›Šƒ˜‡–‘„‡’—––‘•Ž‡‡’‘”†‹‡ ˆ”‡‡œ‡Ǥ –Š‹• ƒ•‡ǡ–Š‡•‡’‡‘’Ž‡•Š‘—Ž† ‘ˆ‹†‡›ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡™‹–Š‹†ƒ›•Ǥ ƒŽ™ƒ›•—•‡–Š‡Ž‡••–‘š‹ ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ȋ–Š‡ ‘‡•™‹–Š’”‘’›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž‹‹–Ȍ„‡ ƒ—•‡ If you suspect that your ’‡–• ƒ†”‹‘—–‘ˆ–‘‹Ž‡–•ƒ† ƒ has been poisoned ANTIFREEZE „‡ ‘‡’‘‹•‘‡†Ǥ with this substance, WHAT IS IT? SYMPTOMS AND TYPES it’s essential they see –‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‹•ƒ„”‹‰Š–›‡ŽŽ‘™‘”‰”‡‡Ž‹“—‹† ƒ”Ž›•‹‰•ƒ”‡•‡‡ˆ”‘͛͘‹—–‡•–‘ a vet urgently. ™‹–Šƒ•Ž‹‰Š–Ž›•™‡‡–•‡ŽŽǤ –‹•—•‡†‹–Š‡ ͙͚Š‘—”•ƒˆ–‡”‹‰‡•–‹‘ǣ ”ƒ†‹ƒ–‘”•‘ˆ ƒ”•ǡ–”— •ƒ†‘–Š‡”‘–‘” ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡•Ǥ–‹ˆ”‡‡‡œ‡™‘”•–‘‡‡’–Š‡ • ƒ—•‡ƒƒ†˜‘‹–‹‰ ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡ˆ”‘‘˜‡”Š‡ƒ–‹‰‹–Š‡•—‡” • ‹Ž†–‘•‡˜‡”‡†‡’”‡••‹‘ STAGE ONE ‘”ˆ”‡‡œ‹‰‹–Š‡™‹–‡”ǤŠ‡‹–ǯ•ƒ††‡† • ‘„„Ž›ǡ— ‘‘”†‹ƒ–‡†‘”†”—‡Ǧ Within 30 minutes –‘–Š‡™ƒ–‡”‹ƒ”ƒ†‹ƒ–‘”‹– Šƒ‰‡•–Š‡ ƒ’’‡ƒ”‹‰‰ƒ‹–ȋƒ–ƒš‹ƒȌ‘”‘˜‡‡– ‘DRUNK’ ™ƒ–‡”ǯ•„‘‹Ž‹‰ƒ†ˆ”‡‡œ‹‰’‘‹–•Ǥ ‘™ ƒ†— Ž‹‰ — Š‹– Šƒ‰‡•†‡’‡†•‘–Š‡”ƒ–‹‘‘” • ™‹– Š‹‰—• Ž‡• ‘ ‡–”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡–‘™ƒ–‡”Ǥ • Š‘”–ǡ”ƒ’‹†‘˜‡‡–•‘ˆ–Š‡‡›‡„ƒŽŽ STAGE TWO • ‡ƒ†–”‡‘”• Within 12 hours WHAT’S IN IT? • ‡ ”‡ƒ•‡†™‹–Š†”ƒ™ƒŽ”‡ƪ‡š‡•ƒ† ”‹‰Š–‹‰ƒ„‹Ž‹–› Kidney Crystals Š‡ƒ‹Šƒœƒ”†‘—•‹‰”‡†‹‡–‘ˆ •   ”‡ƒ•‡†—”‹ƒ–‹‘ƒ†‹ ”‡ƒ•‡† Kidney Failure ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‹•‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘ŽǤ –Š‹”•–ȋ’‘Ž›—”‹ƒƒ†’‘Ž›†‹’•‹ƒȌ Šƒ–Š‡ƒŽ–Šƒ†•ƒˆ‡–›’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘•†‘›‘— STAGE THREE ‡‡†–‘–Š‹ƒ„‘—–™‹–Šƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ǫ –Š‡”•›’–‘•‘ˆ–‡†‡˜‡Ž‘’͙͚–‘͚͜ Š‘—”•ƒˆ–‡”‹‰‡•–‹‘‘ˆ‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž –Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž‹•˜‡”›’‘‹•‘‘—•™Š‡ ȋƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡Ȍǣ •™ƒŽŽ‘™‡†Ǥ –™‹ŽŽ ƒ—•‡•‡˜‡”‡†ƒƒ‰‡–‘ DEATH.... ›’–‘•ƒ”‡†‡’‡†‡–‘–Š‡ƒ‘—– ›‘—”Š‡ƒ”–ǡ‹†‡›•ƒ†„”ƒ‹•Ǥ – ƒ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Žȋƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡Ȍ‹‰‡•–‡† †‡ƒ–ŠǤ ›’–‘•ƒ”‡ƒŽ‘•–ƒŽ™ƒ›••—††‡ ȋƒ —–‡Ȍ –‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡ ƒ„‡•’‹ŽŽ‡†‘–Š‡‰”‘—†‘” Ž‡ƒˆ”‘–Š‡”ƒ†‹ƒ–‘”•‘ˆ ƒ”•ƒ†–”— •Ǥ ‹‰• ƒ—•‡†„›‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž‹–•‡Žˆƒ† ‡ ƒ—•‡‘ˆ‹–••™‡‡–•‡ŽŽƒ‹ƒŽ•ƒ›„‡ ‹–•–‘š‹ ‡–ƒ„‘Ž‹–‡•ƒ”‡ˆ”‡“—‡–Ž›ˆƒ–ƒŽ ƒ––”ƒ –‡†–‘‹–Ǥ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡‹•˜‡”›’‘‹•‘‘—•ǡ ȋ‡–ƒ„‘Ž‹–‡•Ǧ•—„•–ƒ ‡•’”‘†— ‡†„› •‘Ž‹ ‹‰‘”†”‹‹‰–Š‡ƪ—‹† ƒ‹ŽŽ –Š‡„‘†›ǯ• Š‡‹ ƒŽ’”‘ ‡••‡•ƒ•‹–„”‡ƒ• ƒƒ‹ƒŽǤ ˆ›‘—•‡‡ƒ„”‹‰Š–‰”‡‡‘” †‘™–Š‡‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘ŽȌ ›‡ŽŽ‘™Ž‹“—‹†‘–Š‡‰”‘—†‹–Š‡‰ƒ”ƒ‰‡ǡ †”‹˜‡™ƒ›ǡ’ƒ”‹‰Ž‘–ǡ‘”•–”‡‡–ǡ‡‡’›‘—” ƒ–•—•—ƒŽŽ›”‡ƒ‹ƒ”‡†Ž›†‡’”‡••‡† †‘‰ƒ†’‡–•ƒ™ƒ›ˆ”‘–Š‡’—††Ž‡ƒ†‰‡– ƒ–•–›’‹ ƒŽŽ›†‘‘–‡šŠ‹„‹–‹ ”‡ƒ•‡† ‹– Ž‡ƒ‡†—’“—‹ Ž›Ǥ –Š‹”•–Ǣ’”‘†— ‹‰‘Ž›•ƒŽŽƒ‘—–•‘ˆ —”‹‡ǢŽƒ ‘ˆ’”‘†— –‹‘‘ˆ—”‹‡‹••‡‡ Š‡ Ž‡ƒ‹‰—’ƒ–‹ˆ”‡‡œ‡›‘—‡‡†–‘ ͚͟–‘͡͞Š‘—”•ƒˆ–‡”‹‰‡•–‹‘‘ˆ‡–Š›Ž‡‡ ™‡ƒ”‰Ž‘˜‡•„‡ ƒ—•‡‡–Š›Ž‡‡‰Ž› ‘Ž ƒ ‰Ž› ‘Ž‹ˆŽ‡ˆ–—–”‡ƒ–‡†Ǥ ƒ—•‡†ƒƒ‰‡–‘‹–‡”ƒŽ‘”‰ƒ•–Š”‘—‰Š

Issue 15/03 7 Flash Cats 1953: THE JOAN THOMPSON TOUR "This issue of the Newsletter is dominated by the announcement of the greatest Š‡™‘—Ž†„‡Ž‡ƒ˜‹‰‰Žƒ†‹‹†Ǧ’”‹Ž and most important event that has –‘–”ƒ˜‡Ž–‘—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ„›•‡ƒǡ–Š‡–”ƒ˜‡ŽŽ‹‰ ever happened to the Cat Fancy of this „›ƒ‹”™‹–Š‹–Š‡”‡‰‹‘ǡ–Š‡ƤƒŽŽ›ƒ””‹˜‹‰ Dominion. Mrs. JOAN THOMPSON is Š‘‡„›•‡ƒ‹–Š‡‹††Ž‡‘ˆ—‰—•–Ǥ really coming ... " OUTBOUND –̹•ƒŽ‘•–‹’‘••‹„Ž‡–‘‹••–Š‡ ”•Š‘’•‘‡š’Žƒ‹•Š‡”’”‡’ƒ”ƒ–‹‘• ‡š ‹–‡‡–„‡Š‹†–Š‹•ƒ‘— ‡‡–‹ ˆ‘”Š‡”†‡’ƒ”–—”‡ȋ—”ƒ–•ǡƒ›͙͛͡͝Ȍ –Š‡—‰—•–͙͚͡͝  ‡™•Ž‡––‡”Ǥ”• ‹ Ž—†‹‰ƒ†‡Ž‹‰Š–ˆ—Žȋƒ†Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽŽ› –Š‡˜‡—‡ǡƒ‹‰ƒ†–Šƒ‹‰’‡‘’Ž‡ǡ ‘ƒŠ‘’•‘ǡ™‡ŽŽǦ‘™„”‡‡†‡”‘ˆ ‹–‡”‡•–‹‰ȌŽ‹•–‘ˆ™Š‡”‡ƒ›‘ˆŠ‡” ƒ–• ƒ†‹†‡–‹ˆ›‹‰ ƒ–•ǡ–Š—•’”‘˜‹†‹‰ ‘‰Šƒ‹”•—†‡”–Š‡̹‡•ˆ‘”†̹’”‡Ƥšǡ‘‡ ™‘—Ž†„‡•–ƒ›‹‰™Š‹Ž‡•Š‡™ƒ•ƒ™ƒ›Ǥ”• ƒ™‘†‡”ˆ—ŽŠ‹•–‘”‹ ”‡ ‘”†‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ– ‘ˆ‘Ž›–Š”‡‡‡‹‘”ŽŽ”‡‡†•Œ—†‰‡•‹–Š‡ Š‘’•‘̹•™‘†‡”ˆ—ŽŽ›†‡–ƒ‹Ž‡†”‡’‘”–• ˆƒ ›–Š”‘—‰ŠŠ‡”‡›‡•Ǥ––‹‡•”• ƒ––Š‡–‹‡ǡƒ†’”‘„ƒ„Ž›„‡•–Ǧ‘™ ‘ˆŠ‡”–”ƒ˜‡Ž•”ƒƒ„‘—–ƒ‘–Š„‡Š‹†–Š‡ Š‘’•‘̹•”‡’‘”–• ‘’ƒ”‡–Š‡‡šŠ‹„‹–• –‘‡™‡ƒŽƒ† ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”•ƒ•–Š‡ƒ—–Š‘” ‡˜‡–•‘ˆŠ‡”–‘—”ǡƒ†‹–Š‹• ƒ•‡–Š‡Žƒ––‡” ™‹–Š–Š‡‡“—‹˜ƒŽ‡–•‹–Š‡‡ơ‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ‘ˆƒ”‡‰—Žƒ” ‘Ž—‹—”ƒ–•ƒ‰ƒœ‹‡ǡ ŠƒŽˆ‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘Ž—‹•†ƒ–‡†–Š‡͙͛–Š’”‹Ž ‰‹˜‹‰Š‡”™‘”Ž†™‹†‡”‡ƒ†‡”•Š‹’ƒ’‹ –—”‡ ™ƒ•‹†‡‡† ‘‹‰–‘‡™‡ƒŽƒ†ƒ† ƒ†™ƒ•™”‹––‡ƒ„‘ƒ”†–Š‡ǤǤǤ”‘–‡• ‘ˆ™Š‡”‡–Š‡—•–”ƒŽƒ•‹ƒ ƒ–ˆƒ ›™ƒ• —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ–‘Œ—†‰‡ƒ–•Š‘™•ǤŠ‹•™ƒ•‘ ƒ•–Š‡›ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š‡† ‹„”ƒŽ–ƒ”Ǥ ‹‹–•†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–Ǥˆ–‡”–Š‡•Š‘™”• •ƒŽŽ—†‡”–ƒ‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ ƒ–ˆƒ ›‘Ž›–Š”‡‡ Š‘’•‘˜‹•‹–‡†‘”‡’Žƒ ‡•‘ˆ‹–‡”‡•– ›‡ƒ”•„ƒ ‹ƒ –‹‘ƒˆ–‡”ƒ͙͜Ǧ›‡ƒ””‡ ‡•• ”•Š‘’•‘†‡–ƒ‹Ž•Š‡”‘—–„‘—† ȋ‹ Ž—†‹‰•Š‡‡’†‘‰–”‹ƒŽ•ƒ†ƒ”‘‰ƒ ƒ†–Š‡‡™•Ž‡––‡”‘˜‡•‘ˆ”‘•‹‰‹‰ Œ‘—”‡›‹Š‡” ‘Ž—ȋ—”ƒ–•ǡ —‡ ‘‘Ȍƒ†‘”‡„”‡‡†‡”•ǡ‘ˆ–‡ƒ‹‰ƒ –Š‡Žƒ†›̹•’”ƒ‹•‡•–‘–Š‡’”ƒ –‹ ƒŽ‹–‹‡•‘ˆ ͙͛͡͝Ȍ‹ Ž—†‹‰˜‹•‹–•–‘ƒ’Ž‡•ȋ͙͞–Š’”‹ŽȌ ’‘‹–‡–‹‘‹‰„›ƒ‡–Š‡ ƒ–••Š‡ Ƥ†‹‰–Š‡͋͘͘͜‡‡†‡†–‘„”‹‰Š‡”‘—– ƒ†‘’‡‹‹ǡƒ†‘”–ƒ‹†ȋ͙͡–Š’”‹ŽȌ ‡–ǤŠ‡ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘Š‡Ž†ˆƒ”‡™‡ŽŽ’ƒ”–›ˆ‘” ˆ”‘‰Žƒ†ǤŽ–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡†„›ƒ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡—‡œ –Š‡‹”˜‹•‹–‹‰Œ—†‰‡ƒ†‘–Š‡͙͟–Š —‡•Š‡ ƒ’”‘‹•‡‘ǦŠƒ†ˆ”‘›†‡›ˆ‘”͙͋͘͝ ƒƒŽ–‘ƒ””‹˜‡ƒ–†‡ȋ͚͛”†’”‹ŽȌ™Š‡”‡ †‡’ƒ”–‡†ˆ‘”‡™‡ƒŽƒ†„›•‡ƒ’Žƒ‡ǣ ‡„‡”•™‡”‡‡ ‘—”ƒ‰‡†–‘•‡†™Šƒ– •Š‡™ƒ•˜‡”›†‹•–”‡••‡†ƒ––Š‡ ‘†‹–‹‘‘ˆ ̺‡‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ›–‘‘‘ơŒ—•–ƒˆ–‡”†ƒ™Ǥ – ‘‡›–Š‡› ‘—Ž†•’ƒ”‡”‹‰Š–ƒ™ƒ›ƒ† ƒ‹ƒ‡•‡ ƒ–•Š‡•ƒ™–Š‡”‡ǤŠ‡”‘–‡• ™ƒ•ƒ–Š”‹ŽŽ”—•Š‹‰‘˜‡”–Š‡™ƒ–‡”™‹–Šƒ ‘”ƒ†˜‹•‡™Šƒ––Š‡›™‘—Ž†„‡ƒ„Ž‡–‘•‡† •ƒ‹Ž‡†‘–‘”‡ƒ Š‘Ž‘„‘ȋ͚͡–Š’”‹ŽȌƒ† ˆ”‘–Š›™ƒ‡„‡Š‹†—•ƒ†–Š‡•‘ƒ”‹‰ Žƒ–‡”ǤŽ—„•™‡”‡‹˜‹–‡†–‘‰‡–‹ ‘–ƒ – –Š‡”‡”•Š‘’•‘‘–‡†”‹–‹•Š–”‘‘’• ‹–‘–Š‡ƒ‹”Ž‹‡ƒ•‡ƒ‰—ŽŽƒ†™Š‡‡Ž‹‰ ‹ˆ–Š‡›™ƒ–‡†”•Š‘’•‘–‘˜‹•‹––Š‡ ‘–Š‡‹”™ƒ›–‘‘”‡ƒ„‡ˆ‘”‡ƤƒŽŽ›ƒ””‹˜‹‰ ”‘—†‹ƒ•‡‹Ǧ ‹” Ž‡‘˜‡”›†‡› ƒ”„‘—” †—”‹‰Š‡”•–ƒ›Ǥ ‹—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒƒ– ”‡‡ƒ–Ž‡ȋ͟–Šƒ›Ȍƒ† ”‹†‰‡ǡ™Š‹ Š Šƒ†•ƒ‹Ž‡†—†‡”‘› „‡‹‰‰”‡‡–‡†„›–‡Ž‡‰”ƒ•‘ˆ™‡Ž ‘‡ ƒ””‹˜ƒŽǤǤǤ̺ ƒ‘–Š‡”  ‡™•Ž‡––‡”ƒ––Š‡ ˆ”‘—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”•Ǥ „‡‰‹‹‰‘ˆ͙͛͡͝–Š‡̹Š‘’•‘ —†̹ NEW ZEALAND •–‹ŽŽŠƒ†͙͋͛͘–‘”ƒ‹•‡ƒ†ƒ‰ƒ‹–Š‡”‡™ƒ• AUSTRALIA ˆ–‡”Š‡”͟ǦŠ‘—”ƪ‹‰Š–”•Š‘’•‘ ‘Žƒ ‘ˆ‡ ‘—”ƒ‰‡‡–ˆ‘”‡„‡”•–‘ Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒ•–‘’‹†‡Žƒ‹†‡ȋ͙͙–Šƒ›Ȍ Žƒ†‡†‹— Žƒ†ƒ†™ƒ•‡–„›”Ǥ ‘–”‹„—–‡ǣ „‡ˆ‘”‡”‡ƒ Š‹‰‡Ž„‘—”‡ȋ͙͛–Šƒ›Ȍ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽǡ–Š‡‡ ”‡–ƒ”›Ȁ”‡ƒ•—”‡”‘ˆ–Š‡ "To those who have not assisted so far, I ™Š‡”‡”•Š‘’•‘•’‡––™‘†ƒ›•‹ƒ   ǤŠ‡•‘ ‹ƒŽ•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡˜‹•‹–™ƒ• would renew the appeal to share in this ™Š‹”Ž‘ˆ˜‹•‹–•–‘ ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”•ƒ––Š‡‹”Š‘‡• ƒ•ƒ –‹˜‡‹‡™‡ƒŽƒ†ƒ•‹–Šƒ†„‡‡ ‰”‡ƒ–‡ơ‘”–Ǥ̺ ȋƒ†Š‡””‡’‘”–‡–‹‘•ƒ› ƒ–•„› ‹—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ„‡‰‹‹‰–Šƒ–‡˜‡‹‰™Š‡ ƒ‡Ȍ„—–‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ›•Š‡•ƒ‹Ž‡†‘–‘”‡ƒ Š –Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒ’ƒ”–›–‘™‡Ž ‘‡Š‡”ǤŠ‡ Š‹•‡˜‡–‘ˆ•— Š‹’‘”–ƒ ‡–‘–Š‡ Š‡”†‡•–‹ƒ–‹‘ǡ›†‡›ǡ‘͙͞–Šƒ›Ǥ ‡š–†ƒ›•ƒ™ƒ‘–Š‡””ƒ†‹‘„”‘ƒ† ƒ•–‹ ›‘—‰ƒ– ƒ ›‘ˆ‡™‡ƒŽƒ†™ƒ• Š‡Ƥ˜‡†ƒ›•„‡ˆ‘”‡–Š‡•Š‘™™‡”‡„—•›Ǣ ’”‡’ƒ”ƒ–‹‘ˆ‘”–Š‡͜–ŠŠƒ’‹‘•Š‹’ „‡‹‰”‡‰ƒ”†‡†ƒ•‡“—ƒŽŽ›‘–‡™‘”–Š›‘ „‡‹‰•Š‘™ƒ”‘—†–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒǡ‡‡–‹‰ ƒ– •Š‘™‘ˆ–Š‡— Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„™Š‹ Š™ƒ• –Š‡‘–Š‡”•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡™‘”Ž†™Š‡”‡‹–Š‡ ˆƒ ‹‡”•ǡ”‡ ‘”†‹‰”ƒ†‹‘„”‘ƒ† ƒ•–•ǡƒ† „‡‹‰Š‡Ž†‘˜‡”–Š‡͙͡–Šƒ†͚͘–Š —‡Ǥ ‘˜‡„‡”͙͚͡͝—”ƒ–•‹–™ƒ•ƒ‘— ‡† ƒ––‡†‹‰‡‡–‹‰•‘ˆ–Š‡Ž‘ ƒŽ Ž—„•™Š‡”‡ ”•Š‘’•‘̹•”‡’‘”–‘–Š‡•Š‘™ –Šƒ–ǣ •Š‡ƒ•™‡”‡†™‹†‡Ǧ”ƒ‰‹‰“—‡•–‹‘•Ǥ ‡–‹‘•–Š‡•Š‘™ƒƒ‰‡”ȋ” Ǥ "Mrs Thompson's assignment is a breath- Š‡–Š‡•Š‘™‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ– ƒ ‹‡”•̹ ‘™‡›Ȍƒ†Š‡”•–‡™ƒ”†•„›ƒ‡ƒ† –ƒ‹‰ƒơƒ‹”ƒ†‘‡™‹–Š‘—–’ƒ”ƒŽŽ‡Ž ••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡™‘—–ŠƒŽ‡•ƤƒŽŽ› ‘‡†•–Š‡Žƒ––‡”ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”ƒ••‹•–ƒ ‡ in the history of the Cat Fancy since it „‡‰ƒȋ͚͚†ƒ†͚͛”†ƒ›Ȍ‹–Šƒ†͚͘͟ •‘–Šƒ–Š‡”Œ—†‰‹‰ǡ™Š‹ Š„‡‰ƒƒ–͡ƒ involves sea and air journeys of well over ‡–”‹‡•ƒ†‹•™‡ŽŽ ‘˜‡”‡†„›–Š‡”‡’‘”– ™ƒ•Ƥ‹•Š‡†„›͟’ǤŠ‡”‡™‡”‡Œ—•– 25,000 miles." ˆ‘”–Š‡ —Ž›͙͛͡͝‹••—‡‘ˆ—”ƒ–•Ǥ• —†‡”͚͘͘‡šŠ‹„‹–•ǤŠ‡ƒ‡•ȋƒ†‘ˆ–‡ —•—ƒŽ–Š‡”‡’‘”–‹•†‡–ƒ‹Ž‡†ǡ†‡• ”‹„‹‰ †‡–ƒ‹Ž•‘ˆ’ƒ”‡–ƒ‰‡Ȍ‘ˆ–Š‡–‘’‡šŠ‹„‹–•

Flash Cats 8 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com

”‡ƒ†Ž‹‡ƒ„”‡‡†Š‹•–‘”›Š‘̹•Š‘‘ˆ„‘–Š „›‘”‡ ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”•ƒ††‹† ‡”•‹ƒ•ƒ†‹ƒ‡•‡‹‡™‡ƒŽƒ†ǡƒ† ›‡–ƒ‘–Š‡””ƒ†‹‘„”‘ƒ† ƒ•– –Š‡‘™‡”•‡–‹‘‡†ƒ”‡ƒŽ•‘™‡ŽŽǦ‘™ ȋ‹–™ƒ•Š‡”‹–Š‘–Š‡–‘—” ƒ‡•Ǥ –Š—•ˆƒ”ǡƒ†‹–™‘—Ž†̹–„‡ –Š‡•‡ ‘††ƒ›–Š‡•Š‘™™ƒ•‘’‡–‘–Š‡ Š‡”Žƒ•–ȌǦ–Šƒ– ‹–›™ƒ•‘–Š‡” ’—„Ž‹ „‡–™‡‡͡ƒƒ†͝Ǥ͛͘’ƒ†”• †‡•–‹ƒ–‹‘ƒ†–Š‡‡š–†ƒ› Š‘’•‘ ‘‡–•–Šƒ–ǣ •Š‡™ƒ•„ƒ ƒ– ƒ”‡™‘‘† ̺‡ ‘—Ž†Šƒ”†Ž›‘˜‡†—”‹‰–Š‡ „‘ƒ”†‹‰ƒ’Žƒ‡ˆ‘”—‡†‹Ǥ ƒˆ–‡”‘‘ƒ†–Š‡‘‹––‡‡™ƒ•˜‡”› Š‡”‡’‘”–•™‹–Šƒ—•‡‡– ’Ž‡ƒ•‡†™‹–Š–Š‡’—„Ž‹ ”‡•’‘•‡™Š‹ Š –Šƒ––Š‡‡š–’Žƒ‡•Š‡ ƒ†‡ƒ”‡ ‘”†‰ƒ–‡Ǥ̺ ‡ ‘—–‡”‡†™ƒ•–Š‡•ƒŽŽ‡•– –‘†ƒ–‡ǣ  ‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ†ƒ›•ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡•Š‘™ȋ͚͚† —‡Ȍ •‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡™‹‡”•Ǧ„‘–Š’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ† ƒ–• "A little single-engined plane Ǧ‰ƒ–Š‡”‡†ˆ‘”ƒ‘–Š‡””ƒ†‹‘„”‘ƒ† ƒ•–™‹–Š with seating for only six ƒŽƒ”‰‡Ž‹˜‡ƒ—†‹‡ ‡ƒ†”•Š‘’•‘ƒ† passengers awaited us. We –Š‡ƒ‘— ‡”†‹• —••‡†–Š‡ ƒ–•ƒ•‡ƒ Š hurtled over the grass runway ™ƒ•†‹•’Žƒ›‡†–‘–Š‡ƒ—†‹‡ ‡Ǥ –—•–Šƒ˜‡ ƒ†ƒ†‡ƒ•ƒ— ›–ƒ‡Ǧ‘ơ Lyn and Bon Moran ƒ†‡ˆ‘”‹–‡”‡•–‹‰Ž‹•–‡‹‰Ǥ and what the plane lacked in ”‘— Žƒ†–‘‘–‘”—ƒȋ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡ˆ‡™ size it made up in noise and ȋ͚͚† —Ž›Ȍƒ†–Š‡–Š‡—ƒŠ‹‡•ƒ‹Ž‡† –”—Ž›–‘—”‹•–˜‹•‹–•‡–‹‘‡†‹–Š‡•‡”‹‡•‘ˆ vibration." †‹”‡ –Ž›ˆ‘”‰Žƒ†Ǥ–Š‡͡–Š—‰—•–”• ”‡’‘”–•Ȍ–Š‡‘–‘–Š‡ƒŽ‡”•–‘‘”–Šƒ– Š‘’•‘ ƒ—‰Š–Š‡”Ƥ”•–•‹‰Š–‘ˆŠ‘‡ƒ† Ž—„̹•Ƥ”•–•Š‘™Ǥ ‡”‡ǡƒ•‹‘–Š‡”’Žƒ ‡•ǡ ƒ–—”ƒŽŽ›–Š‡˜‹•‹–‹‰Œ—†‰‡™ƒ•‡–„›–Š‡ ”‡ƒ Š‡†Š‡”‘™Š‘‡‘–Š‡͙͘–Š—‰—•–ǡ ”•Š‘’•‘•–ƒ›‡†™‹–ŠŽ‘ ƒŽ ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”• Ž‘ ƒŽ‘ƥ ‹ƒŽ•‘ˆ–Š‡‘—–ŠŽƒ†ƒ– ƒ ‹‡”•̹ •‘‡ˆ‘—”‘–Š•ƒˆ–‡”•Š‡Šƒ†Ž‡ˆ–‘Š‡” ƒ†–Š”‘—‰Š‘—–•Š‡‡–‹‘•Š‘™™‡Ž ‘‡ Ž—„ǡ™Š‡”‡—’‘•Š‡™ƒ•–ƒ‡‘—–ˆ‘” Œ—†‰‹‰–‘—”‘ˆ–Š‡–‹’‘†‡•Ǥ—”ƒ–• •Š‡™ƒ•ƒ†‡ǤŠ‡•Š‘™‹ƒŽ‡”•–‘ Ž— Šǡƒ”ƒ†‹‘„”‘ƒ† ƒ•–ǡƒ’”‡••‹–‡”˜‹‡™ǡ ȋ –‘„‡”͙͛͡͝Ȍ’”‘ Žƒ‹•ǣ ‘”–Šȋ͚͟–Š —‡Ȍ™ƒ•Š‡Ž†‹–Š‡‹™‹ ƒŽŽ ƒ†‘–‘ƒ’ƒ”–›‹–Š‡‡˜‡‹‰Ǥ‘– ƒ†ƒ—„‡”‘ˆ–Š‡’‡†‹‰”‡‡‡šŠ‹„‹–•™‡”‡ •—”’”‹•‹‰Ž›”•Š‘’•‘ ‘‡–•–Šƒ– ̺”•Š‘’•‘Šƒ•–Š‹•›‡ƒ”ƒ†‡Š‹•–‘”› ‘‡•”•Š‘’•‘Šƒ†‡–‹— Žƒ†–Š‡ •Š‡‡Œ‘›‡†ƒ™‡Ž ‘‡”‡•–‘˜‡”–Š‡‡š– ˆ‘”–Š‡ ƒ ›„›–”ƒ˜‡ŽŽ‹‰ˆ”‘‰Žƒ†–‘ ™‡‡‡†„‡ˆ‘”‡ǤŠ‡ ‘‡–•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡ƒ• ˆ‡™†ƒ›•ǤšŠ‹„‹–•‹–Š‡ Ž—„̹•Ƥˆ–Š•Š‘™ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒƒ†‡™‡ƒŽƒ†–‘ˆ—ŽƤŽŒ—†‰‹‰ ‘—–•‹†‡— Žƒ†ƒ”‡̺†‘‹‰™‘†‡”ˆ—ŽŽ› ȋ͜–Š —Ž›Ȍ™‡”‡ƒ‹Ž›†‘‡•–‹ •„—–•–‹ŽŽ”• ‡‰ƒ‰‡‡–•Ǥ̺ ™‡ŽŽ̺–‘‰‡–‡™•Š‘™•‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š‡†‰‹˜‡ Š‘’•‘†‡–ƒ‹Ž•–Š‡™‹‡”•‹Š‡””‡’‘”–ǡ –Š‡• ƒ” ‹–›‘ˆ’‡†‹‰”‡‡‡šŠ‹„‹–•ƒ†’”ƒ‹•‡• ƒ† ‘‡–•–Šƒ– ˜‡” ƒ”‰‹ŽŽŠƒ†ƒ Š‡–Š‡”‘”‘–‹–™ƒ•Š‹•–‘”›Ǧƒ‹‰‹ –Š‡Š‘™ƒƒ‰‡”ǡ” ȋ‡”–Ȍ ‘”‡ǡˆ‘” ‡š ‡’–‹‘ƒŽ‰ƒ–‡‘ˆ͙͋͘͝Ǥ ‹–•‡Žˆǡ‹– ‡”–ƒ‹Ž›™ƒ•ƒ‡š ‡’–‹‘ƒŽ‡ơ‘”– Š‹•‹–‡”‡•–‹Š‡”•—‰‰‡•–‹‘•‘Š‘™–‘ ƒ†ǡ•‹š–››‡ƒ”•Žƒ–‡”ǡŠ‡””‡’‘”–•’”‘˜‹†‡ ‹’”‘˜‡–Š‡•Š‘™Ǥ ‡”•–‡™ƒ”†ƒ––Š‡•Š‘™ Š‡”‡–—”–”‹’„‡‰ƒ‘Ž›–™‘†ƒ›•Žƒ–‡” —•™‹–Šƒ™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž•ƒ’•Š‘–‘ˆ–Š‡‡™ ™ƒ•”‘”ƒ™Š‘̺Šƒ†‘–‘”‡†ƒŽŽ–Š‡™ƒ› ™‹–Š”•Š‘’•‘†‡’ƒ”–‹‰ȋ͞–Š —Ž›Ȍˆ‘” ‡ƒŽƒ† ƒ–ˆƒ ›‹͙͛͡͝Ǧ–Š‡›‡ƒ”‘ˆ–Š‡ ˆ”‘‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘̺–‘Š‡Ž’Š‡”Ǥ —‡†‹™Š‡”‡ǡƒ•—•—ƒŽǡ•Š‡‡–™‹–Šƒ ‘ƒŠ‘’•‘–‘—”Ǥ —„‡”‘ˆŽ‘ ƒŽ ƒ–ˆƒ ‹‡”•ȋƒ†–Š‡‹” ƒ–•Ȍ –Š‡͚͡–Š —‡–Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒ‘–Š‡”‡˜‡‹‰ „‡ˆ‘”‡ƪ›‹‰‘–‘Š”‹•– Š—” Š–Š‡‡š–†ƒ›Ǥ NOTES & REFERENCES: ‡˜‡–ˆ‘”–Š‡„—•›”•Š‘’•‘ǡ–Š‹•‘‡ ” ‘Ž‡•ǡ–Š‡•‡ ”‡–ƒ”›‘ˆ–Š‡•‹šǦ‘–ŠǦ ‘ —‘–‡•ƒ†‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ˆ”‘–Š‡ ”‡’‘”–‡†„›–Š‡Ž‘ ƒŽ’ƒ’‡”–Š‘—‰Š„›–Š‡ ‘Ž†ƒ–‡”„—”›ƒ–Ž—„Ž‘‘‡†ƒˆ–‡”Š‡”‹    ‡™•Ž‡––‡”•˜‹ƒ–Š‡  –‹‡–Š‡”‡’‘”–™ƒ•’—„Ž‹•Š‡†ȋ͛͘–Š —‡Ȍ –Šƒ– ‹–›ƒ†‡–‹‘‡†–Šƒ–Š‡Š‘’‡†–Š‡  ‹Ž˜‡” —„‹Ž‡‡„‘‘ȋ͙͟͡͡ȌǤ –Š‡˜‹•‹–‘”ˆ”‘‰Žƒ†™ƒ•‘Š‡”™ƒ› Ž—„™‘—Ž†”—‹–•Ƥ”•–•Š‘™–Š‡ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‘ — Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ƒ–ƒŽ‘‰—‡ ˆ”‘Šƒ‡ƒȋ–Š‡ƒŽ‡”•–‘‘”–Šƒ‹”Ƥ‡Ž† ›‡ƒ”Ǥ  ȋ͙͛͡͝Ȍ ‘˜‡”ǡ ‘—”–‡•›‘ˆƒŽ‡”‹‡ „‡‹‰ƪ‘‘†‡†Ȍ–‘Š”‹•– Š—” Šǡ˜‹ƒŽ‡Š‡‹  Š‡Ž†”ƒ‡ȋȌǤ ƒ†™Šƒ–—•–Šƒ˜‡„‡‡“—‹–‡ƒ• ‡‹  ƒ†‹‰ƒ–ƒ”ƒ’ƒ”ƒ——”ƒ–Š‡”–Šƒ–Š‡ ‘ —‘–‡•ˆ”‘—”ƒ–•ƒ‰ƒœ‹‡• ƪ‹‰Š–†‘™–Š‡ƒ‹‘—”ƒ•Ǥ‡•’‹–‡–Š‡ ™‹†Ǧƒơ‡ –‡†‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘‘–Š‡Žƒ•–ƪ‹‰Š–  ƒ”‡ˆ”‘‹••—‡•‹†‹ ƒ–‡†Ǥ •–‘’‹Š”‹•– Š—” ŠǦ™Š‡”‡•Š‡™ƒ•‡– ‘ˆŠ‡”Œ‘—”‡›†‹†̹–•–‘’”‘”ƒˆ”‘ ‘ Š‘–‘‘ˆ” ȋ‡”–Ȍ ‘”‡  ‡‡–‹‰Š‡”ƒ†•Š‡Žƒ–‡”ȋ͙͘–Š —Ž›Ȍ˜‹•‹–‡†  ‘—”–‡•›‘ˆ‘‹•Š‡ƒ”ƒǤ Š‹ƒ–Š‹•Š‘‡™Š‡”‡•Š‡ƒ†‹”‡†–Š‡ ‘ Š‘–‘‘ˆ‘ƒ†›‘”ƒ “—ƒ”–‡”•ˆ‘”–Š‡•–—† ƒ–”‡ ‡–Ž›ƒ””‹˜‡†  ˆ”‘–Š‡—‰—•–͙͛͡͝—”ƒ–• ˆ”‘–Š‡Ǥ ‡”˜‹•‹–•™‹–Š‘–Š‡” ƒ–  ƒ‰ƒœ‹‡Ǥ ˆƒ ‹‡”•‹–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒ“—‹–‡ƒ–—”ƒŽŽ›Ž‡†–‘ ‘ ƒ›‘ˆ–Š‡‹••—‡•‘ˆ—”ƒ–• †‹• —••‹‘•ƒ„‘—–•–ƒ”–‹‰ƒŽ‘ ƒŽ ƒ– Ž—„Ǥ  ‡–‹‘‡†‹–Š‡ƒ”–‹ Ž‡ƒ”‡  ‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘‘͙͙–Š —Ž›”•Š‘’•‘  ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡‘Ž‹‡ȋƒŽ‘‰™‹–Šƒ› „‘ƒ”†‡†–Š‡—ƒŠ‹‡ˆ‘”Š‡”‘–ŠǦŽ‘‰  ‘–Š‡”•Ȍƒ†–Š‡”‡’‘”–• ƒ„‡ ”‡–—”˜‘›ƒ‰‡–‘‰Žƒ†Ǥ  ”‡ƒ†‹–Š‡‹ˆ—ŽŽǤ HOMEWARD BOUND ‘’ƒ”‡†–‘–Š‡–”‹’‘—–‘–Š‡”‘–‡• THE NZCF HAS MADE A –Š‡—ƒŠ‹‡Šƒ†”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž›ˆ‡™•–‘’•‘–Š‡ COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING ˜‘›ƒ‰‡–‘–Š‡ǡ„—––Š‡Ƥ”•–™ƒ•ƒ•–‘’ ‘ơǦ•Š‘”‡ƒ–‹– ƒ‹” •Žƒ†ȋ͚͘–Š —Ž›Ȍƒ† ITS HISTORY. IF YOU HAVE OLD –Š‡†ƒ›ƒˆ–‡”ȋ͚͙•– —Ž›Ȍ•Š‡”‡ƒ Š‡†ƒŽ„‘ƒǡ PHOTOS OR DOCUMENTS YOU –Š‡ƒ ‹Ƥ ‡–”›–‘–Š‡ƒƒƒƒƒŽǤŠ‡ WOULD LIKE TO SHARE PLEASE ‡š–‘”‹‰–Š‡•Š‹’„‡‰ƒ‹–•͠ǦŠ‘—” CONTACT THE HISTORIAN, ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ ƒƒŽ™‹–Šƒ”—‹‰ JANE WEBSTER at ‘‡–ƒ”›‰‹˜‡„›ƒŽ‘ ƒŽ‘ƥ ‹ƒŽǤ Mr H A (Bert) Hore Š‡Žƒ•–•–‘’‘–Š‡Œ‘—”‡›™ƒ•ƒ–—”ƒ ‘ƒ –ƒŽ‹Œƒ‡̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘

Issue 15/03 9 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc.

Flash Cats 10 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com ARE CATS REALLY WILD ANIMALS?

Are cats with us or •‘‡–Š‹‰™‹Ž†ƒ†—‘™ƒ„Ž‡–Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ –Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•ǤȌ†–Š‡–Š‡”‡ǯ•–Š‡ˆƒ – ˆ‘”‡˜‡”‡‡’–Š‡ˆ”‘„Ž‡†‹‰‹–‘‘—” –Šƒ–Ȅ–‘–Š‡ Šƒ‰”‹‘ˆ„‹”†‡”•ƒ†‘–Š‡” against us? –”‹„‡ǫ—–ƒ‘–Š‡”™ƒ›ǡƒ”‡ ƒ–•™‹–Š—•‘” ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡‡–Š—•‹ƒ•–•ȄŠ‘—•‡ ƒ–•Š—–‡ƒ”Ž› ƒ‰ƒ‹•–—•ǫ ƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•–Š‡‹”™‹Ž†ƒ ‡•–‘”•ǤDz‘‰•†‘ǯ– Šƒ˜‡–Šƒ–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ǡdzDz –ǯ•„‡‡„”‡†‘—–‘ˆ š’‡”–• Žƒ•Š‘˜‡”™Š‡–Š‡”–Š‡› ‘—–ƒ•ƒ ˜‡‡ƒ”Ž›Ž‡‰ƒŽ• Š‘Žƒ”•†‡„ƒ–‡†–Š‡ –Š‡Ǥdz–Š‡›„‡Ž‹‡˜‡Ǥ †‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡†•’‡ ‹‡•Ǥ “—‡•–‹‘ƒ„‘—–‘—”‡˜‘Ž˜‹‰”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’ ™‹–Š ƒ–•ƒ††‘‰•ǡ Š‡•‡†‹ơ‡”‡ ‡•’Žƒ›‘—–ƒ––Š‡‰‡‡–‹  ”‡ ƒ–•™‹–Š—•‘”ƒ‰ƒ‹•–—•ǫŠ‡“—‡•–‹‘  ͙͜͠͡ǡƒƒŽ–‹‘”‡ƒ™ƒ•ƒ””‡•–‡† Ž‡˜‡ŽǤŠ‡›‘—Ž‘‘ƒ––Š‡‘Ž‡ —Žƒ” ‹•—†‡”•–ƒ†ƒ„Ž‡ǤŠ‘—‰Š ƒ–•Šƒ˜‡Ž‹˜‡† ˆ‘”•–‡ƒŽ‹‰Š‹•‡‹‰Š„‘”ǯ• ƒ–Ǥ—–ƒ•–Š‡ •‹‰ƒ–—”‡•‘ˆ†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡͙͘ ™‹–Š—•ˆ‘”‡ƒ”Ž›͙͘ǡ͘͘͘›‡ƒ”•ƒ†ƒ”‡–Š‡ Œ—†‰‡’”‡’ƒ”‡†–‘•‡–‡ ‡Š‹ǡƒ”›Žƒ†ǯ• –‹‡•‘”‡‹†‘‰•–Šƒ‹ ƒ–•ǤŠƒ–ǯ• ™‘”Ž†ǯ•‘•–’‘’—Žƒ”’‡–ǡ‡š’‡”–•†‹•ƒ‰”‡‡ ƒ––‘”‡›‰‡‡”ƒŽ•–‡’’‡†‹ǤDz ƒ–ǡdzŠ‡ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž›„‡ ƒ—•‡†‘‰•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ”‘—† ƒ„‘—–™Š‡–Š‡”–Š‡›ǯ”‡ƒ –—ƒŽŽ›†‘‡•–‹  †‡ Žƒ”‡†ǡDz‹•‘–Ž‡‰ƒŽ’”‘’‡”–›Ǥǥ –‹•ƒ• Š—ƒ•ƒŽ‘–Ž‘‰‡”–Šƒ ƒ–•Ȅ͚͘ǡ͘͘͘ ƒ‹ƒŽ•Ǥ—”ˆ‡Ž‹‡ ‘’ƒ‹‘•†‘ǯ– — Šƒ™‹Ž†ƒ‹ƒŽǡ‹ƒŽ‡‰ƒŽ•‡•‡ǡƒ•ƒ”‡ ›‡ƒ”•Ž‘‰‡”ǡ„›•‘‡‡•–‹ƒ–‡•Ǥƒ–•ǡ ”‡ƒŽŽ›‡‡†—•ǡƒˆ–‡”ƒŽŽǣŠ‡› ƒŠ—–ˆ‘” ‹–•”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡•Ȅ–Š‡–‹‰‡”ƒ†–Š‡™‹Ž†Ǧ ƒ–Ǥdz •Š‘—Ž†”‡ƒŽŽ›„‡–Š‘—‰Š–‘ˆƒ•ƒ•—„•’‡ ‹‡• –Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•ǡƒ†–Š‡›‰‘ˆ‡”ƒŽ™‹–Š‘—– Š‡Œ—†‰‡™ƒ•ˆ‘” ‡†–‘Ž‡––Š‡–Š‹‡ˆ‰‘Ǥ  ‘ˆ™‹Ž† ƒ–ǡ™Š‹Ž‡†‘‰•ƒ”‡‘”‡Ž‹‡–Š‡‹” Š—ƒ ‘–ƒ –Ǥ• ‹‡–‹Ƥ ’ƒ’‡”’—„Ž‹•Š‡† –Š‡‡›‡•‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ™ǡƒƒ™Š‘Šƒ†•–‘Ž‡ƒ ‘™•’‡ ‹‡•Ǥ — ‘˜‡”‡†•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡Ƥ”•–‰‡‡• ƒ–Šƒ†•–‘Ž‡‘–Š‹‰ƒ–ƒŽŽǤ ”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ˆ‘”†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‹‘ȄƒŽŽ‹–Š‡ ƒ– ‘‡†‘ǯ–ƒ‰”‡‡™‹–Š–Š‹••–—†›Ǥ ‘”‘‡ ‰‡‘‡Ȅ›‡–•–‹ŽŽ”‡ˆ‡””‡†–‘ ƒ–•ƒ•Dz•‡‹Ǧ  ‹‡–‹•–•”‡ƒ‹†‹˜‹†‡†Ǥƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡ –Š‹‰ˆ‡Ž‹‡• ƒ„‡‡˜‡”›„‹–ƒ•†‘ ‹Ž‡ƒ• †‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡†Ǥdz–Š‡”• ‹‡–‹•–•˜‡Š‡‡–Ž› ’”‘„Ž‡‹•–Šƒ––Š‡›†‘ǯ–ƒ‰”‡‡‘™Šƒ– –Š‡‹” ƒ‹‡ ‘—–‡”’ƒ”–•Ǥ‘—™‹ŽŽ‡ƒ•‹Ž› †‹•ƒ‰”‡‡™‹–Š–Šƒ–†‡•‹‰ƒ–‹‘Ǥ Dz†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡†dz‡ƒ•Ǥ ‘”•‘‡ǡ‹–ǯ•ƒ• Ƥ† ƒ–•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡‘”‡ƒơ‡ –‹‘ƒ–‡–Šƒ ‡˜‘Ž—–‹‘ƒ”›„‹‘Ž‘‰‹•–ƒ––Š‡‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ •‹’Ž‡ƒ•„‡‹‰–ƒ‡ƒ†ƒ„Ž‡–‘Ž‹˜‡™‹–Š †‘‰•ǡ‘”‡•‡‡‹‰‘ˆŠ—ƒƒơ‡ –‹‘Ǥ – šˆ‘”†™Š‘Šƒ••–—†‹‡†–Š‡†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‹‘ ’‡‘’Ž‡‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒˆ–‡”‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹•ƒŽ•‘‘–‡†–Šƒ– ƒ–•Šƒ˜‡—†‡”‰‘‡ƒ ‘ˆ’‹‰•ǡ†‘‰•ǡƒ†ƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ‘–Š‡”ƒ‹ƒŽ• —†‡”™Š‹ Š ƒ–•‡ƒ•‹Ž›“—ƒŽ‹ˆ›Ǥ—–‘–Š‡”• ”‡ƒ”ƒ„Ž‡„‡Šƒ˜‹‘”ƒŽ–”ƒ•ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘•‹ ‡ „‡Ž‹‡˜‡†–Šƒ––Š‡”‡ǯ•‘†‹ơ‡”‡ ‡„‡–™‡‡ ’”‘’‘•‡‘”‡•–”‹‰‡–•–ƒ†ƒ”†•ǣ ‘’Ž‡š Ƥ”•–‡–‡”‹‰Š—ƒ•‘ ‹‡–›Ǥ•‘’’‘•‡† ƒ†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡† ƒ–ƒ†ƒ†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡† ‰‡‡–‹ ƒ†„‡Šƒ˜‹‘”ƒŽ Šƒ‰‡•–Šƒ– –‘–Š‡‹”ƒ ‡•–‘”ǡ–Š‡™‹Ž† ƒ–ǡ™Š‹ Š–Š‡ ƒ›–Š‹‰‡Ž•‡ǡDz ‘‘†Ž— –”›‹‰–‘‰‡–ƒ –”ƒ•ˆ‘”ƒ ”‡ƒ–—”‡‹•‹†‡‘—–Ǥ‘ ƒ–• ƒ–—”ƒŽ‹•– ǤǤ”‘‘‡‘ ‡†‡• ”‹„‡†ƒ• ‰‘ƒ–‘”ƒ•Š‡‡’–‘•’‡†–Š‡‹‰Š–‹›‘—” ‡‡––Šƒ–„ƒ”ǫ Dz’”‘„ƒ„Ž›–Š‡Ž‡ƒ•–ƒ‡ƒ„Ž‡‘ˆƒŽŽŽ‹˜‹‰ Š‘—•‡Ǥdz ”‡ƒ–—”‡•ǡdzŠ‘—•‡ ƒ–•ƒ”‡DzŽ‘˜‡•’‘‰‡•ǡdz ‡„‹‘Ž‘‰‹•–™Š‘™ƒ•–Š‡•‡‹‘”ƒ—–Š‘” ƒ•”‡•– ‡‹‰™ƒ› ƒŽŽ‡†–Š‡Ȅ’—””‹‰ ––Š‡Š‡ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡†‡„ƒ–‡‹•–Š‡Š‡ƒ”–‘ˆ ‘ˆŽƒ•–›‡ƒ”ǯ• ƒ–‰‡‘‡•–—†›ǡ•–ƒ”–• „ƒŽŽ•‘ˆˆ—”‘”‡‹–‡”‡•–‡†‹ —”Ž‹‰—’ ‘—””‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’™‹–Š ƒ–•Ǥ—”‡ǡ–Š‡›™‡”‡ ™‹–Š†‘ ‹Ž‹–›Ǥ‡•ǡŠ‡•ƒ›•ǡ–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡ —††Ž› ‘›‘—”Žƒ’–Šƒ‹”‹’’‹‰›‘—”‡›‡•‘—–Ǥ ‰‘†•‹ƒ ‹‡–‰›’–ǡ„—–‡˜‡”•‹ ‡ƒ ƒ–•ǡ„—––Š‡”‡ƒ”‡ƒŽ•‘ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ•‹––‹•Š  ‹‡–‹•–•‡˜‡•—•’‡ – ƒ–•Šƒ˜‡‡˜‘Ž˜‡† ’ƒ”ƒ‘‹†’‘’‡Ž‹‡†–Š‡–‘™‹– Š ”ƒˆ–‹ ƒ†ƒ‰‰”‡••‹˜‡ ƒ–•Ȅƒ™‹†‡”•’‡ –”—‘ˆ ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”’—””•ƒ†‡‘™•–Šƒ––Š‡›—•‡ –Š‡͙͛–Š ‡–—”›ǡˆ‡Ž‹‡•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡˜‹Ž‹Ƥ‡† „‡Šƒ˜‹‘”•–Šƒ•‡‡‹†‘‰•Ǥ ‡ƒŽ•‘ˆƒ—Ž–• –‘ ‘—‹ ƒ–‡™‹–ŠŠ—ƒ„‡‹‰•ǤŠ‡‹” ƒ•‡˜‹Žǡ—’”‡†‹ –ƒ„Ž‡ǡƒ†—–”—•–™‘”–Š›Ȅ ˆ‡Ž‹‡•ˆ‘”„‡‹‰–‘‘‹†‡’‡†‡–ǤDzƒ–• ‹–‡ŽŽ‹‰‡ ‡ƒ›Šƒ˜‡‡˜‘Ž˜‡†ƒ•™‡ŽŽǡ •–‡”‡‘–›’‡•–Šƒ–’‡”•‹•–‡˜‡‹–Š‹•ƒ‰‡ ‘Ž› ‘‡–‘›‘—ˆ‘”ƒơ‡ –‹‘™Š‡–Š‡› –Š‘—‰Š–Š‹•‹•Šƒ”†–‘’”‘˜‡„‡ ƒ—•‡ ƒ–• ‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ†‘”ƒ„Ž‡ –‡”‡– ƒ–˜‹†‡‘Ǥ‘ ˆ‡‡ŽŽ‹‡‹–ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ›•ǤDzŠ‡›’”‡––›— Š ƒ‡–‡””‹„Ž‡”‡•‡ƒ” Š•—„Œ‡ –•Ǥ –Š‡“—‡•–‹‘—•–„‡ƒ•‡†ǣ”‡ ƒ–•Œ—•– –ƒ‡ ƒ”‡‘ˆ–Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•Ǥdzˆ–‡”ƒŽŽǡ‹ˆƒ Ž‹‡†‘‰•„—–‹•Ž‹‹‡”ˆ‘”ǡ‡ƒ‰‡”ƒ† ƒ‹ƒŽ†‘‡•ǯ–‡‡†—•ǡŠƒ•‹–”‡ƒŽŽ›„‡‡ ƒ„Ž‡–‘„‡’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡Š—ƒˆƒ‹Ž›ǫ”‹• †‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡†„›—•ǫȋƒ›„‡‘–Ǣ• ‹‡–‹•–• –Š‡”‡•‘‡–Š‹‰–”—Ž›ˆ‡”ƒŽƒ„‘—––Š‡Ȅ ‘™„‡Ž‹‡˜‡–Šƒ– ƒ–•†‘‡•–‹ ƒ–‡† Sourced from various websites Issue 15/03 11 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc.

‡Ž ‘‡–‘›Ƥ”•– ‘–”‹„—–‹‘–‘ Žƒ•Š ƒ–•ƒ•–Š‡‘”–ˆ‘Ž‹‘ Manager Judges. Firstly I would like to take the time to say “Thanks” to all who took the time to vote in the recent elections to allow me to serve on EC. ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ ƒ˜‹‰„‡‡ƒŒ—†‰‡‘™ˆ‘”ƒ—„‡”‘ˆ ƒŽ•‘–‘Œ—†‰‡•‹˜‹–ƒ–‹‘••‡–„›–Š‡ Ž—„ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ Ƥ†›•‡Žˆ‘–Š‡‘–Š‡”•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡ 6.7 Clubs must send a show schedule to –‘–Š‡Œ—†‰‡ǡƒ ‘’›—•–ƒŽ•‘„‡•‡–‘–‘ ˆ‡ ‡‡˜‡”“—‹–‡”‡ƒŽ‹•‹‰™Šƒ––Šƒ–”‘Ž‡ all contracted judges at the same time as –Š‡Ǥ ‘˜‡”‡†Ǥ the schedules are sent to the intending exhibitors, and for overseas judges, a copy Šƒ˜‡’”‘’‘•‡† ”‡ƒ–‹‰‡‹–Š‡”ƒ‘”† ‘–‘Ž›†‘ ‰‡––‘Œ—‰‰Ž‡ƒ’’”‘˜‹‰ of the NZCF Standard of Points applicable †‘ —‡–‘ˆ’†ˆ™‹–ŠƤŽŽƒ„Ž‡Ƥ‡Ž†•ˆ‘”„‘–Š ‘–”ƒ –•ǡ–Š‡”‡‹•ƒŽ•‘–Š‡”‡“—‹”‡‡––‘ to those classes in the particular judge’s ‘ˆ–Š‡•‡ˆ‘”•ƒ†–‘‰‡––Š‡Ž‘ƒ†‡†‘–‘ ‡•—”‡‘—” —‹‘” —†‰‡•Šƒ˜‡ƒ•—’‡”˜‹•‘” assignment. –Š‡™‡„•‹–‡ǤŠ‡–Š‡•‡ ƒ–Š‡„‡ƤŽŽ‡† ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”ƒ••‹‰‡–•ƒ–•Š‘™•ǡ–Šƒ–Œ—†‰‡• ‹„›–Š‡ Ž—„‘”Œ—†‰‡ƒ†‡ƒ‹Ž‡†–‘–Š‡ ‡‡––Š‡‹””‡“—‹”‡‡–•—†‡”„‘–Š–Š‡ 6.8 Within 7 days of the close of entries the ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡’ƒ”–›Ǥ Œ—†‰‡•ƒ—ƒŽƒ†–Š‡•Š‘™„›Žƒ™•ƒ† club shall provide written advice to judges „›–Š‡•ƒ‡–‘‡ Ž—„•”‡‡„‡”–Š‡‹” with more than 80 entries or less than 10 †‡”–Š‡Ž‡ –”‘‹ ”ƒ•ƒ –‹‘ –͚͚͘͘ ”‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡•–‘Œ—†‰‡•Ǥ entries in a section, and by agreement •‡ –‹‘•͚͚ƒ†͚͜ǡ„›‡–‡”‹‰›‘—”ƒ‡ between the club and the judge, such ‹–Š‡•‹‰ƒ–—”‡Ƥ‡Ž†ǡ–Š‹•™‘—Ž†•—ƥ ‡ƒ• ‰‡––‘™‘”“—‹–‡ Ž‘•‡Ž›™‹–Š–Š‡Š‘™• sections may be split into smaller ones or „‡‹‰•‹‰‡†„›ƒŽŽ’ƒ”–‹‡•Ǥ ‘”–ˆ‘Ž‹‘ƒƒ‰‡”‡––‡ǡ™Š‘Šƒ• combined into a larger one, as required, ’”‡˜‹‘—•Ž›Š‡Ž†–Š‹•’‘•‹–‹‘ƒ†  ƒ†”ƒ™ Šƒ˜‡ƒŽ•‘”‡ ‡‹˜‡†•‘‡Œ—†‰‡•ǯ ‘–”ƒ –• and the club shall advise all exhibitors ‘Š‡”‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡ƒ†‡š’‡”–‹•‡™‹–Š‹–Š‹• ™‹–Š‘Ž›–Š‡Œ—†‰‡•ǯƒ‡ƒ†‹ ƒơ‡ –‡†„›•— Š Šƒ‰‡•Ǥ ƒ”‡ƒǤ •‘‡•‡ –‹‘•Ǥ ˆ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ƒƒŽŽ•‡ –‹‘•„‡ 6.10 A separate room or area, away ƤŽŽ‡†‘—–ƒ• ‘’Ž‡–‡Ž›ƒ•’‘••‹„Ž‡ǡ„‡ˆ‘”‡ –‘—””‡ ‡–‡‡–‹‰ „”‘—‰Š–ƒ from the exhibitors and the public shall •‡†‹‰–‘–Š‡Œ—†‰‡„‡‹‰ ‘–”ƒ –‡†ƒ† —„‡”‘ˆ–Š‹‰•–‘–Š‡–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ be provided by the club for the judges, –Š‡•—„•‡“—‡–Ž›•‡––‘›•‡ŽˆǤ ›”‡’‘”–‹ Ž—†‹‰’—––‹‰‡‘•‘—––‘ and judges’ books shall be available for Œ—†‰‡•ƒ† Ž—„•ǡ™Š‹ Š ™‹ŽŽ‹ Ž—†‡‹–Š‹• –’ƒ‹•‡–‘Š‡ƒ”ˆ‡‡†„ƒ ˆ”‘‡„‡”• the judges at least 30 minutes before the ‹••‹˜‡Ǥ ‘ˆ ”‡ˆ‡””‹‰–‘ ‘‡–•Œ—†‰‡• scheduled start of judging, or else on the ƒ‡‹”‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡–‘ ƒ–•–Š‡›ƒ”‡Œ—†‰‹‰Ǥ –Š‡”‹–‡•‹ Ž—†‡—’†ƒ–—„‰–Š‡•–‡™ƒ”† judge’s arrival at the show. ‘™ƒŒ—†‰‡Šƒ•‹–‡”’”‡–‡†•–ƒ†ƒ”†•ƒ† ƒ†Šƒ†Ž‡”•Ž‹•–‘–Š‡ ™‡„•‹–‡ǡ Following this I would also like to remind ™Šƒ– ’‡” ‡‹˜‡ǡƒ• ‘†— –—„‡ ‘‹‰ ”‡˜ƒ’‹‰–Š‡•–‡™ƒ”†ƒ†Šƒ†Ž‡”• Judges that they also have responsibilities ™Š‡Œ—†‰‡•‰‹˜‡ ”‡†‡ ‡–‘‰‘••‹’ǡ –”ƒ‹‹‰ǡƒ†ƒˆ–‡””‡“—‡•–•ˆ”‘ƒŽŽ–Š”‡‡ to Clubs, Exhibitors and to the NZCF as a —ˆ‘—†‡†”—‘—”•ƒ†‡–‡”‹–‘†‡„ƒ–‡• ”‡‰‹‘•ǡ–‘Ž‘‘ƒ–”—‹‰•–‡™ƒ”†•ƒ† whole. ™‹–Š‡„‡”•‘ˆ Ǥ Šƒ†Ž‡”•• Š‘‘Ž•‹— Žƒ†ǡƒŽ‡”•–‘ ‘”–Šƒ†Š”‹•– Š—” ŠǤ 7.4 NZCF judges shall at all times meet the ‘™–Šƒ–™‡ƒ”‡ƒŽŽ‘Ž›Š—ƒǡƒ† Ž‡ƒ•‡ ‘–ƒ –›•‡Žˆ‹ˆ›‘—ƒ”‡‹–‡”‡•–‡† following requirements: a. Avoid conduct, ƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡•‘‡‡š’‡ –ƒ–‹‘•–Šƒ– ‹„‡‹‰–”ƒ‹‡†ƒ•‡‹–Š‡”ƒŠƒ†Ž‡”ƒ†Ȁ‘” actions, language or contact which may Œ—†‰‡••Š‘—Ž†„‡•‡‡–‘„‡ƒ„‘˜‡–Š‹•ǡ ƒ •–‡™ƒ”†ǡ‘•–’”‘„ƒ„Ž›‹‘˜‡„‡”™Š‹ Š or does prejudice an impartial approach to ™‡ƒŽŽ”‡‡„‡”–Šƒ–ƒ––Š‡‡†‘ˆ–Š‡†ƒ› Š‘’‡ˆ—ŽŽ›‡ƒ••‘‡‡™ˆƒ ‡•‘–Š‡ judging or the status of a judge appointed ™‡ƒ”‡ˆ‡ŽŽ‘™ ƒ–’‡‘’Ž‡™Š‘Ž‘˜‡‘—” ƒ–•ǡ ƪ‘‘”ƒ–•Š‘™•‹–‹‡ˆ‘”‡š–›‡ƒ”ǯ••Š‘™ by NZCF. ƒ†‘—”Š‘„„›Ǥ •‡ƒ•‘Ǥ 7.8 After completing judging of their Šƒ•ˆ‘”–ƒ‹‰–Š‡–‹‡–‘”‡ƒ†–Š”‘—‰Š •‡ –‹‘•‘ƥ ‹ƒ–‹‰Œ—†‰‡•—•–‡‡– ƒŽ•‘Šƒ˜‡•‘‡–‹‡Ž›”‡‹†‡”•ˆ‘”Ž—„• –Š‡•‡”‡ƪ‡ –‹‘•ƒ†”‡‹†‡”•Ǥ ™‹–Š”‡‰ƒ”†–‘–Š‡‹””‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡•–‘ the following requirements: d. If a supervising judge, ensure that the reports —†‰‡•„‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ†—”‹‰ƒ†ƒˆ–‡”•Š‘™•Ǥ Debs Armishaw on the probationer or trainee judge(s) are Š‡•‡‹ Ž—†‡Š‘™›ǦŽƒ™•ǣ PM Judges completed on the day of the show, ready 5.2 Catalogues may be provided to for dispatch to the Portfolio Manager exhibitors upon benching their exhibits, (Judges). and may be sold on the morning(s) of the show, provided they are not available —†‰‡•ƒ”‡ƒŽ•‘”‡‹†‡†–Šƒ–„›•‹‰‹‰ to judges, stewards or handlers whilst –Š‡‡„‡”•Š‹’ˆ‘”ƒ†–Š‡Œ—†‰‡• judging is in progress. ƒ—ƒŽ”‡–—”ǡ–Š‡›ƒ‰”‡‡–‘ƒ„‹†‡„›ƒŽŽ  ”—Ž‡•ƒ†”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘•‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡ 6.6 Judges’ expenses are administered in Œ—†‰‡• ‘†‡‘ˆ ‘†— –Ǥ accordance with the following: a. Clubs shall pay judges’ travel expenses, ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰‘ˆ”‘–Š‡ƒ„‘˜‡ǣǦŠ‡ —†‰‡• overnight accommodation costs and meals ˜‹–ƒ–‹‘Ȁ‘–”ƒ –ƒ†—ƒŽ‡–—”ƒ”‡ as appropriate, and if the judge has paid —””‡–Ž›™‘”††‘ —‡–•–Šƒ–‡‡†•–‘„‡ out any of those expenses, they shall be †‘™Ž‘ƒ†‡†ǡƤŽŽ‡†‹ƒ†‡‹–Š‡”• ƒ‡† reimbursed to the judge by the club, no ƒ†‡ƒ‹Ž‡†ǡ‘”‹–Š‡ ƒ•‡‘ˆƒŠƒ”† ‘’› later than the opening of the show. —•–„‡”‡–—”‡†–‘–Š‡ǤŠ‹•ƒ’’Ž‹‡•

Flash Cats 12 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com

“I thought I would touch base with everyone about the upcoming changes to NZ's Health Safety and well being laws. Its too soon to know exactly what they will be, hopefully there will be a lot of changes to what I have seen so far though!!!”

ƒ›‘ˆ›‘—™‹ŽŽŠƒ˜‡•‡‡–Šƒ–ƒ ‘”†‹‰ –Š‡Š‘•–ǡ•‘–Š‡‘Ž†ƒ†ƒ‰‡‘ˆ’”‡‰ƒ–˜‡– ‘–Š‡”†‹•‡ƒ•‡™‡ ƒ ƒ– Šˆ”‘‘—” –‘–Š‡Ž‹•–•™‡Šƒ˜‡•‡‡‡š ‡”’–•‘ˆǡ ƒ– —”•‡•‘–„‡‹‰ƒŽŽ‘™‡†ƒ”‘—† ƒ–Ž‹––‡” ’‡–•‹ —Ž†‡’ƒ”ƒ•‹–‡•ȋ‡š–‡”ƒŽŽ‹‡ƪ‡ƒ• „”‡‡†‹‰‹‡™‡ƒŽƒ†‹•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡‘•– „‘š‡•‹••Ž‹‰Š–Ž›‹ ‘””‡ –ǡ—Ž‡••–Š‡’‘‘ ƒ†‹–‡”ƒŽŽ‹‡™‘”•ȌǤ Ž‡ƒ•‘„˜‹‘—•Ž› †ƒ‰‡”‘—•Œ‘„•ƒ›‘‡ ƒŠƒ˜‡ǨǨǨ˜‡ Šƒ•„‡‡•‹––‹‰ƒ”‘—†ˆ‘”ƒˆ‡™†ƒ›•Ƥ”•–ǡ ƒ„‡’‹ ‡†—’ˆ”‘–Š‡‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡƒ† ˆ‘”‡•–”›™‘”‡”•ȋ™Š‡”‡–Š‡”‡Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ ‘”–Š‡„‘šŠƒ•–„‡‡ Ž‡ƒ‡†–Š‘”‘—‰ŠŽ›Ǥ ™‘”• ƒ„‡’‹ ‡†—’ˆ”‘’‘‘”Š›‰‹‡‡ †‡ƒ–Š•ȌŽ‡ƒ†ƒ•ƒˆ‡”Ž‹˜‡•–Šƒ‘•–‘ˆ–Š‡ –‹•—•—ƒŽŽ›’‹ ‡†—’„›‰ƒ”†‡‡”•™Š‘ ȋ‰ƒ”†‡‹‰ƒ†‘–™ƒ•Š‹‰Šƒ†•Ȍǡƒ† ‡„‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ†ƥŽ‹ƒ–‡ Ž—„• †‘–™‡ƒ”‰Ž‘˜‡•ǡƒ• ˆ‘—†‘—–ƒ› ’‡––‹‰ƒƒ‹ƒŽ–Šƒ–Šƒ†Œ—•–Ž‹ ‡†‹–• ™Š‡”‡„”‡‡†‹‰ ƒ–•‹• ‘‘ǡƒ†˜‡”› ›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘Ǥ „ƒ •‹†‡ƒˆ–‡”‡Ž‹‹ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡Ž‹ ‹‰ Šƒ”ˆ—Žǡƒ•†ƒ‰‡”‘—•ƒ•„”‡‡†‹‰•ƒ‡• ™Š‡”‡›‘—ƒ”‡’‡––‹‰ǡ‘”Ž‹ ‹‰›‘—”ˆƒ ‡ǨǨǨ ƒ† ”‘ ‘†‹Ž‡•Ǥ Š‡ƒŒ‘”‹–›‘ˆ’‡‘’Ž‡Šƒ˜‡„‡‡‡š’‘•‡† –‘‹–ǡƒ‹Ž›‹–Š‡‹”›‘—–Šǡ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ›‹ˆ–Š‡› ‘ǡƒ•ˆƒ”ƒ•  ƒ–‡ŽŽǡ™Š‡”‡ ƒ–•ƒ”‡ Š‡ ‰‘‘‰Ž‡†ˆ‘”–Š‡‹Œ—”‹‡••—•–ƒ‹‡† •’‡–ƒ›–‹‡’Žƒ›‹‰‹ƒ— ‘˜‡”‡† ‘ ‡”‡†ǡ—•‡‰Ž‘˜‡•™Š‡‰ƒ”†‡‹‰ǡ „› ƒ–„”‡‡†‡”•ǡ  ‘—Ž†‘Ž›Ƥ†ƒ”–‹ Ž‡• •ƒ†’‹–ȋ‘–Š‡”™‹•‡‘™ƒ•–Š‡ ‘—ƒŽ ™ƒ•ŠŠƒ†•–Š‘”‘—‰ŠŽ›ƒˆ–‡”’Žƒ›‹‰™‹–Š ‘‹Œ—”‹‡•‘„–ƒ‹‡†‘ ƒ–•ǡ‘–†‹•Š‡† Ž‹––‡”„‘šˆ‘”–Š‡Ž‘ ƒŽ ƒ–’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ȌǤ ˆ ›‘—” ƒ–‘”‰ƒ”†‡‹‰ȋ‘”’Žƒ›‹‰‹–Š‡ ‘—–„›–Š‡ǡƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š Šƒ˜‡„‡‡‘–Š‡ ›‘—†‘–™‡ƒ”‰Ž‘˜‡•™Š‡›‘—‰ƒ”†‡ǡ •ƒ†’‹–Ȍǡƒ††‘–Ž‡––Š‡Ž‹ ›‘—”ˆƒ ‡ǡ ”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰‡†‘ˆ–Š‡‘††„‹–‡‘”• ”ƒ– Šǡ ‘”†‘–™ƒ•Š‘ơ–Š‡†‹”––Š‘”‘—‰ŠŽ›ˆ”‘ ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž›ƒ”‘—†›‘—”‘•‡ƒ†‘—–ŠǨǨǨ ‹–• ‡”–ƒ‹Ž›‘––Š‡‘”ˆ‘”’‡‘’Ž‡–‘„‡ —†‡”›‘—”Ƥ‰‡”ƒ‹Ž•ǡ›‘—ƒ›’‹ ‹– ƒŽ•‘•–”‘‰Ž›—”‰‡›‘—–‘ Ž‡ƒ›‘—” ƒ–• ‹ŽŽ‡†„›–Š‡ǤǤǤǤ —’Ǥ‘š‘‘‹–•‘™†‘‡•–—•—ƒŽŽ› ƒ—•‡ Ž‹––‡”„‘š†ƒ‹Ž›ǡƒ†–”›‘––‘•Šƒ”‡’Žƒ–‡• ƒ›’”‘„Ž‡•ǡ—Ž‡••›‘—ƒ”‡’”‡‰ƒ–ǡ ™Š‡‡ƒ–‹‰ǨǨǨ ‘”ƒ››‡ƒ”•ǡ Šƒ˜‡Šƒ† ƒ–•ǡ‘”Šƒ†Ž‡† ‘”‹—‡ ‘’”‘‹•‡†Ǥ „‡ ƒ‡˜‡”› –Š‡ƒ•ƒ‘™‡”ƒ†ƒ˜‡–—”•‡ǡƒ† ‹ŽŽǡƒ†–Š‡–‘š‘ ‘—–™ƒ•‘ơ–Š‡• ƒŽ‡• Sue Mackay, ‘”‡”‡ ‡–Ž›‰”‘‘‹‰–Š‡Ǥ –•’”‘„ƒ„Ž› ™Š‡–Š‡›–‡•–‡†›„Ž‘‘†Ǥ ƒƒ‰‡†–‘   ‡ƒŽ–ŠƬƒˆ‡–›ƥ ‡” ƒ‰‘‘†–‹‡–‘Ž‘‘ƒ––Š‡”‹••ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡† ‘–”ƒ – Žƒ†—Žƒ” ‡˜‡”ƒ––Š‡•ƒ‡–‹‡ǡ ™‹–ŠŠƒ†Ž‹‰ ƒ–•ǡ‡˜‡–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡›ƒ› ™Š‹ Š™ƒ•™Š› ‡†‡†—’•‘•‹ Ǥ‡‘’Ž‡ For any information on Health ‘–„‡ƒ•‡š ‹–‹‰ƒ•–Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡– ™Š‘Šƒ˜‡‹†•‘ˆ–‡Šƒ˜‡Ž‡•‹‘•‘–Š‡‹” and Safety,contact Sue on: ™‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡ƒ›’‡‘’Ž‡„‡Ž‹‡˜‡Ǥ ˆƒ ‡•ǡ–Š‡•‡ƒ”‡—•—ƒŽŽ›–‘š‘’Žƒ•‘•‹•ǡ„—– –ƒ”ƒŽƒ†‘”̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘ Ž‡•‹‘• ƒˆ‘”‘–Š‡Ž‹˜‡”ǡ„”ƒ‹ǡ‹–Š‡ ‹”•–‘›Ž‹•–‹•‘‘‘•‹•Ǥœ‘‘‘•‡•‹• ‡›‡•ƒ†‘–Š‡”’Žƒ ‡•Ǥ ƒ›†‹•‡ƒ•‡‘”‹ŽŽ‡••™Š‹ Šƒ›„‡’ƒ••‡† ‘ˆ”‘ƒ•’‡ ‹‡•–‘Š—ƒ•Ǥȋ‘‘‘•‹•‹• ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES –Š‡’Ž—”ƒŽ‘ˆœ‘‘‘•‡•ȌǤ WHILE

‡‘ˆ–Š‡‘•– ‘‘™‘—Ž†„‡ GARDENING ”‹‰™‘”ǡƒˆ—‰ƒŽ‹ˆ‡ –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡•‹ǡ ™Š‹ Šˆ‘”•–Šƒ–Š‘””‹„Ž‡ ‹” —Žƒ””‡†”‹‰ǡ ™‹–Š–Š‡•Ž‹‰Š–Ž›• ƒŽ›‹– Š›•‹‹–Š‡ ‹††Ž‡Ǥ –‹•ƒˆ—‰ƒŽ‹ˆ‡ –‹‘ǡƒ†‹•—•—ƒŽŽ› ‹–”‘†— ‡†˜‹ƒƒ‹Œ—”›–‘–Š‡•‹ǤŠ‡ ™‘”•–’ƒ”–ƒ„‘—–”‹‰™‘”‹•–Š‡‹ —„ƒ–‹‘ ’‡”‹‘†„‡‹‰•‘Ž‘‰ǡ–Šƒ–ƒ›’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ† ƒ‹ƒŽ•ƒ›„‡‹ˆ‡ –‡†„›–Š‡‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ Š‘•–„‡ˆ‘”‡‹–„‡ ‘‡•ƒ’’ƒ”‡–Ǥ ––Š‡ „‡ ‘‡•ƒ˜‡”›’”‘Ž‘‰‡†ƒ†‡š’‡•‹˜‡ „ƒ––Ž‡–‘‰‡–”‹†‘ˆ‹–Ǥ’‘”‡• ƒŽ‹˜‡‹–Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ˆ‘”ƒ˜‡”›Ž‘‰–‹‡ǡ–Š‡”‡„› ‹ˆ‡ –‹‰‘”‡ƒ‹ƒŽ•ƒ†’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ ‘š‘’Žƒ•‘•‹•‹•ƒ‘–Š‡”ƒ•–›„—‰™‡ ƒ ‰‡–ˆ”‘‘—” ƒ–•Ǥ –‹•’‹ ‡†—’ˆ”‘–Š‡ ˆƒ‡ ‡•‘ˆ ƒ–•ǡ—•—ƒŽŽ›†—‡–‘’‘‘”Šƒ† Š›‰‹‡‡ǤŠ‡•’‘”‡•‘ˆ‘š‘ƒ”‡”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡† ƒ’’”‘š͛†ƒ›•ƒˆ–‡”„‡‹‰’‘‘’‡†‘—–„›

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‡†‹†ƒ„‹–‘ˆ”‡•‡ƒ” Š‘–Š‹•ƒƫ‹ –‹‘ƒ†›‡•ǡ‹– ƒ‘ —”‹ ƒ–•Ǥ –Š‹–Š‡‘•–‹’‘”–ƒ––Š‹‰–‘‘–‡‹•–Šƒ–‹– ƒ’”‘‰”‡••˜‡”›“—‹ Ž›Ǧ‡‰‰•Žƒ‹†„›ƪ‹‡• ƒŠƒ– Š‘—–‹ƒ•Ž‹––Ž‡ƒ•͙͚Š‘—”•ƒ†‘ ‡–Š‡ƒ‰‰‘–•ƒ”‡Šƒ– Š‡†–Š‡› start doing damage. It is understandable that any normally vigilant breeder would not realise anything was amiss, until it was too late - as too late could be just a couple of days. Because it's uncommon most breeders wouldn't probably even think about the possibility, so we felt it was important to alert you all. Thank you Anita for sharing your very sad story with us.

‘†ƒ› Ž‡ƒ”–ƒ†‡˜ƒ•–ƒ–‹‰‡™Ž‡••‘ ‘ˆ‹ˆ‡ –‹‘ƒ†ˆ”‘–Š‡‡œ›‡•–Š‡ ƒ„‘—––Š‡–”‹ƒŽ•‘ˆ ƒ–„”‡‡†‹‰Ǥ ƒ‰‰‘–•ƒ‡ǡ–‘‡ƒ•‹Ž›†‹‰‡•––Š‡ Ž‹˜‹‰–‹••—‡Ǥ Š‹•Žƒ•–™‡‡‡†™ƒ•–Š‡Š‘–ƒ†Š—‹† ƒ•–‡”Ž‘‰™‡‡‡†ǡƒ†›͙͚™‡‡‘Ž† Š‹•’‘‘”„‘›™ƒ•„‡›‘†Š‡Ž’ǡƒ†™ƒ• ‹––‡™ƒ••Š‘™‹‰•‹‰•‘ˆ†‹ƒ””Š‘‡ƒǤ ‡—–Šƒ‹œ‡†ƒ–›”‡“—‡•–Ǥ

‘‘ƒ•–‡”—†ƒ›ǡ ’Š‘‡†—’–Š‡ Šƒ˜‡•‡‡ƪ›•–”‹‡‹•Š‡‡’ǡ„—–‡˜‡” ‡‡”‰‡ ›‡–‹›ƒ”‡ƒǡƒ†Š‡™ƒ• Š‡ƒ”†‹– ‘—Ž†„‡’‘••‹„Ž‡‹ ƒ–•Ǥ Š‡ ‡†‘˜‡”Ǥ –‹•ƒˆƒ•–ǡ†‡•–”— –‹˜‡ ‘†‹–‹‘ǡ™‹–Š˜‡”› ‡Šƒ†ƒŽ‘™–‡’‡”ƒ–—”‡ǡ•‡ŽŽ›ƪ—‹† Ž‹––Ž‡˜‹•‹„Ž‡•›’–‘•Ǥ ˆ”‘ƒǮ‘’‡ǯŽ‘‘‹‰ƒ—•ǡƒ†‘– ‹–‡”‡•–‡†‹ˆ‘‘†Ǥ ‡™ƒ•†‡Š›†”ƒ–‡†Ǥ Š‡„”‘œ‡„ƒ ‡†ƪ›”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡‹••ƒŽŽǡ ˆƒ•–ǡƒ††‡ƒ†Ž›Ǥ Š‡‘ ƒŽŽ‡–‰ƒ˜‡Š‹•‹ƪ—‹†—†‡” –Š‡•‹ǡƒ•Š‘–ˆ‘”’ƒ‹ǡƒ†•‡–‡ ƒ‘™•‡––‹‰—’—Ž–‹’Ž‡ƪ›–”ƒ’•ǡ Š‘‡™‹–Š‡Ž‡ –”‘Ž›–‡•–‘†‘•‡Š‹ǡ‘”ƒŽŽ›ǡ ƒ†ƒŽŽ‡™Ž‹––‡”•™‹ŽŽ„‡‹”‘‘•™‹–Šƪ› ‡˜‡”›Š‘—”Ǥ • ”‡‡‡†™‹†‘™•Ǥ

‘†ƒ›‘”‹‰Š‡™ƒ•ƒ„‹–„”‹‰Š–‡”ǡƒ† ǥ‡˜‡”›˜‹‰‹Žƒ–ƒ† Š‡  ƒ–• –Š‡ƒƒŽ†‹• Šƒ”‰‡Šƒ†•Ž‘™‡††‘™Ǥ ƒ†‹––‡•‡˜‡”›†ƒ›Ǥ‡ŽŽ›ƪ—‹†ˆ”‘ƒ Dz‘’‡dzŽ‘‘‹‰ƒ—•‹•–Š‡‘Ž›•›’–‘Ǥ ‘—”ƒ‘—‡•†ƒ› ™‡–‹–‘–Š‡ Š‡•‡’Š‘–‘•™‡”‡–ƒ‡–‘†ƒ›ǤŽ›–Š”‡‡ „ƒ–Š”‘‘ǡ™Š‡”‡Š‡™ƒ•‹–Š‡„ƒ–Šǡ‘ †ƒ›•ˆ”‘–Š‡Ƥ”•–•›’–‘ǡ™Š‹ Š –‘‘ „‡††‹‰™‹–Šƒ‡Ž‡ –”‹ „Žƒ‡–ǡƒ†‰‘– ƒ•Œ—•–ƒǮ„‹–‘ˆ†‹ƒ””Š‘‡ƒdz ˆ‡‡Ž•‘„ƒ†ǡ„—– Š‹—’–‘‰‹˜‡Š‹Š‹•ƪ—‹†•ǥǤƒ†ˆ‘—† ˆ‡‡Ž‘–Š‡”••Š‘—Ž†„‡–‘Ž†Ǥ –‹›ƒ‰‰‘–•ƒ”‘—†Š‹•„‘––‘Ǥ ȋ›‡––‘‘–Š‡•‡’Š‘–‘•ǡƒ†‡š’Žƒ‹‡† ‘””‹Ƥ‡†ǡ ™ƒ•Š‡†–Š‡‘ơ™‹–Š™ƒ” –Š‡†ƒƒ‰‡•Š‘™Ȍ ™ƒ–‡”ǡƒ††”‹‡†Š‹Ǥ ‡™ƒ•‹’ƒ‹Ǥ Anita Andrew ’Š‘‡†–Š‡‡–ƒ–†ƒ›„”‡ƒǡƒ†‰‘– –Š‡Ƥ”•–ƒ’’‘‹–‡–ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ǡƒ•Š‡Šƒ† ‰‘––‡™‘”•‡ǡƒ†Šƒ†–”‘—„Ž‡•–ƒ†‹‰ —’Ǥ Š‡‡–ƒ†‹––‡†Š‹™‹–Š›ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽǡ –‘•‡†ƒ–‡Š‹ǡƒ†Šƒ˜‡ƒ‰‘‘†Ž‘‘ƒ––Š‡ ˜‡”›‹ƪƒ‡†”‡ƒ”‡†Ǥ

Š‡’Š‘‡†‡ƒ„‘—–ƒŠ‘—”Žƒ–‡”–‘ •ƒ›•Š‡Šƒ†•Šƒ˜‡†Š‹ǡƒ††‹• ‘˜‡”‡† ƒ••‹˜‡ƪ›•–”‹‡ǤŠ‡ ”‡ƒ›•‹•Š‘™ My much loved baby before ‹–Š‡ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰’Š‘–‘•™ƒ•ƒ ‘„‹ƒ–‹‘ this tragedy.

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Issue 1515/03/03 15 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc.

ByBy JaniceJananicice DaveDaDavveey andanand RoRoy GriffitGrGriffiffithth

ƒ‹ ‡ƒ† ”‡ ‡–Ž›–”ƒ˜‡ŽŽ‡†–‘ ‹ŽŽ•’‘”–• ƒ”‡˜‡”›‰‘‘†ǡ‰‘‘†–ƒ‹Ž –ƒ†‹—ƒ•–Ž‡ ‹ŽŽǡ–‘Œ—†‰‡ƒ––Š‡ Ž‡‰–Š–‘„ƒŽƒ ‡™‹–Š–Š‹• ͚͙͘͝ƒ–‹‘ƒŽƒ–Š‘™Ǥ •–”‘‰„‘†›Ǥ‘˜‡Ž›Š‡ƒ† –›’‡ǡ‰”‡ƒ–”‘ƒ‘•‡ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡–Š”‡‡‰”‘—’•Ǥ ƒ†‰‘‘†‡ƒ”’Žƒ ‡‡–ǡ ‡›‡•Šƒ’‡ǡƒ†‡›‡ ‘Ž‘—” GROUP 1 ‘–ƒ‹•ƒŽŽ‘‰Šƒ‹”„”‡‡†•Ǥ ƒŽ•‘ƒ•–ƒ†‘—–Ǥ†•Š‡ Šƒ•–Šƒ–Ž‘‘‘Š‡”ˆƒ ‡ GROUP 2Šƒ•ƒŽŽ‹ƒ‡•‡Ȁ”‹‡–ƒŽ–›’‡ ƒ–• –‘•ƒ›ȋ‹ˆ›‘——•––ƒ‡ ‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡ ”‹‡–ƒŽǡƒŽ‹‡•‡ǡŠ‹–‡• ›’Š‘–‘†‘̹–„‡Ž‘‰Ȍ̺Ǥ ȋ„‘–Š ƒ† ȌǤ ’‡ŽŽ„‘—†ƒ˜ƒƒŠ ‘™‡”‹• ‡••‹ ƒ ‘”•–‡” GROUP 3Šƒ•ƒŽŽ‘–Š‡”Š‘”–Šƒ‹””‡‡†•Ǥ ƒ†–Š‡”‡‡†‡”‹• ƒœ‡ǡ ™‡ŽŽ†‘‡ǡ•Š‡‹•ƒ ”‡†‹– ‘–Š‡”†‹ơ‡”‡ ‡–‘‡™‡ƒŽƒ†‹•–Šƒ– –‘›‘—„‘–ŠǤ ‡—–‡”‹––‡• ƒ„‡•Š‘™‹™‹–Š–Š‡ ‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡‘–Š‡ –‹”‡‹––‡•Ǥ ƒ–—”†ƒ› •’‡–› 25 judges judged 369 cats in 6 rings over 2 –‹‡™‹–Š–Š‡ ”‘—’͛ ‹––‡•™Š‡”‡ Šƒ†–Š‡ †ƒ›•Ǥ • 15 Companions Œ‘›‘ˆŒ—†‰‹‰‡”‹ ƒ • Group 1 - 60 , 62 Entire Š‘”–Šƒ‹”•™Š‹ Š™‡†‘ Cats, 19 Desexed Cats ‘–Šƒ˜‡Š‡”‡‹‡™ • Group 2 - 25 Kittens, 17 Entire ‡ƒŽƒ†›‡–Ǥ Cats, 6 Desexed Cats Žƒ”‰‡—„‡”‘ˆ‡˜‘‡šƒ† •ƒŽŽ‡””‡’”‡•‡–‡†„”‡‡†•ǡ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ‹•–ǡ • Group 3 - 66 Kittens, 69 Entire ‘”ƒ–ǡƒ‡”ǡ‡Ž‹”‡š„‘–Š ƒ† cats, 30 Desexed ’Š›šǤ ƒ™ƒ”†‡†› –‘‹„ƒ• —”Ž ƒ‰†ƒŽ‡‰”ƒ ‡ƒ ‹ƒ‘ƒ ‡”‡Ž–ƒ„„›  ǡ‹‰ƒ’—”ƒǡ™Š‹ Š –Š‘”‘—‰ŠŽ›‡Œ‘›‡† ˆ‡ƒŽ‡Ǥš“—‹•‹–‡ƒ†™‡–‘–‘‰ƒ‹ Šƒ†Ž‹‰ƒ†Œ—†‰‹‰Ǥ ƒ–—”†ƒ› ƒ‹ ‡Œ—†‰‡† ”‘—’͙‡•‡š‡† ƒ‘–Š‡” ˆ”‘ƒ”‡‘‘”‡ȋ—•–Ȍƒ†ƒ ƒ–•ƒ† ”‘—’͚‡•‡š‡† ƒ–•ǡ†ƒ›͚ —†‰‡† ͝–Šˆ”‘”ƒ ‡›‡––›ȋ ǦȌǤ ‡”‘™‡”  ƒ‹ ‡ƒ† ƒ‰”‡‡†–Šƒ–‹–™ƒ•ƒ‰”‡ƒ– ”‘—’͚–‹”‡ƒ–•ƒ† ”‘—’͙‹––‡• ƒ›”ƒ†‡›™ƒ•‡š–”‡‡Ž›Šƒ’’›™Š‡•Š‡ Š‘‘—”–‘„‡‹˜‹–‡†–‘ —†‰‡ƒ†–Š‘—‰Š– ™Š‡”‡•Š‡ˆ‡Ž––Š‡‘—–•–ƒ†‹‰„”‡‡†•™‡”‡ ™ƒ•ƒ™ƒ”†‡†›    —†‰‡• Š‘‹ ‡Ǥ –Š‡•Š‘™™ƒ•˜‡”›™‡ŽŽ‘”‰ƒ‹•‡†ƒ† –Š‡‹”ƒ•ƒ†‡”•‹ƒ•Ǥ —†ƒ›  ‘–‹—‡†‹ ”‘—’͛™‹–Š–Š‡–‹”‡ ‘†— –‡†Ǥˆ”‹‡†Ž› ”‘™†‘ˆ‡šŠ‹„‹–‘”• ƒ†–Š‡–Š‡•–ƒ”•ǡ–Š‡™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž‡šŠ‹„‹–•Ǥ ƒ‹ ‡ƒ™ƒ”†‡†Š‡” ƒ†   —†‰‡• ƒ–•ǤŠ‡”‡™ƒ•ƒŽƒ”‰‡‰”‘—’‘ˆ„›••‹‹ƒǡ ™Š‡”‡ ƒ™ƒ”†‡†› –‘Š•‹”‹•ȋȌ ‡ŽŽ†‘‡‘Ǧ‘”†‹ƒ–‹‰ƒ–‘— ‹Ž‘ˆ Š‘‹ ‡–‘’‡ŽŽ„‘—†ƒ˜ƒƒŠ„‡ƒ—–‹ˆ—Ž —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒƒ†–Šƒ›‘—ˆ‘”–Š‹•‘’’‘”–—‹–›Ǥ Š‘ ‘Žƒ–‡’‘‹–‹”ƒ‘Ž›͝‘–Š•‘Ž†Ǥ ‡ƒ”–•‡”ˆ‡ –‹‘„”‡†ƒ†‘™‡†„› Š‡ˆ‡Ž––Šƒ–̺‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰™ƒ•–Š‡”‡ǡ‰”‡ƒ– ‹ Š‡ƒŽƒ†—‡Šƒ™ǡǤ ‡ƒ”–•‡”ˆ‡ –‹‘ „‘‹‰ˆ‘”ˆ‡ƒŽ‡ǡŽ‘˜‡Ž›•–”‘‰ Š‡•– ™ƒ•ƒŽ•‘ƒ™ƒ”†‡† ˆ”‘ƒŽ‡”‹‡ ƒ”‡›Ǥ ȋ„—‹Ž†Ž‹‡ƒƒŽ‡Ȍ ‡”‰Ž‘˜‡•ƒ†‰ƒ—–Ž‡–• ‘‰•––Š‡–‹”‡ ƒ–•™‡”‡•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡

Flash Cats 16 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com HAMILTON CAT CLUB 64th Allreeds Championship Show  —Ž›͙͚ǡ͚͙͘͝•–ƒ”–‹‰‹ƒ’‹ –—”‡•“—‡™‹–‡” ™‘†‡”Žƒ†™‹–Šƒ ”‹•’™Š‹–‡ˆ”‘•–ƒ––Š‡ ƒ‹Ž–‘ ƒ”†‡•ǡ‘—” Ž—„™‡Ž ‘‡†͙͘͟’Ž—•‡šŠ‹„‹–•‹–™‡Ž˜‡ •Š‘™†‹˜‹•‹‘•Ǥ—”ƒŒ‘”’‘•‘”‘›ƒŽƒ‹•–ƒ†™ƒ• ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ›™‡Ž ‘‡™‹–Š–Š‡‹”‡š ‡ŽŽ‡–’”‘†— –•Ǥ –™ƒ• ƒ˜‡”›„—•›†ƒ›’”‘˜‹†‹‰Š‡Ž’ˆ—Žƒ†˜‹ ‡ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”ƒ› ‡“—‹”‡”•ƒ†–‘’’”‹œ‡•ˆ‘”‘—”™‹‡”•Ǥ ‡™‡”‡”‡ƒŽŽ›„Ž‡••‡†™‹–Š‘—”•‡Ž‡ –‹‘‘ˆ —†‰‡•ˆ”‘ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ‹ Ž—†‹‰”‹”‘™ǡ‡Ž‹†ƒ‡‰Ž‹•ǡ‡‹–Š ƒ”†‹‰ƒ† ‹‘ƒ ƒ™‹•Ǥ—”‡™‡ƒŽƒ† —†‰‡• ‹ Ž—†‡†ƒ˜‹† ƒ††‡ǡƒ—Ž ‡”›ǡ‡„”‹•Šƒ™ǡ ‹ƒƒ—”—ƒ†Š”‹•–‹‡‘”‰ƒƒ‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ ‘’Ž‡–‡ ƒ†‹–‡”‡•–‹‰’ƒ ƒ‰‡ˆ‘”–Š‡‘”‡–Šƒ͘͠‡šŠ‹„‹–‘”• ˆ”‘ƒ‹‘Š‡–‘ƒ‰‹‘”ƒǤ ‹–Šƒ‡•–‹ƒ–‡†͚͘͘͘˜‹•‹–‘”•–‘–Š‡•Š‘™™‡†‹†‘—” „‡•––‘Ƥ‹•Š‘–‹‡Ǥ Š‡”‡•—Ž–•™‡”‡ǣ Supreme BIS and Supreme Shorthair ™ƒ•Ǧ”‹†‡‘ˆ‹”‡ ‹ˆ‡‘ˆ‹Ž‡›ǡ‘Ȁ„ƒ‹ƒƒ—‰ŠǤ Supreme Longhair ™ƒ•Ǧ Š ƒ›Ž›ƒ–œ„‡”‘ǡ ‘Ȁ„‡‹•‡ ”ƒ ‡Ǥ Supreme Domestic/Companion™ƒ•Ǧ ” ƒơ‡”–›ǡ‘™‡”Ƭ ƒ •‘ Šƒ‘—–‘ƒŽŽ–Š‘•‡™Š‘•—’’‘”–‡†—•–Š‹•›‡ƒ”ǡƒ† Š‡Ž’‡†ƒ‡–Š‡•Š‘™ƒ‰”‡ƒ–•— ‡••Ǥ‡‡›‘—ƒŽŽƒ‰ƒ‹ ‹͚͙͘͞Ǥ

Šƒ•ƒŽ•‘–‘ ƒ ”ƒ›ˆ‘”ƒ•‡Ž‡ –‹‘‘ˆ’Š‘–‘•ˆ”‘‘—” Š‘™Ǥ‡‡ ƒ ‡„‘‘ˆ‘”‡’’‡”„‘šŠ‘–‘•„› ƒǤ

Issue 15/03 17 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc.

˜‡”͚‹ŽŽ‹‘ ƒ–˜‹†‡‘•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡—’Ž‘ƒ†‡† –‘‘——„‡™‹–Š‘˜‡”͚͝‹ŽŽ‹‘˜‹‡™•ƒ† –Š‡‹” ƒ–‡‰‘”›Šƒ•–Š‡Š‹‰Š‡•–˜‹‡™•’‡” ˜‹†‡‘Ǣ ƒ–•ƒ”‡ƒ –‡”‡–•‡•ƒ–‹‘Ǩ

—–Š‘™ƒ›‘ˆ—•ƒ”‡‰—‹Ž–›‘ˆ•’‡†‹‰–‹‡™ƒ– Š‹‰–Š‡ƒ–‹ •‘ˆ ƒ–••— Šƒ•Ǯƒ”—ǯǡǮ‹Ž—„ǯ ‘”Ǯ ”—’›ƒ–ǯ™Š‡”‡ƒŽŽ›™‡Šƒ†‘–Š‡”–Š‹‰•™‡•Š‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡„‡‡†‘‹‰ǫ

‡ŽŽƒ›„‡™‡†‘ǯ–Šƒ˜‡–‘ˆ‡‡Ž•‘‰—‹Ž–›‘™ǡƒ•–—†›”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡†”‡ ‡–Ž›•Š‘™•–Šƒ–™ƒ– Š‹‰ ƒ– ˜‹†‡‘•‘Ž‹‡„‘‘•–•˜‹‡™‡”•ǯ‡‡”‰›ƒ†’‘•‹–‹˜‡‡‘–‹‘•ƒ††‡ ”‡ƒ•‡•‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰•Ǥ

Š‡•–—†›ǡ’—„Ž‹•Š‡†‹–Š‡Œ‘—”ƒŽ‘’—–‡”•‹ —ƒ‡Šƒ˜‹‘”„› ‡••‹ ƒ ƒŽŽ›”‹ ǡƒ †‹ƒƒ ‹˜‡”•‹–›‡†‹ƒ Š‘ŽŽ”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”ǡ•—”˜‡›‡†ƒ”‘—†͟ǡ͘͘͘’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ„‘—––Š‡‹” ƒ–˜‹†‡‘Šƒ„‹–•ƒ† Š‘™‹–ƒơ‡ –•–Š‡‹”‘‘†•™‹–Šƒ”‘—†͛͞ά‘ˆ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–•†‡• ”‹„‡†–Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•ƒ•ƒǮ ƒ–’‡”•‘ǯǤ

–™ƒ•ˆ‘—†–Šƒ–ƒˆ–‡”˜‹‡™‹‰ –‡”‡– ƒ–•–Š‡Ž‡˜‡Ž•‘ˆ‡ƒ Š •‡ŽˆǦ”‡’‘”–‡†‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡‡‘–‹‘ƒŽ•–ƒ–‡‡ƒ•—”‡†‹–Š‡•–—†› ™‡”‡Ž‘™‡”ƒ†Ž‡˜‡Ž•‘ˆ‡ƒ Š’‘•‹–‹˜‡‡‘–‹‘™‡”‡Š‹‰Š‡”Ǥ‘”ƒ–Š‡”–Šƒ™ƒ– Š‹‰ ƒ–˜‹†‡‘•„‡‹‰ƒ ˆ‘”‘ˆ’”‘ ”ƒ•–‹ƒ–‹‘‹– ‘—Ž†ƒ –—ƒŽŽ›‡ƒ–Šƒ–ƒˆ–‡”™ƒ– Š‹‰ƒ ƒ–˜‹†‡‘›‘—ˆ‡‡ŽŠƒ’’‹‡”ƒ†‘”‡ ‡‡”‰‡–‹ ƒ†–Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡‘”‡’”‘†— –‹˜‡‹›‘—”™‘”Ǥ

‘–Š‡”„‘—•‘ˆ ƒ–˜‹†‡‘•‹•–Šƒ––Š‡› ‘—Ž†„‡ƒˆ‘”‘ˆ†‹‰‹–ƒŽ–Š‡”ƒ’›Ǥ‡˜‡”ƒŽ•–—†‹‡•Šƒ˜‡ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› „‡‡†‘‡–Šƒ–•Š‘™•’‡†‹‰–‹‡™‹–Š’‡–•ǡ•— Šƒ• ƒ–•Ǣ ƒ„‡˜‡”›„‡‡Ƥ ‹ƒŽˆ‘”‘—”™‡ŽŽ„‡‹‰„‘–Š ‡–ƒŽŽ›ƒ†’Š›•‹ ƒŽŽ›Ǥ‡–•ƒ”‡‘ˆ–‡—•‡†ƒ•–Š‡”ƒ’›ƒ†–Š‹•Žƒ–‡•–•–—†›•—‰‰‡•–•–Šƒ–˜‹‡™‹‰‘Ž‹‡ ˜‹†‡‘•‘ˆ ƒ–•ƒ›ƒ –—ƒŽŽ›ˆ— –‹‘ƒ•ƒˆ‘”‘ˆ†‹‰‹–ƒŽ’‡––Š‡”ƒ’›ƒ†Ȁ‘”•–”‡••”‡Ž‹‡ˆˆ‘” –‡”‡–—•‡”•Ǣ ƒ„‹‰’Ž—•ˆ‘”–Š‘•‡™Š‘‹••‘—–‘–Š‡”ƒ’›•‡••‹‘•†—‡–‘–‹‡Ȁ–”ƒ˜‡ŽȀƤƒ ‹ƒŽ ‘•–”ƒ‹–•Ǥ

Š‹••–—†›™‹ŽŽŠ‘’‡ˆ—ŽŽ›•’ƒ”‘–Š‡””‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”•‹–‡”‡•–•‹•–—†›‹‰–Š‡’•› Š‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ‡ơ‡ –•‘—”’‡–• Šƒ˜‡‘—•Ǥ ƒ‰‹‡–Š‡ˆ—–—”‡™Š‡”‡ƒ–Š‡”ƒ’›•‡••‹‘™ƒ•™ƒ– Š‹‰˜‹†‡‘•‘ˆ ƒ–•ˆ‘”ƒ’‡”‹‘†‘ˆ–‹‡Ǩ

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‡–‡”‹ƒ”‹ƒ•Šƒ˜‡Ž‘‰™ƒ”‡†–Šƒ–’ƒ‹ ‡–••ƒ›–Šƒ––Š‡›’”‘„ƒ„Ž›–”‡ƒ–•ƒ’‡–ˆ‘” ‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘•Ž‹‡‹„—’”‘ˆ‡ƒ”‡–‘š‹ –‘’‡–•Ǥ •‘‡•‘”–‘ˆ‹‰‡•–‹‘’”‘„Ž‡‡˜‡”›†ƒ›ǡ †‹–‘™Ž‘‘•Ž‹‡‡”‡Ž›—•‹‰ƒ’ƒ‹ „—–—•—ƒŽŽ›‹–̹• Š‘ ‘Žƒ–‡‘” Š‡™‹‰‰—ǡ ”‡Ž‹‡ˆ ”‡ƒ ƒ’—– ƒ–•ƒ–”‹•Ǥ ‘”–Š‡‘™‡”̹•‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ•Ž‹––Ž‡ƒ•͘͝ ‹ŽŽ‹‰”ƒ•‘ˆ‹„—’”‘ˆ‡ˆ‘”‡˜‡”›‹Ž‘‰”ƒ Šƒ–̹•™Šƒ–Šƒ’’‡‡†‹–™‘Š‘—•‡Š‘Ž†•ǡ ƒ ƒ–™‡‹‰Š• ƒ ƒ—•‡’”‘„Ž‡•Ǣˆ‘”†‘‰•ǡ ™‘ ƒ–•‹‘‡Š‘—•‡Š‘Ž††‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† ‹–̹•͙͘͘‹ŽŽ‹‰”ƒ•ˆ‘”‡˜‡”›‹Ž‘‰”ƒǤ ‹†‡›ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡ƒ†”‡ ‘˜‡”‡†™‹–Šƒ––‡–‹‘ ˆ”‘ƒ˜‡–‡”‹ƒ”‹ƒǤ—–‹ƒ•‡ ‘† Š‹•‹•̹–ƒƒ‹ƒŽ‹•–”‡ƒ–‡–‹••—‡Ȅ Š‘—•‡Š‘Ž†ǡ–Š”‡‡ ƒ–•†‹‡†Ǥ ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ–•†‹‡†„‡ ƒ—•‡‘™‡”•™‡”‡ ƒ’’Ž›‹‰–Š‡‹”‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘•–‘–Š‡ ƒ–•ǤŠ‡ Š‡–Š‡˜‡–‡”‹ƒ”‹ƒ•’‡”ˆ‘”‡† ‘™‡”•”‡’‘”–‡†—•‹‰–Š‡’”‘†— –‘–Š‡‹” ‡ ”‘’•‹‡•‘–Š‡–Š”‡‡†‡ƒ† ƒ–•ǡ–Š‡› ‡ •‘”ˆ‡‡–ǡƒ†•‘‡Š‘™–Š‡ƒ‹ƒŽ• ˆ‘—†’Š›•‹ ƒŽ†ƒƒ‰‡‹–Š‡ ƒ–•̹ ™‡”‡‡š’‘•‡†ǤŠ‡–Š‹”† ƒ–†‹‡†ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡ ‹–‡•–‹‡•ƒ†‹†‡›•ǡ‡˜‹†‡ ‡‘ˆ ‘™‡”Šƒ†•–‘’’‡†—•‹‰–Š‡‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ –Š‡–‘š‹ ‡ơ‡ –•‘ˆ‘•–‡”‘‹†ƒŽƒ–‹Ǧ ‹ƪƒƒ–‘”›†”—‰•ǡ‘” •Ǥ • –‹•”‡ ‘‡†‡†–Šƒ–’‡–‘™‡”••–‘”‡ƒŽŽ ‹ Ž—†‡‹„—’”‘ˆ‡ǡŽ‹‡†˜‹Žƒ†‘–”‹ǡ ‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘•ƒ™ƒ›ˆ”‘’‡–•ƒ†–‘†‹• ƒ”† ƒ†ƒ’”‘š‡ǡ™Š‹ Š‹•‹Ž‡˜‡Ǥ ƒ›–Š‹‰—•‡†–‘ƒ’’Ž›–Š‡‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ Š‡’ƒ‹‹ŽŽ‡”†‹ Ž‘ˆ‡ƒ ‹••‘Ž†—†‡” ˆƒ›ˆ—”‹–—”‡‘” ƒ”’‡–‹‰„‡ ‘‡• •‡˜‡”ƒŽ„”ƒ†ƒ‡•ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰‘Ž–ƒ”‡Ǥ ‘–ƒ‹ƒ–‡†ǡ Ž‡ƒ‹–‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›Ǥ Keep an eye on „—’”‘ˆ‡‹•–Š‡‘•– ‘‘†”—‰–Šƒ– Cats can become exposed by simply those – if they ’‡–•‡ƒ–ǡ’‡”Šƒ’••‹ ‡ƒ›‘ˆ–Š‡’‹ŽŽ•ƒ”‡ coming in contact with their owners’ ƒ†›Ǧ ‘ƒ–‡†Ǥ ’‡–•ǡ–Š‡†”—‰• ƒ ƒ—•‡ skin when the cream has been show signs of •–‘ƒ Š‘”‹–‡•–‹ƒŽ—Ž ‡”•ƒ†‹†‡› applied. They will later lick their lethargy, vomiting ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡Ǥ—––Š‡•‡ ƒ–•†‹‡†„›ƪ—”„‹’”‘ˆ‡ǡ paws and coats. Be aware and keep ƒ‘–Š‡” Ǥ –Š‡ ƒ•‡‘ˆ‹–•‘•– your cats at a distance when using or lack of appetite, ”‡ ‡–˜‹ –‹•ǡ–Š‡ ƒ–‘™‡”ƒ’’Ž‹‡†ƒ ƒ–‹Ǧ‹ƪƒƒ–‘”› ”‡ƒ•ƒ††‘ǯ– go see a vet Ž‘–‹‘‘” ”‡ƒ ‘–ƒ‹‹‰ƪ—”„‹’”‘ˆ‡–‘ under any circumstances use human –”‡ƒ–—• Ž‡‘”ƒ”–Š”‹–‹•’ƒ‹Ǥ†‹–̹•Š‹‰ŠŽ› ƒ–‹ƪƒ‹–‘”› ”‡ƒ‘›‘—”’‡–•ǤǤǤ immediately. Issue 15/03 21 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. WORKSHOP

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Flash Cats 22 Issue 15/03 www.nzcf.com ......     ‘ˆƒ‰‡Ǥȋ‡ƒ”‹‹†–Šƒ–‘•– ‘Ž†• ’”‘‰”‡••‹˜‡ǡ’ƒ‹ˆ—Žǡƒ†‹ —”ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ   •‡‡„›˜‡–••Š‘—Ž†„‡Š‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—•ƒ• ˆ–Š‡‡™‡””‡•‡ƒ” Š‹•Ž‡•• ‘ Ž—•‹˜‡ǡ ‘—”„”‡‡†‹‰”—Ž‡•ˆ‘”„‹† ‘Ž†–‘ ‘Ž† –Š‡ ™‘—Ž†„‡™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘ ‘•‹†‡” ‘™‡˜‡”–Š‡‘•–•‹‰‹Ƥ ƒ–”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘ ƒ–‹‰•ȌǤ ‡ƒŽ•‘•–ƒ–‡†–Šƒ– ƒ–•ƒ”‡ ’—––‹‰‹ƒ•—„‹••‹‘’”‘’‘•‹‰–Šƒ–™‡ ˆ‘”—•‹•–Š‡‘‡’”‘’‘•‹‰„ƒ‹‰–Š‡ ‘–‘”‹‘—•ˆ‘”„‡‹‰˜‡”›•–‘‹ ƒŽƒ†‘ˆ–‡ •‡–‹’Žƒ ‡”‡“—‹”‡‡–•–‘‡•—”‡–Šƒ– „”‡‡†‹‰‘ˆ ‘––‹•Š ‘Ž†•Ǥ †‹†“—‡•–‹‘ ‘–•Š‘™‹‰•‹‰•‘ˆ’ƒ‹‡˜‡™Š‡ ‘—‹–‡†‡† ‘Ž†–‘ ‘Ž†ƒ–‹‰•‘ —” –Š‹•Ǧ„ƒ•‹ ƒŽŽ›‘–Š‡‰”‘—†•–Šƒ–ˆ”‘ ”ƒ›•‘”‘–Š‡”‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ Ž‡ƒ”Ž›•Š‘™ ȋ‹‡–‡•–‹‰‘ˆ ‘––‹•ŠŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”• –Š‡”‡•‡ƒ” Š–Šƒ– Ž‘‘‡†ƒ–Ǧ•‘‡͝ –Šƒ––Š‡›—•–„‡‹’ƒ‹ƒ†–Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ –‘‡•—”‡–Šƒ––Š‡›ƒ”‡‘–Ž‘™‰”ƒ†‡ ›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘Ǧ‹–™ƒ•‘– Ž‡ƒ”–Šƒ––Š‡”‡ –Šƒ–ƒ‡ †‘–ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ȋ™Š‹ Š  ‘Ž†•Ȍǡ–Šƒ–ƒŽŽ„”‡‡†‹‰ ‘Ž†•ƒ”‡Ǧ”ƒ›‡† ™ƒ•ƒ™‹†‡•’”‡ƒ†‘”‡˜‡•‹‰‹Ƥ ƒ– ’”‘˜‹†‡†Ȍƒ„‘—–‘Ž†‡” ‘––‹•Š ‘Ž†•™‹–Š ƒ–͙Ǧ͚›‡ƒ”‹–‡”˜ƒŽ•ƒ†ƒ›™‹–Š•‹‰• ‹‘”‹–›‹••—‡™‹–ŠŠ‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—• ƒ–• ‘‘„˜‹‘—•’”‘„Ž‡• ƒ‘–„‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ‘ˆ ‘Ǧ”ƒ›ƒ”‡‘–ȋ‘”‘Ž‘‰‡”Ȍ ȋƒŽŽ ‘Ž†••Š‘—Ž†„‡Š‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—•ƒ•‘—” ‘ Ž—•‹˜‡Ǥ „”‡†ˆ”‘ǡƒ†–Šƒ––Š‡”‡‹••‘‡†ƒ–ƒ „”‡‡†‹‰”—Ž‡•”‡“—‹”‡–Šƒ––Š‡”‡„‡‘ ‰ƒ–Š‡”‹‰‘ ‘––‹•Š ‘Ž†•‘ˆ˜ƒ”›‹‰ ‘Ž†–‘ ‘Ž†ƒ–‹‰•ƒ†‹–‹•ƒ†‘‹ƒ– •—‰‰‡•–‡†–Šƒ–™‡ ‘—Ž†ǡ˜‹ƒ‘—” ƒ‰‡•ǡȋ„”‡‡†‹‰ǡ‡šǦ„”‡‡†‹‰ǡ‘”’‡–Ȍ–‘ ‰‡‡ȌǤŠ‡‡š‹•–‹‰”‡•‡ƒ” Š •Š‘™ „”‡‡†‡”•ǡ‰ƒ–Š‡”‘”‡†ƒ–ƒ–‘•Š‘™ ‹†‡–‹ˆ›™Š‡–Š‡”‹ˆƒ ––Š‡‹ ‹†‡ ‡‘ˆ –Šƒ–Š‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—• ƒ–• ƒ†‡˜‡Ž‘’ˆ‡Ž‹‡ ™Š‡–Š‡”–Š‡”‡‹•ƒ™‹†‡•’”‡ƒ†‹••—‡‘”‘–Ǥ ‹••‹‰‹Ƥ ƒ–‹–Š‡„”‡‡†Ǥ ˆ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ‘•–‡‘ Š‘†”‘†›•’Žƒ•‹ƒȋ Ȍǡ„—–™‹–Š —– ƒŽ•‘ƒ•‡†–Š‡‡–‡”‹ƒ”›••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘ ™‡™‘—Ž†–”›–‘Ƥ†ƒ‹†‡’‡†‡– ‘ Ž‡ƒ”’‹ –—”‡‘ˆ•‡˜‡”‡Ž›‘”Š‘™‘ˆ–‡ ”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡–‘•‡†‡”‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡•–‘ ”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”–‘ ‘ŽŽƒ–‡ƒ†”‡’‘”–‘–Š‡ –Š‹•‹‰Š–Šƒ’’‡Ǥ†–Š‡”‡ǯ•‘–Š‹‰–‘ –Š‡”‡•‡ƒ” ŠŠ‡™ƒ•–ƒŽ‹‰ƒ„‘—–ƒ•–Š‡”‡ †ƒ–ƒƒ†™‡™‘—Ž†ƒ‰”‡‡–Šƒ––Š‡”‡•—Ž–• ‹†‹ ƒ–‡™Š‹ ŠŠ‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—• ƒ–•‹‰Š– ƒ›„‡‡™•–—†‹‡•™‡ƒ”‡‘–ƒ™ƒ”‡‘ˆǤ ™‘—Ž†„‡•Šƒ”‡†™‹–Š Ǥ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‹–ǤŠ‡”‡™‡”‡ˆ‡™•–—†‹‡•ȋ‘Ž› –Š”‡‡Ȍƒ†–™‘†‡ƒŽ–™‹–Š”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž›•ƒŽŽ ˆ–Š‡”‡•‡ƒ” Š„ƒ •—’™Šƒ–Š‡‹••ƒ›‹‰ ‡ƒŽ‹•–‹ ƒŽŽ›ǡ‡˜‡‹ˆ„”‡‡†‡”•ƒ”‡™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘ —„‡”•Ǥ ȋ‹Ǥ‡Ǥ–Šƒ––Š‡”‡ƒ›–Š‹‰‘”‡–Šƒƒ˜‡”› ‡‰ƒ‰‡™‹–Š–Š‡•‡ ‘†‹–‹‘•ǡ‹–‹•Š‹‰ŠŽ› Ž‘™‹ ‹†‡ ‡‘ˆ ‹Š‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—• Ž‹‡Ž›–Šƒ––Š‡”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘™‹ŽŽ‰‘ƒŠ‡ƒ†ǡ ‘™‡˜‡”–Š‡”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡ˆ”‘–Š‡ ‘Ž†•Ȍǡ–Š‡™‡Šƒ˜‡‘ƒ”‰—‡––‘ ”‡‰ƒ”†Ž‡••Ǥ ˆ–Šƒ–‹•–Š‡ ƒ•‡ǡ–Š‡  ‡–‡”‹ƒ”›••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘•’‘‡“—‹–‡ •—’’‘”– ‘–‹—‡†„”‡‡†‹‰‘ˆ ‘Ž†•Ǥ ™‹ŽŽ„‡‘„Ž‹‰‡†–‘ ‘’Ž›™‹–Š–Š‡Žƒ™ƒ† •–”‘‰Ž›•–ƒ–‹‰–Šƒ––Š‡”‡ ”‡•‡ƒ” Š–‘ Šƒ–ǯ•ƒƒ ‡’–ƒ„Ž‡‹ ‹†‡ ‡ǫ ƒ”† ˆ‘”„‹†–Š‡ ‘–‹—‡†„”‡‡†‹‰‘ˆ ‘––‹•Š •Š‘™–Šƒ– ‘Ž†•™‹ŽŽ†‡˜‡Ž‘’•‡Ž‡–ƒŽ –‘•ƒ›ǡ„—–Ž‡–—••—’’‘•‡–Šƒ–͛͛ά‘ˆ ‘Ž†•Ǥ ‹••—‡•ǡƒ†ƒŽ•‘–Šƒ––Š‡‹”‡„‡”•‘ˆ–‡ Š‡–‡”‘œ›‰‘—• ‘Ž†•™‹ŽŽ†‡˜‡Ž‘’  •‡‡ ‘––‹•Š ‘Ž†•‹–Š‡‹”’”ƒ –‹ ‡•™‹–Š „‡ˆ‘”‡–Š‡ƒ‰‡‘ˆ͙͘Ǧ™‡ŽŽǡ‹–™‘—Ž†„‡˜‡”› Zena Pigden ”‹’’Ž‹‰ƒ”–Š”‹–‹•’”‘„Ž‡•ǡ™Š‹ Šƒ”‡‘– Šƒ”†–‘Ƥ†ƒ›ƒ”‰—‡––Šƒ–•ƒ‹†–Šƒ– NZCF Chair —”ƒ„Ž‡‘”–”‡ƒ–ƒ„Ž‡ǡƒ†•‘‡‡†—’ ’”‘†— ‹‰ ƒ–•ǡ‘‡‹–Š”‡‡‘ˆ™Š‘ƒ”‡ „‡‹‰’—–†‘™ƒ•›‘—‰ƒ•͚‘”͛›‡ƒ”• ƒơ‡ –‡†ǡ‹•ǡ‰‹˜‡–Šƒ––Š‡ ‘†‹–‹‘‹•

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Issue 15/03 23 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc.

–•–ƒ†•‹–Š‡ ‘—”–›ƒ”†‘ˆ–Š‡‹–‡” ƒ”†‡•‘ˆ–Š‡— Žƒ†‘ƒ‹ǤŠ‡ ƒ– •‹–•‘–Š‡–‘’‘ˆƒ˜‡”›–ƒŽŽ ‘Ž—”‡ƒ Š‹‰—’–‘–Š‡•›ƒ†Š‡”‡ǯ•ƒŽŽ™‡‘™ǤǤǤ –̹•ƒ‹–‡”‡•–‹‰™‡‡•–‘”›Ǥ”•–‘”‹‡•ǡƒ –—ƒŽŽ›ǡƒ•–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡–™‘˜‡”•‹‘•Ǥ‘‘‡ ‘™•ˆ‘”•—”‡–Š‡‘”‹‰‹‘ˆ–Š‡•–ƒ–—‡Ǥ Š‡Ƥ”•–•–‘”›•ƒ›•–Š‡ ƒ– ‘Ž—™ƒ•„—‹Ž–‹͙͚͟͡ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡‡™ ‘—”–›ƒ”† ƒ”‡ƒ†‡•‹‰‡†–‘Ž‹–Š‡–”‘’‹ ƒŽ‰Žƒ••Š‘—•‡ǡ„—‹Ž–‹͙͚͙͡ǡ™‹–Š–Š‡‘Ž†‡”–‡’‡”ƒ–‡ ȋ ‘‘Ž‡”Ȍ‰Žƒ••Š‘—•‡–Šƒ–Šƒ†„‡‡„—‹Ž–ˆ‘”–Š‡‰”‡ƒ–‡šŠ‹„‹–‹‘‘ˆ͙͙͜͡Ǥ Š‡‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ’Žƒ•ˆ‘”–Š‡ ‘—”–›ƒ”†ƒ”‡ƒ™‡”‡†”ƒ™—’„›ƒ” Š‹–‡ –• —‡”ƒ† ‘”†ǡƒ†–Š‡”‡™ƒ•–‘Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ„‡ƒ”ƒ––Š‡–‘’‘ˆ–Š‡’‹ŽŽƒ”‹•–‡ƒ†‘ˆƒ ƒ–Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡†‡ ‹•‹‘Ǧƒ‡”•ȋ‹–ƒ›Šƒ˜‡„‡‡‹ŽŽ‹ƒ —‡”Š‹•‡ŽˆȌ ™ƒ•ƒƒ–‹Ǧ•‘ ‹ƒŽ‹•–ƒ†–Š‘—‰Š––Šƒ–ǡƒ•ƒ„‡ƒ”•›„‘Ž‹•‡†—••‹ƒƒ†–Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ •‘ ‹ƒŽ‹•ǡŠ‡™‘—Ž† Šƒ‰‡–Š‡•–ƒ–—‡–‘ƒ ƒ–Ǥ •–‘”›‹–Š‡— Žƒ†–ƒ”‘ˆ ‡„”—ƒ”›͜ǡ͙͟͡͞ǡ’”‘˜‹†‡•–Š‡•‡ ‘†˜‡”•‹‘Ǥ›„‹Ž ‹„„Ž‡–‘Ž†–Š‡’ƒ’‡”–Š‡•–ƒ–—‡™ƒ•–Š‡‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ–•Ǥ ̺‹–ŠŠ‹•—’•–”‡– Š‡†’ƒ™Š‡‹•ƒ’’‡ƒŽ‹‰–‘–Š‡‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡‹”†•–‘•–‘’–Š‡ ‹ ‡••ƒ–™ƒ”„‡–™‡‡ ƒ–•ƒ†„‹”†•Ǥ̺ ‹‰ƒ–™ƒ•’—––Š‡”‡„›–Š‡Žƒ–‡— Žƒ†• —Ž’–‘”‹ Šƒ”† ”‘••ǡ•ƒ‹†”•‹„„Ž‡Ǥ ”‘••™ƒ•ƒŽ•‘”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ˆ‘”–Š‡ƒ–ŠŽ‡–‡‘–Š‡‘ƒ‹‰ƒ–‡•ƒ†–Š‡Ž‹‘•‘–Š‡ ‹••‹‘ƒ›ˆ‘—–ƒ‹ǡ•Š‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ̺ ‡™ƒ•ƒ˜‡”›™Š‹•‹ ƒŽ’‡”•‘™‹–Šƒ˜‡”›ˆ‡”–‹Ž‡‹ƒ‰‹ƒ–‹‘Ǥ ‡™ƒ•ƒƒ™‹–Š ƒ‰‹Ƥ ‡–‹†‡ƒŽ•ƒ†Š‡•ƒ™‘”‡ƒ•‘ˆ‘” ƒ–•ƒ†„‹”†•–‘Ƥ‰Š–Ǥ̺

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WHAT’WHAT’S THETHE CLEARLEAR SLIMELIME LURKINRKING IN YOUOUR PET’PET’S WATERWATER BOWL ˜‡””—„„‡†›‘—”Ƥ‰‡”•‘–Š‡‹•‹†‡‘ˆ›‘—” ’‡–ǯ•™ƒ–‡”„‘™Žƒ†›‘—ˆ‡‡Žƒ•Ž‹’’‡”›•‘”–‘ˆ •Ž‹‡ǫ‡ŽŽǡ–Šƒ–‹˜‹•‹„Ž‡‰‘‘‹• ƒŽŽ‡†‹‘ƤŽǤ

‹‘ƤŽ‹•ƒ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘‘ˆ‘”‰ƒ‹ ƒ†‹‘”‰ƒ‹ ǡ living and dead materials collected on the •—”ˆƒ ‡Ǥ –‹•ƒ†‡—’‘ˆƒ›†‹ơ‡”‡––›’‡•‘ˆ„ƒ –‡”‹ƒ „‘—†–‘‰‡–Š‡”–Šƒ–ƒ –•ƒ•ƒ‰Ž—‡•—„•–ƒ ‡–‘ •–‹ –‘–Š‡•—”ˆƒ ‡‘ˆ–Š‡„‘™ŽǤ

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‡Ž ‘‡–‘–Š‡ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘ ......  —Ž›–Š‡ƒ’’”‘˜‡†ƒ‡š’‡”‹‡–ƒŽ ...... ”‡’•™Š‘™‡”‡‡Ž‡ –‡†‹ —‡ǣ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡‹–Š‡ƒ†ƒŽƒ›„”‡‡†Ǥ ™‘„”‡‡†•–ƒ†ƒ”†•–Šƒ––Š‡‹• ‡„”‹•Šƒ™ȋ‹ƒ‡•‡‰”‘—’Ȍ —””‡–Ž›™‘”‹‰‘ƒ”‡–Š‡‡‰ƒŽ Janice Davey () •–ƒ†ƒ”†ǡ™Š‡”‡™‡ƒ”‡–”›‹‰–‘‘˜‡–‘ ƒ—”‡‡Ž†‡”ȋ„›••‹‹ƒ‰”‘—’Ȍ ƒ Ǧ„ƒ•‡† Ǧ•–›Ž‡•–ƒ†ƒ”†ǡƒ† Sue Gordon (Persian group) –Š‡ƒ‰†‘ŽŽ•–ƒ†ƒ”†ǡ™Š‹ ŠŽ‘‘•Ž‹‡Ž›–‘ ‡ƒ‹‰†‡ȋƒ‹‡‘‘™‹–Š ‡‡†ƒ ‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ‹‘” Šƒ‰‡•Ǥ ‘”™‡‰‹ƒ ‘”‡•–ƒ–ƒ†‹„‡”‹ƒȌ Maree Roy (Tonkinese) ––Š‡—‰—•–‡‡–‹‰™‡”‡ ‡‹˜‡† ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽ–‘•’Ž‹––Š‡‹ƒ‡•‡‰”‘—’ Ž•‘–‘–Š‘•‡ƒ’’‘‹–‡†–‘–Š‡˜ƒ ƒ– ƒ”ƒ‡Ž•‹–‘–Š‡‹”„ƒ•‡ ‘Ž‘—”•ˆ‘” ’‘•‹–‹‘•ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡‡Ž‡ –‹‘•ǣ •Š‘™‹‰ǤŠ‡™‘”†‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ‡†‡–• –‘–Š‡•–ƒ†ƒ”†••Š‘—Ž†ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›„‡™‹–Š Gillian Dray ( with –Š‡„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘ˆ‘” ‘‡–Ǥ and ) Mike Godfrey () Š‡•—„Œ‡ –‘ˆ‘˜‹‰–‘ ‡̹•ƒ•›‹† ƒ”› ‡ơ‘”†ȋ—••‹ƒȌ ›•–‡ȋȌ‘ˆ„”‡‡† ‘†‡•Šƒ•ƒ‰ƒ‹ Dorothy Horton (General Breed Section) „‡‡”ƒ‹•‡†ƒ†–Š‹•™‹ŽŽ„‡‹˜‡•–‹‰ƒ–‡† Christina Kelliher (Bengal group) ‘˜‡”–Š‡ ‘‹‰‘–Š•Ǥ Keith Marsom (Scottish group) ‡„„‹‡—”‘ȋƒš‰”‘—’Ȍ •™‡Š‡ƒ†–‘™ƒ”†–Š‡‡†‘ˆ–Š‡›‡ƒ” ‘†›‘„‹•‘Ǧ‹Ž†‡›ȋ ‹ ƒ–Ȍ –Š‡„‹‰’”‘Œ‡ ––Š‡‹••–ƒ”–‹‰™‘” Sharon Wilson-Tate (Sphynx) ‘‹•–Š‡†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘ˆ–Š‡ ̹• ..

„”‡‡†‹‰’”ƒ –‹ ‡•’‘Ž‹ ›™Š‹ Š™‹ŽŽ‹ Ž—†‡ ....

––Š‡—‰—•–‡‡–‹‰‹–™ƒ•†‡ ‹†‡† †‹• —••‹‘•ƒ††‡ ‹•‹‘•ƒ”‘—†Š‡ƒŽ–Š ..

–‘‘˜‡–Š‡„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘”‡’‡Ž‡ –‹‘• –‡•–‹‰ȋƒ†‘–Š‡”‡–Š‘†•Ȍƒ† .. ..

•‘–Šƒ––Š‡›ƒŽŽ‘ —”‹–Š‡•ƒ‡›‡ƒ”ǡ ™Š‡–Š‡”‡ƒ Š„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘–Š‹•–Š‹• .. . •–‹ŽŽ™‹–Šƒ–™‘›‡ƒ”–‡”ǡ•‘–Šƒ–‹‡˜‡”› •Š‘—Ž†„‡˜‘Ž—–ƒ”›‘”ƒ†ƒ–‘”›Ǥ . Photo: PrideofEire Life of Riley •‡ ‘†›‡ƒ”ƒŽŽ„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘”‡’’‘•‹–‹‘• –̹•‘–ƒ’”‘Œ‡ ––Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ„‡™”ƒ’’‡†—’ from Theresa and Damian Vaughan ™‘—Ž†„‡—’ˆ‘””‡Ǧ‡Ž‡ –‹‘Ǥ‡–Š‹ ƒ›–‹‡•‘‘„—–™‡Š‘’‡–Šƒ–™‡™‹ŽŽ –Š‹•™‹ŽŽ‰‹˜‡ƒŠ‹‰Š‡”’”‘ƤŽ‡–‘„”‡‡†”‡’ Š‡ƒ”ˆ”‘ƒŽŽ‘—”‡„‡”•†—”‹‰–Š‡ ‡Ž‡ –‹‘•ƒ†ƒ‡–Š‡ƒ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹‘ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘ˆ–Š‹•’‘Ž‹ ›Ǥ ‡ƒ•‹‡”Ǥ Jane Webster ‡̹˜‡ƒ†‡ƒˆ‡™ Šƒ‰‡•–‘–Š‡„”‡‡† BSAC Portfolio Manager †‹”‡ –‘”›‘–Š‡™‡„•‹–‡ȋƒ††‹‰ƒ•Š‡”‡ ƒ† ‘––‹•ŠŠ‘”–Ǧƒ†‘‰Šƒ‹”ǡ†‡Ž‡–‹‰ ...... Žƒ••‹ ƒ–Ȍ–‘„”‹‰‹–—’–‘†ƒ–‡Ǥ•™‡ŽŽ –Š‡‹•™‘”‹‰‘ƒ ‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ ƒ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹˜‡–ƒ••Ǧ‹”‘‹‰‘—–•‘‡ ‘††‹–‹‡•‹–Š‡„”‡‡† ‘†‡•ƒ††‡˜‡Ž‘’‹‰ ƒ’‘Ž‹ ›ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”—•‡ǡƒ††”ƒˆ–‹‰ ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡•ƒ†’‘Ž‹ ›ˆ‘”–Š‡•–”— –—”‡ƒ† Žƒ›‘—––ƒ†ƒ”†•‘ˆ‘‹–•Ǥ

Issue 15/03 25 Flash Cats BREEDERSThe Official PublicationPublication ofof thethe NewNew ZealandZealand CatDIRECTORYCat FancFancyy Inc.Inc.

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SCEIRON BIRMANS JAYMLYNKATZ Currently breeding Seal, Blue, NORWEGIAN FOREST CATS Cream, Red, Tortie and Tabby Points. All kittens house reared, Beautiful, healthy, well- proven show winners. socialised kittens bred from top NZCF Accredited cattery. winning and imported lines and Contact Pauline & Mike lovingly raised in our home. Phone: 04 2398139 Contact Denise Grace Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 06 329 8884 ADVERTISING RULES 1. The Advertiser undertakes that there is nothing stated or 5. In the event of a delay or failure to advise the Zealand contained in the advertisement that: Cat Fancy (Inc.,), without limiting the remedies of the a. is or is likely to be misleading or deceptive or infringe the $GYHUWLVHUPD\SXEOLVKWKHDGYHUWLVHPHQWRQWKHÀUVW  Fair Trading Act 1986 in any way; or subsequent reasonable date available unless the b. is defamatory in any part of the advertising material, in advertisement features a date or event that is affected by the breach of copyright, trademark or other intellectual or delay or failure. industrial property right; or 6. To cancel an advertisement the Advertiser must notify the New c. is otherwise in breach of any provision of any statute, Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc.,) and obtain cancellation approval. regulation, rule or law. 7. The charge for an advertisement will be in accordance with 2. The Advertiser agrees to indemnify the New Zealand Cat the rate current at the date of publication, unless agreed Fancy (Inc.,) against all or any losses, costs, otherwise in writing. demands, claims, damages, expenses, proceedings 8. If payment of the account is not made by the due date the and legal costs arising directly or indirectly out of: Advertiser may be liable for all costs of recovery and collection a. a breach of the terms of clause 1 above; fees. b. the New Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc) having to correct, 9. Cancellations will not be accepted after the nominated booking alter, amend, or otherwise change any advertisement deadline. to conform to style or for any other reason where such 10. Advertisements submitted for publication may also be correction, alteration, amendment or change has been reproduced in other manner without regard to form or location. carried out with reasonable care and skill; or c. arising out of any act or omission of the Advertiser or any act or omission of the New Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc) in exercising its right to correct, alter, amend or Breeder/Cattery Advertising Rates change an advertisement. Rates below include GST. 3. The New Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc.,) may refuse to publish Set-up costs additional. or may reject or withdraw any advertisement from Interior Pages publication without any reason being given to the Full Page Colour $400.00 Advertiser or may reject or withdraw any advertisement from publication if the advertiser does not recognise or ½ Page Colour $220.00 contravenes the aims, purposes and goals of the New ¼ Page Colour $120.00 Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc). FullPage B/W $86.25 4. The Advertiser undertakes to advise the New Zealand ½ Page B/W $57.50 Cat Fancy (Inc.,) immediately of any error appearing in ¼ Page B/W $28.75 any advertisement placed by that Advertiser. The New Zealand Cat Fancy (Inc.,) will then give For prices on Cover advertising contact:  FRQVLGHUDWLRQWRDQDGMXVWPHQWLQUHVSHFWRIWKHÀUVW  Gaynor Saxon- [email protected] incorrect insertion of the advertisement.

Flash Cats 26 Issue 15/03 NZCF MEETING NOTESwww.nzcf.comwww.nzcf.com

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15.20 amended to include - Once any cat has won more than  Ƭ   Š‡ ‡†‘”•‡†–Š‡ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ˆ‘”–Š‡š‡ —–‹˜‡‘— ‹Ž–‘ ‘‡ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡ ‡”–‹Ƥ ƒ–‡‹‹–•‘”‹‰‹ƒŽŽ›”‡‰‹•–‡”‡† ‘Ž‘—”ǡ–Š‡ the colour and breed code registered for that cat shall only be ”‡Ǧ—„‡”ƒ†ƒ‡‹‘” Šƒ‰‡•–‘–Š‡”—Ž‡•Ǥš‡ —–‹˜‡ changed upon completion of the process outlined in paras ‘— ‹Ž”‡•‘Ž˜‡†–Šƒ–„‡ ƒ—•‡–Š‡ ‡‡”ƒŽ—Ž‡•Ƭ‘Ž‹ ‹‡• 15.22 - 15.30. unless positive DNA testing is provided to support ‘ —‡– ‘‡•†‹”‡ –Ž›‘—–‘ˆ–Š‡‘•–‹–—–‹‘ǡ–Šƒ–’”‘’‘•‡† the colour change, in which case it can be changed. ƒ‡†‡–•™Š‹ ŠƒŽ–‡”–Š‡‹–‡––‘–Š‡ Ƭ—•–ƒŽ™ƒ›•

„‡ƒ†˜‹•‡†–‘–Š‡‡„‡”•Š‹’ǡ„›Šƒ˜‹‰–Š‡’”‘’‘•‡†™‘”†‹‰ ‹ Ž—†‡†‹ƒƒ‰‡†ƒˆ‘”ƒš‡ —–‹˜‡‘— ‹Ž‡‡–‹‰‘” Ǥ   ͙͛Ǥ͜”‡‡†‡”ǯ•™ƒ”†‘ˆ‡”‹– ‡”–‹Ƥ ƒ–‡•ƒ”‡‘ơ‡”‡†„›–Š‡ NZCF to the breeder of the NZCF registered pedigree exhibit   which in the opinion of the judge is most worthy of the award. ‹ ‡–Š‡ƒ’’‘‹–‡–‘ˆ ƒ‡‡„•–‡”–‘–Š‡”‘Ž‡‘ˆ  ‹•–‘”‹ƒ–Š‡”‡Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ—„‡”‘ˆ‹‹–‹ƒ–‹˜‡•’”‘’‘•‡†Ǥ š‡ —–‹˜‡‘— ‹ŽŠƒ˜‡„‡‡Šƒ’’›–‘‡†‘”•‡–Š‡•‡––‹‰—’         ‘ˆƒ ƒ ‡„‘‘’ƒ‰‡ƒ†ƒŽ•‘–Š‡Š‹•–‘”›’”‘Œ‡ –™Š‹ Š‹ Ž—†‡• 4.7 AMENDED ‘’Ž‡–‹‰„‹‘‰”ƒ’Š‹‡•‘ˆ•‘‡‘ˆ‘—”‘”‡•‡‹‘”‡„‡”•Ǥ All kittens entered in the show, or on exhibition, display, or as —„Ǧ ‘‹––‡‡‡„‡”•ƒ‹„‡”Ž‡›ǡ‡‹ŽŽ‹‰Ƭ a breed promotion, shall be a minimum of four calendar months ƒ”‰ƒ”‡– ƒ””‹•ƒ”‡‘™™‘”‹‰‘ƒ—„‡”‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ old on show day.  ǧ  4.8 At the discretion of the club, cats and kittens not entered in Ž—„• ƒ”‡“—‡•–’‘•–‹‰•ǡƒ†˜‡”–‹•‹‰–Š‡”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹”•Š‘™ the show, may be displayed, exhibited or promoted at the venue. • Š‡†—Ž‡ƒ†Ȁ‘” Ž‘•‹‰†ƒ–‡Ǥ‘”–ˆ‘Ž‹‘ƒƒ‰‡”• ƒ”‡“—‡•– Any kittens on display shall be a minimum of three calendar ’‘•–‹‰•”‡Žƒ–‹‰–‘–Š‡‹”ƒƒ‰‡‡–ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ‘•–‹‰•—•–„‡ months on show day. These cats and kittens shall be bound •—‹–ƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘”’—„Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‹–Š‡ˆ‘”ƒ–’”‘˜‹†‡†Ǥ‡’ƒ”ƒ–‡Ž‹•–‹‰• by the Show Bylaws including veterinary requirements where ƒ”‡–‘„‡‰‹˜‡–‘Ž—„‘–‹ ‡•Ǥ appropriate.

 Ȁ  Š‡”‡Šƒ•„‡‡ƒ”‡ ‡–‹ ”‡ƒ•‡‹„”‡‡†‡”•ƒ––‡’–‹‰–‘  ǧ      ”‡Š‘‡ ƒ–•Ȁ‹––‡•—†‡”——•—ƒŽ‘”‡‡”‰‡ › ‹” —•–ƒ ‡•Ǥ   Šƒ˜‡‡†‘”•‡†–Šƒ–ƒ”‡Š‘‹‰•‡ –‹‘„‡ƒ††‡†–‘‘—”‘–‹ ‡ †‡”–Š‡ —””‡–”—Ž‡•ȋŠ‘™›Žƒ™•͛Ǥ͙Ȍǡƒ–œ  Ǧ”‡‰‹•–‡”‡† ƒ–• ‘ƒ”†Ȃ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡•™‹ŽŽ„‡’”‘˜‹†‡†ƒ•–‘™Šƒ–ƒ”‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ƒ„‡•Š‘™—†‡”†‹•’‡•ƒ–‹‘„—––Šƒ–‡š’‹”‡•ƒˆ–‡”͞‘–Š• ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡•‹–—ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ ™Š‡–Š‡ ƒ–—•–„‡”‡‰‹•–‡”‡†ƒ•ƒ‹–‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ‹’‘”–Ǥ ”‡•‘Ž˜‡†–Šƒ––Š‡•–ƒ–—•“—‘”‡ƒ‹ǡ„—––Š‡›™‘—Ž†‡•—”‡–Šƒ–   ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘‹•’—„Ž‹•Š‡†Š‘™‘Ǧ Ǧ”‡‰‹•–‡”‡† ƒ–• ƒ„‡ Š‡ ‘Ǧ”‡’Ž›ˆ‘”—‹•–‘„‡—–‹Ž‹•‡†–‘ ‹” —Žƒ–‡–Š‡’”‡Ƥš ‡–‡”‡†‹–‘ •Š‘™•ǡ™‹–Š Ž—„•„‡‹‰‡ ‘—”ƒ‰‡†–‘‹ Ž—†‡ Ž‹•–•ˆ‘”ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽǤ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ƒ„‘—––Š‹•‹–Š‡‹”•Š‘™• Š‡†—Ž‡•Ǥ –‹•–Š‡‹–‡–‹‘ –‘”‡˜‹‡™–Š‹•ƒ––Š‡‡†‘ˆ–Š‡͚͙͘͞•Š‘™•‡ƒ•‘Ǥ   

Š‡˜‘–‡†—ƒ‹‘—•Ž›–‘ƒ ‡’––Š‡„”‡‡†•‡ –‹‘    ‘•—Ž–ƒ–‹‘‹–Šƒ––Š‡‹ƒ‡•‡‰”‘—’ ƒ”ƒ‡Ž•ƒ”‡–‘„‡ Š‡ —””‡–’‘Ž‹ ›ȋ Ƭ͚Ǥ͟Ȍ‰‹˜‡•‘”‡ƒŽ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡•ƒ„‘—––Š‡ •‡’ƒ”ƒ–‡†‹–‘„ƒ•‡ ‘Ž‘—”•ˆ‘”•Š‘™‹‰Ǥ ”‹–‡”‹ƒˆ‘”Ž‹ˆ‡‡„‡”•Š‹’–Š‡™‹ŽŽ†‡˜‡Ž‘’ƒ††‘ —‡– –Š‡•‡™Š‡‡š–†‡ƒŽ‹‰™‹–Š‘‹ƒ–‹‘•ƒ†‹ Ž—†‡ Š‡ ‹‰      ™Š‡–Š‡”ƒ‘‹‡‡‹•™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘„‡‘‹ƒ–‡†„‡ˆ‘”‡„ƒŽŽ‘–’ƒ’‡”• 5.3 amended to allow BSAC to approve or reject all experimental ƒ”‡†‹•–”‹„—–‡†Ǥ breeding programmes. 17.12 has been amended to include: In the case of death of one of the present owners then upon agreement from the estate of the deceased person ownership will transfer automatically to the other current owners.

Issue 15/03 27 Flash Cats The Official Publication of the New Zealand Cat Fancy Inc. NEW ZEALAND CAT FANCY INC. CONTACTS

Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘   ‡ƒ‹‰†‡   œ’‹‰†‡̻‡•Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͚͛͘͘͜͟͞͞ ‹ ‡Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘   ƒ›‘”ƒš‘   ‰ƒ›‘”•ƒš‘̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͙͙͙͘͘͜͞͠ ‹ƒ ‡Ƭ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹‘  ƒ›‘”ƒš‘   ‰ƒ›‘”•ƒš‘̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͙͙͙͘͘͜͞͠ Ȁƒ”‡–‹‰   ‡ƒ‹‰†‡   œ’‹‰†‡̻‡•Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͚͛͘͘͜͟͞͞ ”‡‡†–ƒ†ƒ”†•†˜‹•‘”›‘— ‹Ž ƒ‡‡„•–‡”   –ƒŽ‹Œƒ‡̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͛͛͛͘͞͝͝͞ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘‡ Š‘Ž‘‰›  ‡ƒ‹‰†‡   œ’‹‰†‡̻‡•Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͚͛͘͘͜͟͞͞ —†‰‡•    ‡„”‹•Šƒ™   ’‡”’‡–̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͘͜͟͟͜͝͡͝ ‡‰‹•–”ƒ”•   ‹ƒ‡ ‘Ž–‘   „‡Žœ‹ ƒ–œ̻Š‘–ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͙͙͛͘͟͜͞͝͝ Š‘™•    ‡––‡—   ƒ‡––‡Ǥ†—̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͘͟͟͝͠͠ š‡ —–‹˜‡‘— ‹Ž‡ ”‡–ƒ”›  Š”‹•‘™‡   •‡ ”‡–ƒ”›̻œ ˆǤ ‘  ͛͛͛͘͟͜͜͟͝ ͙͙͜͞Ž†‘ƒ Š†ǡ͞‡—‡͙͛͠͞ ”‡ƒ•—”‡”   ƒ”‹‘‡–Ž‡›   ƒ”‹‘Ǥ’‡–Ž‡›̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͛͛͘͜͜͞͞͞ ͚͝͡‹ŽŽ‘ƒ†ǡ–ƒ‹͙͚͝͝ ƒš͙͛͛͘͜͞͞͞͝ ”‹˜ƒ ›ƥ ‡”   ‡„”‹•Šƒ™   ’‡”’‡–̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͘͜͟͟͜͝͡͝ ‡„‡”•Š‹’‘‘”†‹ƒ–‘”  Š”‹•‘™‡   •‡ ”‡–ƒ”›̻œ ˆǤ ‘  ͛͛͛͘͟͜͜͟͝ ͙͙͜͞Ž†‘ƒ Š†ǡ͞‡—‡͙͛͠͞ ”‡Ƥš‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘•  Š”‹•‘™‡‡ ”‡–ƒ”›  •‡ ”‡–ƒ”›̻œ ˆǤ ‘  ͛͛͛͘͟͜͜͟͝ ‘‘—”•‡‰‹•–”ƒ”   ‘ƒ ‹ŽŽ   Œ‘ƒŠ‹ŽŽ̻‹Š—‰Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͛͘͜͠͡͞  ͚͜͞ƒ‘ ‹ŽŽ”‡•ǡŠ”‹•– Š—” Šǡ͙͘͠͠ ‘‰Šƒ‹”‡‰‹•–”ƒ”  ƒ›‡‹š‘   †‹š‘̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͛͘͘͟͜͟͝͞͠ ͙͟͟͞›‡•ƒ‘ƒ†ǡ͛ǡƒ—”ƒ‰ƒ͙͛͛͟ Š‘”–Šƒ‹”‡‰‹•–”ƒ”  —‡–ƒ””•   •–ƒ””•”—•̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͛͘͘͘͡͠͝ ͚͘ƒ”‹ŽŽ‘Žƒ ‡ǡƒ••‡›ǡ— Žƒ†͙͘͜͞ ”‘˜‹•‹‘ƒŽ‡‰‹•–”ƒ”  ˜‘•’†‡   ƒ•’†‡̻ Ž‡ƒ”Ǥ‡–Ǥœ  ͚͛͛͘͘͜͡͠͠ ͚‡—ƒǡ ‡Ž‡•˜‹ŽŽ‡͘͟͠͝ —†‰‡•‡‰‹•–”ƒ”   ȋ‡ˆ‡”–‘ —†‰‡•‘”–ˆ‘Ž‹‘ƒƒ‰‡”Ǧ‡„”‹•Šƒ™Ȍ Žƒ•Šƒ–•†‹–‘”   ƒ›‘”ƒš‘   ƪƒ•Š ƒ–•‡†‹–‘”̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͙͙͙͘͘͜͞͠ –ƒ–‹‘‡”›‡“—‹”‡‡–•  ƒ‹ ‡ƒ˜‡›   Ž‡‡‰”‰‘̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͘͟͜͞͝͞͡͠ ‡„•‹–‡ƒƒ‰‡”    ‘––ƒŽ‡”   •‰™ƒŽ‡”̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͚͚͛͘͘͘͜͠ ‹•–‘”‹ƒ   ƒ‡‡„•–‡”   –ƒŽ‹Œƒ‡̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͛͛͛͘͞͝͝͞

              „›••‹‹ƒƬ‘ƒŽ‹ƒ–Ž—„ˆ ƒ—”‡‡Ž†‡”   ‡Ž†‡”•̻•Ž‹‰•Š‘–Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͚͚͘͘͜͡͡͡ — Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„  Ǥ  ƒ”‹‡”‡†‡”‰ƒ•–ȋ –‹‰Ȍ  ”‘‹ƒ–̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͛͛͘͘͘͡͠͠ ‹”ƒƒ–Ž—„   Š‘†ƒ‘™‡   ‹•ƒ‹–›œ̻Š‘–ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͘͟͟͟͜͠͝͞͠ —”‡•‡ƒ–Ž—„‘ˆ  ‘”†‘ ˜‘”   ‰‘”†ƒ†’ƒ—Ž̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͛͛͛͛͘͟ ƒ–‡”„—”›ŽŽ”‡‡†•ƒ–Ž—„ ˜‘‡‡†‡”   „ŠƒŽ‹Š‹̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͙͛͛͛͘͜͝͠ ‡–”ƒŽ‹•–”‹ –•ƒ– ƒ ‹‡”•  Ǥ ƒ”‡‡‘›   šƒ–Š‡Ǥ ƒ–•̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͛͛͘͘͞͞͡͡ ‘‹‹‘Š‘”–Šƒ‹”ƒ–Ž—„  Ǥ ƒ”‹‡‡ƒ” ‡   ƒ”‹‡̸‡ƒ” ‡̻„œǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͛͛͘͘͜͟͠͠ ‡›•‡”Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„  ‹ƒ‡‡ƒ•   †‹̸•–‡˜‡̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͘͟͠Ǧ͚͞͝͞ ƒ‹Ž–‘ƒ–Ž—„  ‹–ƒŠ‡‡–Šƒȋ –‹‰Ȍ  ƒ‹–ƒ̸ Š‡‡–Šƒ̻Š‘–ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘ ͙͛͘͟͜͟͠͡͝ —–– ‡Ž‹‡Ž—„    —œƒ‡ ‘”†‘   •—‡Ǥ‰”ƒ̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͘͘͘͜͜͟͠ ƒ’‹–‹ ‘”‘™Š‡—ƒƒ–Ž—„  —†‹–Šƒ˜‹•   Žƒ”ƒ’‹–ƒ̻’ƒ”ƒ†‹•‡Ǥ‡–Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͘͘͜͜͡͝ ‘‰Šƒ‹”ƒ–”‡‡†‡”•••‘ ȋ Ȍ ƒ”‡‡‘‘•‹‰   •‡˜‡”ƒ›ƒ̻’ƒ”ƒ†‹•‡Ǥ‡–Ǥœ ͚͙͛͘͘͜͜͡͝ ‡–”‘’‘Ž‹–ƒŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”ƒ–Ž—„ ƒ—”‡‡Ž†‡”ȋ –‹‰Ȍ  ‡Ž†‡”•̻•Ž‹‰•Š‘–Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͚͚͘͘͜͡͡͡ ‹† •Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„  Ǥ  Š‡”‡‡—••‡ŽŽȋ –‹‰Ȍ  •Š‡”‡‡͙͚̻͘š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͛͘͘͟͟͟͠͡͝ ‡Ž•‘ƒ–Ž—„  Ǥ  ƒ‘Ž–ƒ   Šƒ‘˜‡”ˆƒ”̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͛͛͘͜͜͜͟͝͠ ƒ‹‡‘‘ƒ–Ž—„    ƒ”‹‡”‡†‡”‰ƒ•–  œ ̻‰ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͙͛͛͘͘͘͡͠͠ ‹ƒ‡•‡ƒ–••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘  Ǥ Šƒ”ƒ”›‡   †ƒ˜‡ƒ†•Šƒœ̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͛͛͛͛͘͜͜ –ƒ‰‘‹ƒ‡•‡ƬŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”‡†‹‰”‡‡ ƒƒƒ›Ž‘”   •ƒ”ƒ’Š‹•‹ƒ‡•‡̻›ƒŠ‘‘Ǥ ‘ ͙͛͘͜͜͝͞͡͞ ƒŽ‡”•–‘‘”–Šƒ–Ž—„  Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‡‡Š‹–‡   •‡ ”‡–ƒ”›̻’ ƒ– Ž—„Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͛͛͘͘͞͝ ƒ– Š‡•Ƭ‘‹–‡†  Ǥ  ƒ›‡‹š‘   †‹š‘̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͛͘͘͟͜͟͝͞͠ ‡†‹‰”‡‡‡”•‹ƒƒ– ƒ ‹‡”•Ž—„ ȀǦ—œƒ‡ ‘”†‘ȋ –‹‰Ȍ •—‡Ǥ‰”ƒ̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͘͘͘͜͜͟͠ ƒ ”‡†‡’Ž‡ƒ–Ž—„ȋȌ   ƒ‹ ‡ƒ˜‡›   Ž‡‡‰”‰‘̻Š‘–ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͚͘͟͜͞͝͞͡͠ Š‘”–Šƒ‹”ƒ–”‡‡†‡”•••   ‘ƒŽƒ    Œ‘ƒǤ Žƒ ̻‹‡ –Ǥ ‘Ǥœ  ͙͛͛͛͛͘͘͠͠ ‘—–Š‡””‘••ŽŽ”‡‡†•ƒ–Ž—„ Ž‹œƒ„‡–Š—””‹‡    ̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͘͘͜͜͝͞͠ ‘—–ŠŽƒ†ƒ– ƒ ‹‡”•  Ǥ  ‡––‡—   ‡––‡Ǥ†—̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͙͛͘͟͟͝͠͠ ƒ”ƒƒ‹ƒ–Ž—„   ›–‘‡•   Ž›Ǥ‹‡Ǥ•̻Š‘–ƒ‹ŽǤ ‘  ͘͟͜͜͞͝͠͝͝ Š‡”‹‡–ƒŽŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”ƒ–••‘  —‡–ƒ””•   •–ƒ””•”—•̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͛͛͘͘͘͡͠͝ ‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘ƒ–Ž—„  ƒ› ”–Š—”   ƒ”ƒ„‹†‹̻š–”ƒǤ ‘Ǥœ  ͚͚͛͛͘͘͜͡͡

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Note: * denotes Fee $ changes from 2013/14 Note: * denotes Fee $ changes from 2013/14 MEMBERSHIP FEES (Incl GST) PUBLICATIONS (Incl GST) Payable to Executive Secretary Payable to Treasurer (on receipt of debtors invoice) Membership Renewals due by 31/01/15 Pro-rata fees apply for new Full/Family members only at 9, 6, & 3 mths Flash Cats Advertising - Refer to rates listed separately in Flash Cats - Affiliate (Clubs) - incl. $50 contrib. for Clubs Pub. Liab. Ins$ 100.00 Flash Cats Breeders Directory - 4 Issues (invoiced)$ 24.00 Full $ 55.00 Flash Cats Folders (Transferred to Stationery below) Family - 2 members$ 70.00 Family - 3 members$ 85.00 REGISTRATION FEES Junior $ 15.50 3D\DEOHWR/+6+ 355HJLVWUDUV Associate (in NZ) *$ 40.00 Associate (in NZ) - Family - 2 members *$ 50.00 Registrations: per Litter Associate (in NZ) - Family - 3 members *$ 60.00 Per Litter - up to 4 months of age$ 26.00 Associate (in NZ) - Junior$ 10.00 Per Litter - over 4 months of age$ 52.00 Associate (Overseas) *$ 42.00 Imported Cat/ Registration$ 41.00 Late Payment Fee after 31/01/15 (Existing Affil. & Full/Family Mbrs only) *$ 55.00 Penalty Fine for Non-Registration of Litter$ 50.00 Each membership type includes 4 issues of Flash Cats per year Transfers: per Cat/Kitten$ 6.50 OTHER ADMIN. FEES Breeding Cats & Kittens (incl certified 4-Generation Pedigree)$ 32.50 Payable to Executive Secretary Non-Breeding Cats & Kittens$ 6.50 Agendas & Minutes (sent to members via NZCF no reply forum) *- Penalty Fine for Non-Transfer - per cat/kitten$ 10.00 Cattery Accreditation (Bi-Annual)$ 50.00 Complaints - NZCF Members only$ 51.00 Certified Pedigrees: Kitten/Cat Notice Board Fee - Annual Fee paid with Membership *$ 10.00 3 Generation $ 21.00 4 Generation $ 26.00 Governance Documents 5 Generation $ 41.00 Downloads available fm NZCF Website 6 Generation $ 77.00 7 Generation $ 100.00 BREED SECTION FEES 8 Generation $ 150.00 Payable to Executive Secretary Colour, Name or Sex Change$ 6.50 All members - 1st section Free Breeders - All breeds bred Free Export Documentation$ 5.50 Non-breeders - 2nd & subsequent sections$ 12.00 Leasing Fee: New for 1st year (incl certified 4-Gen.Pedigree)$ 38.50 Standard of Points - LH with cover poa Leasing Fee: Renewal for 2nd & final year$ 12.50 Standard of Points - SH with cover poa Standard of Points - LH without cover poa SHOW FEES Standard of Points - SH without cover poa Payable by Clubs to Treasurer

HONOURS Benching Fees: Payable to Honours Registrar Pedigree - per exhibitor per ring (1st exhibit)$ 4.00 Domestic/Companion - per exhibitor per ring (1st exhibit)$ 4.00 Honours Certificates: Penalty Levy for late receipt of marked catalogue to Hon. Registrar $ 5.00 per day Champion & Premier (no free copy issued)$ 6.50 Penalty Levy for late receipt of Benching Fees to Treasurer $ 5.00 per day Grand to Gold (for additional copies as 1st copy free)$ 6.50 Medallions - Gold, Silver & Bronze (incl postage)$ 18.50 Shows IT Package Fee: Payable by Clubs on invoice$ 115.00

JUDGING FEES Payable to Executive Secretary +$1'/(56 67(:$5'6&2856()((6 Applies to 2016 Show Year - fees payable in full by 31 March 2015 Payable to Treasurer Show Application Fees: Admission to Judges School$ 125.00 Clubs - Show Application Fees - per Ring$ 50.00 Admission to Transfer Panel$ 80.00 Clubs - Show Late Application Fee - for fees received after 31/03/15$ 25.00 Handlers Course Fees (must be NZCF Members) *$ 40.00 Note: Co-operatively held shows attract separate show application fees Stewards Course Fees (must be NZCF Members) *$ 40.00 Combined Handlers & Stewards Course Fees *$ 60.00 STATIONERY Payable to Treasurer PREFIX FEES Payable to Executive Secretary Desexing Contracts (per 50) ( incl postage)$ 14.00 Flash Cats Folders ( incl postage) *$ 25.00 New Prefix - incl 2 x Governance Books $ 85.00 NZCF Badges (Gold on Blue) (incl postage)$ 6.70 Additional Owner Joining an Existing Prefix$ 35.00 Changes to Spelling of Prefix - Applicant Error$ 16.00 All other NZCF forms are available as downloads from the NZCF website

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2015 NZCF SHOW CALENDAR

              Ƭ —†ƒ›͙͛–Š‡’–‡„‡” ƒ–‡”„—”›ŽŽ”‡‡†•     ͜ ƒ–‡”„—”› ‡• —†ƒ›͚͟–Š‡’–‡„‡” — Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ ͜— Žƒ†  ‡• ƒ–—”†ƒ›͛”† –‘„‡” ‹ƒ‡•‡ǦŽŽŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”ȋ͛”‹‰•Ȍ     ‹ƒ‡•‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽ‹•–Ǧȋ͙Ȍ”‹‰ ͜Š”‹•– Š—” Š ‡• ƒ–—”†ƒ›͙͛•– –‘„‡” ‡†‹‰”‡‡‡”•‹ƒ—’”‡‡ŽŽ”‡‡†•    ‘’ƒ‹‘•Ƭ‘‡•–‹ • ͞‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘ ›‡•

2016 NZCF SHOW CALENDAR

Saturday 5 March Tosca (All Shorthair) 3 Auckland ‡• Sunday 6 March Shorthair Cat Breeders (Pedigree SH, Domestic &Companions) 4 ƒ–‡”„—”› ‡• Saturday 12 March —”‡•‡ƒ–Ž—„  ȋ‡–”ƒŽȌ 5 Palmerston Nth ‡• Sunday 13 March ƒ–‡”„—”›ŽŽ”‡‡†• 4 ƒ–‡”„—”› ‡• Saturday 19 March Metropolitan SHCC (All Pedigree SH) 3 Auckland ‡• Sunday 27 March ‘—–Š‡””‘••ŽŽ”‡‡†•ƒ–Ž—„ 4 Dunedin ‡• Saturday 2 April Dominion Shorthair (All Breeds) 4 Wellington ‡• Saturday 9 April    -- TBA -- Saturday 16 April ‡–”ƒŽ‹•–”‹ –•ƒ–Ž—„ 3 Masterton ‡• Saturday 16 April ‹ƒ‡•‡ǦŽŽŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”ȋ͛”‹‰•Ȍ‹ƒ‡•‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽ‹•–Ǧȋ͙Ȍ”‹‰ 4 Christchurch ‡• Sunday 24 April — Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ 4 Auckland ‡• Saturday 30 April Annual Awards Dinner Palmerston Nth Sunday 1 May ƒŽ‡”•–‘‘”–Šƒ–Ž—„  Ǧƒ–‹‘ƒŽŠ‘™ 4 Palmerston Nth ‡• Saturday 7 May ‹”ƒƒ–Ž—„Ƭ‘’ƒ‹‘ 4TBA ‡• Sunday 15 May LH Cat Breeders Assoc (SI) 4 TBA ‡• Saturday 21 May ƒ”ƒƒ‹ƒ–Ž—„ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•Ȍ 4 New Plymouth ‡• Saturday 21 May —”‡•‡ƒ–Ž—„  ȋ Ȍ 5 Christchurch ‡• ƒ–—”†ƒ›͚͠ƒ› ‹† •Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„  ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•ǡ‘‡•–‹ Ƭ‘’ƒ‹‘Ȍ 4TBA ‡• Sunday 5 June ‡›•‡”Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•Ȍ 4TBA ‡• Sunday 12 June ƒ–‡”„—”›ŽŽ”‡‡†• 4 ƒ–‡”„—”› ‡• Sunday 19 June ‡ŽŽ‹‰–‘ƒ–Ž—„ 4 Wellington ‡• Sunday 26 June — Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•Ȍ 4 Auckland ‡• Sunday 3 July ƒ‹Ž–‘ƒ–Ž—„ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•Ȍ 4 Hamilton ‡• Saturday 9 July Sacred Temple - Birman & Companions 5 Wellington ‡• Saturday 16 July Pedigree Fanciers- (N/S Cats & Kittens, Doms & Coms) 4 Wellington ‡• Sunday 24 July ‡›•‡”Žƒ†ƒ–Ž—„ȋŽŽ”‡‡†•Ȍ 4TBA ‡• Saturday 30 July ‡Ž•‘ƒ–Ž—„ 4Nelson ‡• Saturday 13 August Hutt Feline & Pedigree Persian (All Breeds) Domestic & Companions 6 Wellington ‡• Sunday 14 August Shorthair Cat Breeders (Pedigree SH, Domestic & Companions) 4 Christchurch ‡• Sunday 21 August LH Cat Breeders Assoc (SI) Inc 4 Christchurch ‡• —†ƒ›͜‡’–‡„‡” Kapiti Horowhenua 3 Kapiti ‡•

ƒ–͛Ƭ—͜‡’–‡„‡” Patches & Pointed (All Breeds) 6 TBA ‡• —†ƒ›͙͙‡’–‡„‡” ƒ–‡”„—”›ŽŽ”‡‡†• 4 ƒ–‡”„—”› ‡• ƒ–—”†ƒ›͙ –‘„‡” ‹ƒ‡•‡ǦŽŽŠ‘”–Šƒ‹”ȋ͛”‹‰•Ȍ‹ƒ‡•‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽ‹•–Ǧȋ͙Ȍ”‹‰ 4 Christchurch ‡•

Please note:.. Not all 2016 show dates are included on this page, show dates and venues may change from time to time, please check on the NZCF Website for more up to date details and more show dates.

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