THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. 2016 Annual Board Meeting Town and Country Resort and Convention Center San Diego, California August 31 - September 2, 2016 (Open Session)
August 31, 2016, Wednesday, 8:30AM ACTION PAGE
Welcome and Call to Order 1. Roll Call Mays Verbal...... - 2. President's Remarks Mays Verbal ...... - Ethics Mays Verbal...... -
Consent Agenda 1. Minutes, Corrections/Additions EO Approve ...... - Motion for payment of Rebate to IN Region 2. Motion to pay expenses for EO Approve ...... - Judging Administrator
Executive Session (See Executive Agenda)
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 1 September 1, 2016, Thursday, 8:30AM
Governance 1. Future Meetings Update ...... - Winter 2017 January 25-27-Portland, OR Crockett ...... - Spring 2017 May 19-21 -Harlingen, TX EO ...... - Annual 2017 August 30-September 1 Corpus Christi, TX, Klamm ...... - Annual 2018 Birmington, AL August 29-31 Patton ...... -
Fiduciary/Business Reports 1. Year End Financial Review Fisher Receive ...... 6 2. Hotel and per diem rates BOD Approve ...... - 3. Marketing Report Fulkerson Receive ...... 14 4. Communications Coordinator Fulkerson Receive...... 28 5. Update on Ticketing System, Jones ...... to be furnished Phone System, IT Program Manager
Proposals Board Governance 1. Ethics and Minutes Vasquez/Adler ...... 29
LUNCH - 11AM-12:30PM
Proposals (continued)
Registration Rules (Requires Membership Approval) 1. Update 33.8.3 (Clarify: Must be shown as ANB ...... 33 in 10 separate shows for Ch advancement)
Show Rules (Requires Membership Approval) 1. Amend 212.3, 212.4 - Top 10 AB Alter Finals Proposal ...... 34 (held over from Spring meeting.)
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 2 Standing Rules 1. Amend 901.4.3.4 - Stadter ...... 36 (remove redundant/incorrect sentence) 2. Amend 907.2 - RW/IW. Stadter ...... 37 Beginning the show year 1996-97, International Winner (IW) and Regional Winner (RW) will automatically be added to the TOP 20 CAT, LH/SH CAT, KITTEN, ALTER, HOUSEHOLD PET or HOUSEHOLD PET KITTEN winners in the records at the Executive Office. A new Certificate of Registration with the title added to the cat’s name may be requested by submission of the original certificate and a $7 fee.
Judging Program 1. Amend 410.1.1 (Guest Judges) Anderson ...... 38 plus add new Standing Rule
Clerking Program 1. Amend Clerking Manual 51.2 .5 Board ...... 39 Test fees for both Ring Clerks and Entry Clerks 2. Amend Clerking Manual 58.4 Board ...... 40 Entry Clerk Test fees
BREAK - 2-30-2:45PM
Discussion 1. Jewelry Proposal Adler ...... 41 2. China/Taiwan-Mem Nums Dickie...... 42 3. Chinese Association Website Adler ...... 43 4. Enfi Agreement Adler/Bourreau...... 44 5. Trainee Judges picking Anderson ...... - AB sponsors 6. Rules for Membership Lists Mays/Adler...... - Opt out of address/email addresses being provided to candidates/other members 7. Review of Follow Up Report Mays ...... 47
Information Update 1. Online Education for Judges-GOTOMEETING Mays ...... - 2. Trademark/TICA Cat Logo Adler ...... - Marketing Purposes
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 3 September 2, 2016, Friday, 8:30AM
Breed Reports Comments from Rules/Genetics Wood ...... - 1. Australian Mist Hanvey ...... 53 2. Burmilla Mohr ...... 54 3. Chausie Tullo ...... 76 4. Highlander Lively ...... 77 5. Khao Manee ...... to be furnished
Presentations 1. Judges’ Guild Savant ...... - 3. 2018 Annual Patton ...... - SE Region Gilmore/Tomlin...... - Presentation 2, 2019 Annual, Mahan/MP ...... - MP Region Members...... -
Advancements 1. Toybob (Exp to Reg Only) Eckhardt ...... 79 2. Lykoi (ANB to Ch) Gobble ...... 98
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 4 Members Open Meeting Supplemental Information
1. 2016 Show Counts Report (Final/Rebate) ...... 110 Show Season Catalogs (by Weekend) ...... 111 2. 2017 Show Season Catalogs (by Weekend) ...... 114 Show Counts Report (Entries) ...... 116 Regional Show Season Detail (Shows) ...... 117 3. Active Clubs by Region...... 131 4. TICA Registrations - All...... 145 5. TICA Registrations 2016 ...... 147 6. Credits used online Report - 494 ...... - 7. Dom X Dom Litters Registered - None ...... -
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 5 2:52 PM TICA Accrual Basis Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2016 Jun 30, 16 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings IBC-CD-1YR 15,599.61 IBC-CD 6MO 15,158.83 PayPal Account 658.51 RBC Investment Account 406,617.11 TSB-General 717,085.84 TSB-Payroll 111,939.83 Total Checking/Savings 1,267,059.73 Other Current Assets Accounts Receivable 10,190.00 A/R Membership 5,619.00 Interest Receivable 2,240.65 Inventory Yearbook 900.00 PrePaid Expenses 21,434.14 Total Other Current Assets 40,383.79 Total Current Assets 1,307,443.52 Fixed Assets capital lease improvement 96,911.39 Equipment/Machinery 171,559.01 Furniture/Fixtures 32,263.04 Recorded Depreciation -251,650.43 Total Fixed Assets 49,083.01 TOTAL ASSETS 1,356,526.53
LIABILITIES & EQUITY Current Liabilities Accounts Payable 45,580.22 Other Current Liabilities Credits Payable Membership 79,086.54 Deferred Income 96,200.01 Payroll Liabilities 6,409.24 Payroll Payable 29,608.07 Total Other Current Liabilities 211,303.86 Total Current Liabilities 256,884.08 Long Term Liabilities Compensated Absences 21,721.06 Total Liabilities 278,605.14 Equity Retained Earnings 491,782.18 Unrestricted Fund Balance 465,155.24 Net Income 120,983.97 Total Equity 1,077,921.39 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,356,526.53
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 6 1 of 1 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget Ordinary Income/Expense Income 01 Memberships 109,656.02 104,000.00 5,656.02 105.44% 02 Family Memberships 1,860.00 2,000.00 -140.00 93.0% 03 International Memberships 105,835.03 80,000.00 25,835.03 132.29% 04 Additional Breed Sections 2,780.00 2,000.00 780.00 139.0% 05 Cattery Registrations 137,967.00 115,500.00 22,467.00 119.45% 06 Individual Registrations 85,921.00 78,750.00 7,171.00 109.11% 07 Blue Slips 273,585.00 240,000.00 33,585.00 113.99% 08 Litter Registrations 246,179.00 215,000.00 31,179.00 114.5% 09 HHP Registrations 3,646.00 4,000.00 -354.00 91.15% 10 Transfers/Leases 50,275.00 40,000.00 10,275.00 125.69% 11 Dup/Corr/Add or Delete Suff 24,394.00 21,000.00 3,394.00 116.16% 12 Title Confirmations 33,740.00 35,000.00 -1,260.00 96.4% 13 Supreme Title Confirmations 5,550.00 5,000.00 550.00 111.0% 14 Cert 3-Gen Pedigrees 86,807.00 73,500.00 13,307.00 118.11% 15 Cert 5-Gen Pedigrees 147,700.00 130,000.00 17,700.00 113.62% 16 Club Charters 1,050.00 1,000.00 50.00 105.0% 17 Club Fees Renewals 6,360.00 5,000.00 1,360.00 127.2% 18 Judges Fees 4,207.00 4,500.00 -293.00 93.49% 19 Show License Fees 39,475.00 42,000.00 -2,525.00 93.99% 20 Annual Awards Fees 59,760.00 58,000.00 1,760.00 103.03% 21 Show Insurance Fees 21,400.00 20,000.00 1,400.00 107.0% 22 Publications 17.00 0.00 17.00 100.0% 23 TICA TREND 22,667.00 12,000.00 10,667.00 188.89% 24 TICA Yearbook 50,179.00 58,000.00 -7,821.00 86.52% 25 Miscellaneous 2,194.75 1,000.00 1,194.75 219.48% 26 COE/OSTD Cattery 1,940.00 3,000.00 -1,060.00 64.67% 27 Election Filing Fees 380.00 300.00 80.00 126.67% 28 Wire Transfer Fees 315.00 300.00 15.00 105.0% 29 Donations 233.00 0.00 233.00 100.0% 30 Clerking Fees 1,255.00 1,000.00 255.00 125.5%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 7 1 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget
31 OS/OD/LA 1,090.00 750.00 340.00 145.33% 32 Annual Awards Dup/Frt 740.10 2,000.00 -1,259.90 37.01% 33 Website Breeder Listings 12,350.00 4,000.00 8,350.00 308.75% 34 Website Banner Ads 42,225.00 35,000.00 7,225.00 120.64% 35 Website Classified Ads 1,430.00 1,000.00 430.00 143.0% 37 Rush 29,761.00 25,000.00 4,761.00 119.04% 39 Complaint Fees 460.00 400.00 60.00 115.0% 40 Shipping Fees 2,993.79 1,000.00 1,993.79 299.38% 41 Annual Awards Sponsorships 3,625.00 3,000.00 625.00 120.83% 42 Late Fees (Judges/Pstg Due/ 2,320.00 1,500.00 820.00 154.67% 43 Affinity Program 1,966.07 3,000.00 -1,033.93 65.54% 44 Return Check Svc/Handling 240.00 400.00 -160.00 60.0% 45 Rtnd Chks/Handling Fees 0.00 400.00 -400.00 0.0% 46 Refunds 1,367.75 0.00 1,367.75 100.0% 48 Visitor Guide ads 3,005.00 0.00 3,005.00 100.0% Corporate Sponsorships 166,399.99 35,000.00 131,399.99 475.43% Deposits - Other -27,562.01 0.00 -27,562.01 100.0% Gross Profit 1,769,739.49 1,464,300.00 305,439.49 120.86%
Expense ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM Banquet Expense 1,138.80 3,500.00 -2,361.20 32.54% Freight and Postage 2,229.19 1,000.00 1,229.19 222.92% Plaques/Trophies 7,184.73 7,500.00 -315.27 95.8% Regional Rebate 21,380.00 25,000.00 -3,620.00 85.52% Rosettes 3,921.27 4,000.00 -78.73 98.03% Total ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM 35,853.99 41,000.00 -5,146.01 87.45% BANK Card Charges 27,292.30 27,000.00 292.30 101.08% PayPal Fees 29,673.71 27,000.00 2,673.71 109.9% Service Charges 2,533.17 5,000.00 -2,466.83 50.66% Total BANK 59,499.18 59,000.00 499.18 100.85%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 8 2 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget
BOARD MEETING EXPENSE Annual Meeting Appointed Officials - Lodging 0.00 1,400.00 -1,400.00 0.0% Appointed Officials - Per Diem 1,905.57 600.00 1,305.57 317.6% Appointed Officials - Travel Telephone 130.50 Transportation 278.95 Appointed Officials - Travel - Other 3,713.51 2,400.00 1,313.51 154.73% Total Appointed Officials - Travel 4,122.96 2,400.00 1,722.96 171.79% Board-Lodging 17,193.41 12,180.00 5,013.41 141.16% Board-Per Diem 5,057.97 5,400.00 -342.03 93.67% Board-Travel 13,961.68 13,300.00 661.68 104.98% Room/Refreshments/Supplies 8,050.23 3,000.00 5,050.23 268.34% WYNDHAM GRAND 4,394.95 Total Annual Meeting 54,686.77 38,280.00 16,406.77 142.86% Spring Meeting Board-Lodging 245.98 500.00 -254.02 49.2% Board-Travel 0.00 500.00 -500.00 0.0% Total Spring Meeting 245.98 1,000.00 -754.02 24.6% WCC Meeting 0.00 1,000.00 -1,000.00 0.0% Winter Meeting Appointed Officials-Lodging 805.32 300.00 505.32 268.44% Appointed Officials-Per Diem 127.61 300.00 -172.39 42.54% Appointed Officials-Travel 818.81 800.00 18.81 102.35% Board-Lodging 4,090.41 4,500.00 -409.59 90.9% Board-Travel 7,579.93 9,000.00 -1,420.07 84.22% Board -Per Diem 1,709.78 2,800.00 -1,090.22 61.06% Room/Refreshments/Supplies 25.50 500.00 -474.50 5.1% Total Winter Meeting 15,157.36 18,200.00 -3,042.64 83.28% Total BOARD MEETING EXPENSE 70,090.11 58,480.00 11,610.11 119.85% COMMUNICATIONS Telephone 22,124.36 18,000.00 4,124.36 122.91%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 9 3 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget Website 0.00 2,300.00 -2,300.00 0.0% Total COMMUNICATIONS 22,124.36 20,300.00 1,824.36 108.99% COMPUTER Equipment 2,788.43 2,000.00 788.43 139.42% Programming Loom Technologies 79,356.00 90,000.00 -10,644.00 88.17% Programming - Other 5,325.70 30,000.00 -24,674.30 17.75% Total Programming 84,681.70 120,000.00 -35,318.30 70.57% Software 9,500.00 10,000.00 -500.00 95.0% Staff expenses 4,063.88 2,500.00 1,563.88 162.56% Supplies/Support 1,503.81 4,000.00 -2,496.19 37.6% Total COMPUTER 102,537.82 138,500.00 -35,962.18 74.04% Corporate remittance received -552.97 CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP 122,647.94 35,000.00 87,647.94 350.42% DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 20,805.72 12,000.00 8,805.72 173.38% DUES/MISC/SUBS/GIFTS 1,656.03 1,500.00 156.03 110.4% FREIGHT AND POSTAGE Box Rent/Permits 170.00 150.00 20.00 113.33% Freight-Customers 2,710.92 1,500.00 1,210.92 180.73% Freight-Show Supplies 1,686.80 2,200.00 -513.20 76.67% Freight - Marketing 16,934.78 3,000.00 13,934.78 564.49% Miscellaneous Postage 68.54 500.00 -431.46 13.71% Other Freight Charges 561.13 2,000.00 -1,438.87 28.06% Postage Meter 58,694.72 58,000.00 694.72 101.2% Total FREIGHT AND POSTAGE 80,826.89 67,350.00 13,476.89 120.01% INSURANCE Director's Liability Insurance 2,941.00 3,000.00 -59.00 98.03% General/Administrative 2,683.00 1,000.00 1,683.00 268.3% Judge's Liability 1,305.00 1,500.00 -195.00 87.0% Property 2,622.00 2,500.00 122.00 104.88% Show Liability 19,807.85 22,000.00 -2,192.15 90.04% Total INSURANCE 29,358.85 30,000.00 -641.15 97.86%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 10 4 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget
MARKETING Advertising 3,588.61 2,000.00 1,588.61 179.43% Printed Materials 28,776.99 0.00 28,776.99 100.0% Special Events 56,089.29 10,000.00 46,089.29 560.89% Supplies 6,380.05 2,000.00 4,380.05 319.0% Travel Expense 4,897.17 4,000.00 897.17 122.43% Total MARKETING 99,732.11 18,000.00 81,732.11 554.07% OFFICE EQUIPMENT Leases 42,590.04 38,000.00 4,590.04 112.08% Maintenance 220.45 500.00 -279.55 44.09% Purchase 443.26 2,000.00 -1,556.74 22.16% Total OFFICE EQUIPMENT 43,253.75 40,500.00 2,753.75 106.8% OFFICE MAINTENANCE Repairs 506.53 1,000.00 -493.47 50.65% Total OFFICE MAINTENANCE 506.53 1,000.00 -493.47 50.65% OFFICE SUPPLIES Laminating Supplies 699.40 1,000.00 -300.60 69.94% Other 8,012.92 10,000.00 -1,987.08 80.13% Paper 2,859.01 3,000.00 -140.99 95.3% Total OFFICE SUPPLIES 11,571.33 14,000.00 -2,428.67 82.65% PAYROLL Contract Labor 8,732.86 0.00 8,732.86 100.0% Employee Benefits 16,727.05 12,800.00 3,927.05 130.68% Salary/Wages Employee Development 1,125.11 Salary/Wages - Other 619,185.02 577,500.00 41,685.02 107.22% Total Salary/Wages 620,310.13 577,500.00 42,810.13 107.41% Taxes 49,305.29 51,200.00 -1,894.71 96.3% Total PAYROLL 695,075.33 641,500.00 53,575.33 108.35% PRINTING Administration 13,187.70 10,000.00 3,187.70 131.88% Judges Books 2,022.68 0.00 2,022.68 100.0%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 11 5 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget Other 606.70 1,000.00 -393.30 60.67% Total PRINTING 15,817.08 11,000.00 4,817.08 143.79% PROFESSIONALS FEES Accounting and Audit 21,735.00 15,500.00 6,235.00 140.23% Balloting 3,500.00 800.00 2,700.00 437.5% Legal 11,551.50 11,000.00 551.50 105.01% Payroll Preparation 1,669.77 2,000.00 -330.23 83.49% Total PROFESSIONALS FEES 38,456.27 29,300.00 9,156.27 131.25% REIMBURSEMENTS BOD Misc 104.00 0.00 104.00 100.0% Total BOD 104.00 0.00 104.00 100.0% Judging Administrator Fees 2,500.00 2,500.00 0.00 100.0% Postage/Supplies 403.99 300.00 103.99 134.66% Total Judging Administrator 2,903.99 2,800.00 103.99 103.71% Total REIMBURSEMENTS 3,007.99 2,800.00 207.99 107.43% RENT AND UTILITIES Custodial 6,829.50 7,000.00 -170.50 97.56% Rent 30,768.00 33,000.00 -2,232.00 93.24% Total RENT AND UTILITIES 37,597.50 40,000.00 -2,402.50 93.99% SECURITY 511.97 500.00 11.97 102.39% TAXES Property 745.96 3,500.00 -2,754.04 21.31% Total TAXES 745.96 3,500.00 -2,754.04 21.31% TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS Officers 0.00 1,000.00 -1,000.00 0.0% Total TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS 0.00 1,000.00 -1,000.00 0.0% TREND EXPENSES Editorial Fees 18,600.00 18,600.00 0.00 100.0% Publishing and Distributuion 105,080.41 88,000.00 17,080.41 119.41% Total TREND EXPENSES 123,680.41 106,600.00 17,080.41 116.02%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 12 6 of 7 2:51 PM TICA Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual July 2015 through June 2016
Jul '15 - Jun 16 Budget $ Over Budget % of Budget
YEARBOOK Editorial Fees 14,000.00 16,500.00 -2,500.00 84.85% Freight 6,682.25 7,800.00 -1,117.75 85.67% Publishing 32,420.26 38,000.00 -5,579.74 85.32% Reimbursed Expenses 453.32 500.00 -46.68 90.66% Total YEARBOOK 53,555.83 62,800.00 -9,244.17 85.28% Total Expense 1,668,359.98 1,435,630.00 233,282.95 116.21% Net Ordinary Income 101,379.51 28,670.00 72,709.51 353.61% Other Income/Expense Other Income Interest Income 6,484.26 4,000.00 2,484.26 162.11% Other Income 13,120.20 0.00 13,120.20 100.0% Total Other Income 19,604.46 4,000.00 15,604.46 490.11% Net Income 120,983.97 32,670.00 88,313.97 370.32%
2016 Annual Meeting, Page Page 13 7 of 7
June 30, 2016
To the Board of Directors The International Cat Association, Inc.
Marketing Strategic Plan
TICA’s Marketing and Outreach Committee offers their analysis, thoughts and recommendations for a short and long term marketing plan. Initial discussion and analysis was conducted with approximately 25 TICA members (judges, applicants and trainees) at the Albuquerque CEU Fiesta on June 12 and continued with discussion and planning the following day among members of the Committee and guests. Finally, a draft document was circulated among all those who had participated in discussions and all members of the Marketing Committee. We welcome discussion.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 14 TICA is a Business Though historically operating as a not for profit organization, TICA has only recently been given nonprofit status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. TICA is, and always has been, a corporation, subject to the limits and laws governing this type of business structure and including the fiduciary responsibility of its elected officials and officers to put the welfare and best interests of the corporation above their own personal or other business interests and to use appropriate care and diligence when acting on behalf of the corporation, including the personal acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to understand and execute responsibilities. They are expected to exercise reasonable prudence in carrying out their duties to achieve the best interests of the corporation. TICA’s “business” is a Registry of Cats. In accordance with TICA’s prior business planning, TICA’s success and health is partly measured by its registration activity. The following graphic depicts registrations by year among select registries.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 15 The following tracks the registration of selected TICA breeds.
An important set of data not available to the Committee is a breakdown between registrations originating within North America and those outside North America. Intuitively, the Committee feels that a decline in North American registrations is masked by growth outside North America – for both U.S. based registries. What Does TICA Have to Market? Fabulous felines, fun and friendship, of course! In a nutshell, TICA must market Cats, the Cat Fancy, and TICA, itself. While cats currently enjoy an increased popularity, they are yet to enjoy the same perceived value as dogs. Much marketing, research and information focuses on dogs, with a noticeable lack of the presence of things “feline.” TICA is in a unique position to supply information and expertise regarding cat behavior and care to cat lovers and enthusiasts all over the world. TICA’s basic business centers on the preservation of our unique cat breeds. While we embrace “ALL CATS” and cherish the non-pedigreed cat, a primary mission is to preserve the breeds and support the breeding and showing of healthy cat breeds. TICA’s cat shows, title and award programs recognize this effort. Finally, it is important to market TICA, our organization. By striving to be the “go to” for all things “cat”, TICA becomes preeminent in the pet industry world and will attract additional corporate partners to support the advancement of the organization and the value of the cat as a companion animal. Clearly by our participation at pet expos and vet conferences, we have already attracted new corporate business partners.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 16 Where Are The World’s Cat Lovers?
Where Do People Get Their Cats in the U.S.?
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 17 Analysis Time Considerable brainstorming time was spent focusing on scanning the environment for political, economic, social and technological factors that could affect TICA either positively or negatively and present opportunities. In addition, TICA was discussed as a business to identify strengths, weaknesses, and threats that could affect our association and its success. Following reflect brainstorming data in those areas:
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 18 With apologies, the Committee recognizes that their analysis is U.S.-centric, but still very important to TICA’s future. Many observations apply all across TICA’s world. Following are the primary environmental changes that influenced the Committee’s discussion and recommendations. Political Change There is a noticeable lack of animal advocates except for the animal rights advocates (at both a local and national level.) More and more local governments in the U.S. are passing pet limits, mandatory spay/neuter and breeder licensing. With the lobbying for such legislation, animal rights activists are probably responsible for a cultural shift to “Adopt Not Shop” – causing the purchase of a pedigreed cat to be considered less socially acceptable than “rescue-ing.” Social Change The Millennials: At the same time, a new generation is growing, with different views and perceptions of the world. The “Baby Boomers,” who had been our cat fancy base, are rapidly taking second – and third place – to an upcoming group called the Millennials. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000 (approximately 16-35), number 83.1 million, exceeding the 75.4 million baby boomers. This tech- and text-savvy group comprises 27 percent of the U.S. adult population, and, by 2018, their spending power will reach $3.39 trillion. Market researchers note that there are currently 43 million pet owners in the 18- to 34-year-old-age group—which is 31 percent of all pet owners. “About 74 percent of millennial pet owners own a dog, nearly half own a cat,” said Bob Vetere, President and CEO of the American Pet Products Association. The following quotes are taken from pet industry readings. . “Quite simply, not understanding them, not finding ways to be relevant or engaging to them, and not adapting to their new expectations are the easiest ways for a brand to fail.” Kerry Sutherland, owner of K. Sutherland PR . “Millennials learn of pet products through the Internet more than any other generation, but they use pet product company websites less than any other group. They tend to spend more on their pets than previous groups, and products that previous generations may have found as discretionary, the millennials are finding as necessary.” Bob Vetere, President and CEO of the American Pet Products Association.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 19 While the Millennials are devoted and discriminating pet owners, they also are presented with many, many ways to spend their leisure/entertainment time, are very tech savvy, and devotees of social media. Cats Rule: Somewhat unexplained is the current social fascination with cats. There are more cat themed videos and photos on the web and social media than any other subject. We see cat cafes, cat video festivals, cats used in commercials, cat apps and even a CatCon.
Technology Change Technology has advanced to the point that people are literally able to hold it in their hands. Technology is a necessity in allowing TICA to communicate with and service our customers and potential customers. Technology will play an even more important role in the life of “The Millennial.” “Many of these millennials grew up leashed to the Internet. As a result, the 18- to 34-year- olds generally prefer a convenient, mobile shopping experience,” according to a generational-spending study from The NPD Group Inc. in Port Washington, N.Y., and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
TICA – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly TICA definitely has a lot going for it. It is genetics based (science integrated with cats), has a knowledgeable and expert judging panel, recognizes and honors both pedigreed and non- pedigreed cats, has strong corporate sponsors, and enjoys exposition opportunities that give it public presence and club support. On the other hand, we still have low brand awareness – in part due to the fact that the cat fancy, in general, doesn’t have the visibility of the dog fancy. We are lacking in our ability to communicate current information – especially to our clubs. TICA’s good fortune has always included a cadre of dedicated enthusiasts, accessing their personal resources of skills, abilities and finances. The reliance on the donations of time and talent from volunteers should be appreciated not overused. Evaluations of the tasks needed may be necessary to determine a distinction between utilization of volunteer organizational talent and taking advantage of good will. In other organizations this frequently results in “burn out” and the loss of the person’s skills and pivotal organizational knowledge when they depart to other avocations.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 20 TICA finds itself poorly staffed to implement new ideas and technology quickly. And, in reviewing the data on where the “cat lovers” are around the world, TICA has limited presence in some important developing areas. (These issues are not addressed in this plan as the Committee feels these are more within the purrview of the TICA Board of Directors.)
Marketing – To Whom and Why The Committee listed the following as potential market targets and purposes:
Market Group Purpose Cat lovers, their friends and contacts Appreciation of the cat as a Children and families companion animal and its proper care People who are likely to stereotype Advocate for the right to shop or cats negatively adopt Communities of color Potential purchasers, breeders and/or Influencers – veterinarians, other pet exhibitors industry businesses, lawmakers Accessibility to breeders Shelter and “rescue” people Brand awareness – position as “cat Writers and media authority” Exhibitors, breeders and TICA clients Registry of choice Member/breeder loyalty Corporate partners
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way The Committee feels that TICA’s most important ways of reaching the target groups are through cat shows, pet expos, pet industry conventions and activities, social media/technology and educational outlets. Additionally, the Committee agrees that, given the huge diversity of our target populations, many different ways and means must be utilized to reach them. The Committee agrees that TICA’s #1 marketing tool is “The Cat Show”. Pet Expos: TICA currently has a partnership agreement for booth space or show space with Amazing Pet Expos, partners with WPA’s America’s Family Pet Expo and participates in several other pet expos around the U.S. TICA has also supported presence at other pet expos outside the U.S. and should continue to evaluate America’s Family Pet Expo – Cost Mesa - 2016
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 21 opportunities as they arise. While the pet expo presents a challenging show environment, it is an important educational outlet for cats, the cat fancy and TICA. Industry Conventions: The pet industry continues to grow and is planning for the influence of the Millennials. TICA is the only feline registry member of both PIJAC (Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council) and WPA (World Pet Association). Our memberships give us access to industry research and insight. With the printing of the full color breed poster, TICA created a perfect opportunity to participate in various veterinary conferences, including the American Association of Feline Practitioners. Additionally, TICA was in attendance at Texas Unites for Animals. These have all been excellent exposure for TICA and have resulted in tremendous educational opportunities, corporate sponsorships, and dialog. Companion animal-related scientific conferences merge as an important and strategically significant opportunity to positively market TICA, its breeds and members. The “genetic registry” characterization of TICA provides unparalleled ethos in scientific communities and among registries of any species. Feline breeds and genetic conditions are frequently discussed and TICA should be aware and potentially active in those conversations. The opportunity to establish greater collaboration between enthusiasts and researchers is mutually beneficial. Western Veterinary Conference – Las Vegas - 2016 The Committee believes that other convention/conference opportunities exist for TICA to attend where a “cat presence” would be useful. We find that many conferences and conventions are VERY dog, rather than feline, oriented. We want to “Blow the Stereotype! Social Media/Technology: Even within the current demographic and not considering the considerable influence the Millennials are expected to have, TICA makes marginal use of technology to reach our potential markets. TICA is fortunate to have a dedicated group of volunteers who keep the Facebook Page fresh and fun, but other means of reaching our demographic (or desired demographic) are pretty limited – Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, primarily. Twitter and Instagram could be used during events such as expos and conferences when there is already a social media push going with the event organizers. We should be able to piggyback on other social media networks. Instagram could be used to educate people on what cat shows look like and share the fun. A social media guide could be useful to
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 22 explain the use of hashtags, and which ones to use at shows, such as #TICA, #catshow, #catsofinstagram. LinkedIn is also a valuable social media resource that lends TICA professional credibility, and is useful in branding TICA as the expert on “all things cat.” Those who work to put on shows could be encouraged to list TICA activities under volunteer experience. A coordinated and active social media presence which includes generating information about TICA to be published and posted is extremely important and desirable. Unfortunately, the ability to reliably pursue this task is limited due to staffing. Education: There is much that TICA has to offer about cats, from our judges and their interaction with breeders and public at shows to TICA University (TICA U). Other resources include our judges and members in scientific/research areas who could be used to insert TICA into serious feline study areas and enforcing the idea that TICA is a serious, professional organization, and the “go to” place for all things “cat.” Recent attempts have been made to revitalize TICA U, but the effort suffers from the lack of a coordinated plan and staffing to concentrate on updates, refreshes, and actual input of content. The Committee recommends dedicated staff to making TICA U a more effective educational tool. A proposal was made for a more formalized Education Committee. The Education Committee would be responsible for the oversight of cat related educational offerings through an expanded role of TICA U. The Education Committee would be comprised of a Chairman, and Program Coordinators to coordinate, develop, and maintain the activities of TICA U. TICA U’s audience would be the following groups: General Public TICA Exhibitors Veterinary Community Cat Breeders (Cat Enthusiasts) Pet Products Industry Breed Committees Judges
TICA U’s role would be expanded to include not only educating the general public as to the care, health and love of cats, but could also develop and offer curriculum for
Beginning breeders – e.g., Cats 101, similar to that which is required by LOOF to become a breeder in France. Possibly extended to offer a professional educational program for cat breeders that would be developed and accredited by a respected university. A depository of continuing education resources for the various groups identified above, such as reference materials from breed seminars, CEU events, educational symposiums, webinars, and online courses.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 23 The Education Committee would work in tandem with the Marketing and Genetics Committees, to provide for the dissemination and development of continuing education opportunities on the TICA U website.
The Committee recommends using TICA U as an educational platform, along with the TICA website but recommends a commitment of staff resources to be successful and effective.
The Best for Last – Cat Shows: As mentioned before, cat shows are TICA’s best and foremost way of marketing cats, the cat fancy and TICA. In order to attract the attention of potential breeders, exhibitors, and influencers, to the extent possible, TICA shows need to be an “event.” They need to define and market to target audiences. TICA should have a Club Portal on the tica.org website for the communication of and distribution of resources available for clubs. This should include the information on how to put on a show, logos, sponsorship possibilities and general ideas and resources, supported by TICA. Shows should try to reach and be relevant to a multitude of audiences – Baby Boomers to Millennials Shows should include interaction of cats and spectators – cat ambassadors, kissing booth, games involving breeds, narrative about breeds TICA signage should be prominent; the Marketing and Outreach Committee will develop uniform signage Large shows should consider a dedicated TICA booth – a one stop shop – for information and distribution of TICA literature and materials
Onsite HHP registrations might be possible at larger shows “Selfie” opportunities Increase awareness of local shows Denver County Fair - 2015 TICA “apps” to alert visitors when their favorite breed is in a ring, connect to catalog, and connect to catalog and breed descriptions. Encourage judges, as time allows during the day, to present and talk about the cats in their ring to spectators and exhibitors alike. This discussion can range from what the judges are looking for when they judge a cat against a standard to Household pets to scoring and any variety of topics.
How About In Reach? We’ve talked a lot about outreach activities, but how about activities aimed at recognizing and supporting our current members, exhibitors and breeders? Certainly, providing more information on breeding and health issues on TICA U is a plus for our breeders, along with providing access to the
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 24 breeds and breeders through the outreach activities. Judges should be encouraged to be more vocal during judging in stating what they are and are not looking for in breeds. If we want to encourage healthy breeds, we have to discuss in the rings what we want to see and what we don’t want to see. As we fancy ourselves as being the “friendly” organization, the Committee was interested in supporting a regional proposal to provide a “hospitality” bag to new exhibitors. The Committee will look into how to support this effort at the corporate level. The Committee believes polling TICA members would be useful for further marketing planning. The poll would attempt to gather their thoughts on issues like: Why do you show? What would you like to see at shows? Etc. The Committee also feels that the monthly TICA e newsletter could be a more effective communications tool with a dedicated resource. The Committee also discussed the development of a “loyalty program” and may make a recommendation at a later date. Finally, the Committee felt that the current lack of resources will stymie efforts to implement marketing and communications efforts. It is recommended that resources be allocated to hire a person to be responsible for supporting TICA communication, education, publications and outreach efforts.
TICA Resources TICA is rich in the number of and variety of outlets and materials it has at its disposal for marketing purposes. TICA is now publishing two coloring books, one just now available in Spanish. These books are directed to children, but with the current adult coloring craze, they are also appealing to adults. Many of the books are being used in classrooms and veterinarian waiting rooms, along with primary distribution at pet expos, cat shows and events. The term, TICA’s Colorful World of Cats, has been trademarked. TICA’s visitor guide, TICA’s World of Cats (also trademarked) has been an important publication for all outreach events. The publication includes much of the same information available in current brochures, but also includes pictures and descriptions of all of TICA’s currently recognized cat breeds. The publication is currently in production with a new cover, fresh content, and updated breed
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 25 information. The guide provides an advertising outlet to both TICA breeders, corporate partners and corporate advertisers. The full color breed poster has been a huge success within the veterinarian, vet school, shelter, and grooming areas. It has been an important calling card for TICA at animal veterinary events. The Committee feels distribution has lagged and a way to continue distribution outside of the currently planned conference events needs to be developed. TICA U and the main TICA website have been discussed previously. Both have great potential as educational outlets for both TICA’s clients and potential clients. A special TICA logo has been developed for use in outreach events. Sporting a stylized cat, it immediately identifies TICA’s name with all things “cat.”
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 26 Summary of Recommendations 1. The Committee recommends finding additional conference and event opportunities for TICA to attend where a “cat presence” would be useful. We find that many conferences and conventions are VERY dog, rather than feline, oriented. We want to “Blow the Stereotype!” 2. Recent attempts have been made to revitalize TICA U, but the effort suffers from the lack of a coordinated plan and staffing to concentrate on updates, refreshes, and actual input of content. The Committee feels that TICA U is a valuable educational tool for all members of our target groups. A proposal was made for a more formalized Education Committee. The Education Committee would be responsible for the oversight of cat related educational offerings through an expanded role of TICA U. Whether through a formal Education Committee or not, The Committee recommends dedicated staff to making TICA U a more effective educational tool. 3. TICA should have a Club Portal on the tica.org website for the communication of and distribution of resources available for clubs. It would include information on how to put on a show, logos, sponsorship possibilities and general ideas and resources, supported by TICA. A social media guide would be a useful addition. 4. TICA signage should be prominent and uniform. 5. The Committee recommends creating a “tool chest” of ideas to be available to clubs in order to make the shows “interactive.” This could include supplies distributed at the TICA corporate level. 6. The Committee recommends it pursue corporate level support for a new exhibitor welcome bag and possible “swag.” 7. The Committee recommends polling TICA members to gather their thoughts on issues like: Why do you show? What would you like to see at shows? Etc. This input would be useful for further planning by the Marketing Committee. 8. The Committee recommends have a dedicated resource for the monthly TICA e-newsletter in order to make it a more timely and effective communication and educational tool. 9. The Committee would like to pursue the idea of a “loyalty program” for TICA members. 10. It is recommended that resources be allocated to hire a person to be responsible for supporting TICA communication, education, publications and outreach efforts. TICA should have clear and consistent delivery systems for information, rules, and materials. A communications person who takes the lead on getting information out to everyone, without a duplication of efforts, would be key in TICA providing a clear and consistent message. 11. A plan to further push the distribution of the breed poster needs to be developed. 12. The Marketing Manager should continue efforts to recruit corporate partner support in order to implement or offset the cost of implementation of marketing projects as possible.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 27 Communications Coordinator
Reporting to the TICA Manager of Marketing and Business to Business Development, the Communications Coordinator is responsible for organizing and overseeing the creation of promotional materials and brand identity and supporting communication with Members and clients. The job requires knowledge of TICA’s business, the cat fancy and cats. It requires a creative and analytical mindset and the ability to support TICA’s motto: “Fabulous Felines, Fun and Friendship.”
Position Description The Communications Coordinator oversees and manages TICA’s social media presence, designs and reviews or coordinates the design of promotional materials, promotes TICA activities through various communication methods, and ensures that communication with Members and clients is informative and timely.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Edits and publishes the monthly TICA e newsletter. . Designs marketing and promotional materials or coordinates with volunteers or other contractors. • Reviews and Edits all promotional materials prior to distribution. • Distributes print and online marketing materials. • Analyzes TICA’s social media and online presence. • Contributes to TICA blog or websites. • Assists in redesigning website as necessary. • Maintains TICA’s presence on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. • May help organize and oversee promotional events. • Writes content for newspaper or magazine articles and ads. • Researches ways to reach a wider consumer base, either online or in print.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Demonstrates strong writing and editing skills, including a superior knowledge of English and grammar. • Exhibits knowledge of TICA’s identity, mission, and goals. • Familiar with and proficient in social media tools and apps, • Basic knowledge of Photoshop or equivalent design program. • Blogging or writing experience • Exhibits proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Power Point • Familiar with website design and development • Is capable of thinking creatively and analytically. • Able to work independently and with a variety of different individuals. • Is able to conduct independent research into target markets. • Demonstrates knowledge of TICA’s direct competitors. • Able to support TICA’s educational mission.
Education and Experience Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Education or Business. At least 5 years of practical experience.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 28 *strikethrough parts to be taken out, Red parts to be added*
Board Governance
ARTICLE TWO: Ethics Confidentiality. Members of the Board of Directors shall use information belonging to or obtained through their affiliation with TICA solely for the purpose of performing services as a Board member for TICA. All such information is confidential. Members of the Board may not disclose, divulge, or make accessible confidential information to any person, including relatives, friends and business and professional associates, other than to persons who have a legitimate need for such information and to whom TICA has authorized disclosure. Members of the Board of Directors are reminded that Standing Rule 109.2.8 specifically prohibits the dissemination of information related to any matter discussed in Executive Sessions of the Board. Members of the Board must exercise good judgment and care at all times to avoid unauthorized or improper disclosures of confidential information.
ARTICLE SEVEN: Publishing Minutes of the Meetings General and Executive Session Reporting Executive Sessions It is expected that the published minutes of the General Board Meeting record that the Board went into Executive Session, the purpose of the session and the outcome of the discussion. For example, the general minutes of the meeting may record that, “the Board went into Executive Session to consider advancement and re-licensing of judges.” The general minutes would then record the outcome of that consideration, including the name of the maker and second of the motion. The outcome of voting on motions will either be noted as “carried” or “denied”. The use of “carried unanimously” shall be used only if requested by the Chair and agreed to by the Board. The general minutes will include the individual vote of each board member by name. Exempt from reporting in the general minutes would be the outcome of charges, complaints or protests which were found to be groundless. In accordance with Standing Rules 109.2.7, the Board will maintain separate minutes of the Executive Session Meeting, in the form of a confidential addendum if discussions and actions are taken on matters prohibited from dissemination to Members under By-Law 19.2.7.
RATIONALE: TICA is now a federal non‐profit and as such, subject to greater regulations and expectations of disclosure and transparency than previously. Recording the votes of individuals by name as well as the abstentions will ensure proper voting records.
BY-LAWS
19.2.4 All meetings shall be open to the public unless the matter under discussion concerns personnel matters or contract negotiations, or is of a sensitive business nature related to business strategy for the organization, or is of such a nature that it may be embarrassing, derogatory or humiliating to a member an individual, in which case the Board of Directors may go into closed session.
RATIONALE: In practice, we don’t really treat complaints against non‐members any differently and memberships may lapse for a few months between renewals.
19.2.7 The full minutes, except any minutes relating to charges, complaints, or protests which have been found to be groundless, excluding specific information that may be discussed under Article 19.2.4, of the meetings of the Board of Directors shall be provided to any member upon the request of that member and payment by the member of the cost of reproducing and mailing those minutes.
RATIONALE: As currently written, these two By‐laws do not blend together. They should be consistent with the obligations under our non‐profit status. Our minutes should be available to our members. Making the change to 19.2.7 would allow the minutes to be published with exclusion of any information that may be considered confidential in our discussions while in executive session.
STANDING RULES
109.2.7 Restrictions. All matters restricted under ARTICLE NINE, 19.2.8 will be printed in a confidential addendum to the minutes with the admonition that information contained therein is prohibited from dissemination to any persons. “All members and officials of the Board in Executive Session are admonished that all matters discussed in Executive Session may NOT be disseminated orally or electronically or in any other manner.”
RATIONALE: There is no longer a need for Standing Rule 109.2.7 with the revisions to the above By‐Laws and Board Governance Policy.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 29 Amend 33.8.3 - Championship Advancement Criteria (Board Directive)
Following the Winter 2016 Board meeting, Rules Committee was directed to put forward this amendment to clarify an ambiguity in the advancement criteria.
In 33.8.3, the requirement is to provide a “List of at least 35 shows licensed by WCC organizations of which at least 10 must be TICA shows where cats have been exhibited, including regions/countries and judges.”
For the 10 shows referred to, the Board agreed that this should be clarified as 10 TICA shows whilst the breed is at the ANB level.
Note that additional TICA shows could be listed as part of the 35 – but these need not be at ANB level.
Amend Registration Rule 33.8.3:
33.8.3 List of at least 35 shows licensed by WCC organizations of which at least 10 must be TICA shows where cats have been exhibited whilst the breed is at ANB status, including regions/countries and judges. A show shall be defined as a “show catalog” for this purpose.
Rules Committee Comments:
(A) Having a requirement of only 10 TICA shows while in ANB seems like a pretty thin requirement to me.
(B) It is a minimum. The cats still have to be shown in at least 35 shows. It is a balancing act and the rules were revised back then because the Board felt that actually getting to Championship in TICA (having gone through all the previous stages) was very difficult - especially for transfer breeds.
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2016 Annual Meeting, Page 32 Amend Show Rules 212.3, 212.4 – Top 10 Allbreed Alters (Dopko)
Rationale:
The entries in the Alter class have changed over the last 5 to 10 years. So much so that the judges are constantly commenting that the Alter class has now become one of the most competitive classes in TICA due to the number of high quality of Alters in the show ring today. Alter exhibitors have changed over the years as well. There is an increase of Alter-only exhibitors (non-breeders) competing. As a result, the HHP and Alter classes appeal to the TICA members who do not breed, do not consider the shows as part of a cattery business and simply show as a hobby and out of a love for our cats. It is widely known that many TICA breeders started out by showing HHPs and Alters and then gradually made the transition to becoming breeders. Changing the current Alter Finals rule would provide more incentive for the hobby exhibitor, especially the new or first time exhibitors, as the HHP and Alter classes are where TICA needs to be enticing exhibitors to eventually consider breeding in the future.
TICA already splits the Alters into LH and SH Speciality classes and offers a Top 5 regardless of count. As a result, this should not be a stretch to offer a Top 10 Alter Allbreed class regardless of count.
By increasing the AB Alter finals to equal the number of cats competing up to a maximum of 10, this also helps increase our show counts. Currently, the more competitive TICA exhibitors are concentrating on supporting the shows that have a minimum count of 25. Since the economy took a down turn in 2008, the shows with a routine count of 18 to 20 Alters have suffered as a result of Alter exhibitors choosing to attend shows known for having larger counts. By increasing the number of finals, this gives the TICA hobby exhibitor more incentive to support the smaller shows and helps increase entries and revenue for those shows. Again, keeping those exhibitors participating in the TICA show world and eventually increasing our breeders.
I come from the horse show world, as a judge, competitor and breeder. Due to the economy crashing in 2008, we had one major division in particular that began to suffer and we eventually changed the rules to reflect something similar to my proposed rule change for the TICA Alter division. There was much discussion in regards to the pros and cons and whether this would provide an incentive or lead to a false sense of accomplishment by potentially awarding lesser quality animals. What we have found over the last five years, though, has been the opposite. The high quality horses are still present at our horse shows, but by “tweaking” our rules, we in turn helped increase exhibitor attendance during a tough economic down turn. As a result, the smaller shows with less exhibitors that began suffering through 2008 to 2010 have now increased in numbers and we are back to seeing these shows thrive despite the current economy. And again, we are ultimately creating an incentive to ensure many of these exhibitors continue to participate in our industry
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 33 and eventually make the move into becoming future breeders or supporting the industry in other aspects. I hope for the same success rate for TICA!
Thanks,
Tracy Dopko
Proposed rule change:
Amend, 212.3, add new 212.4.2, renumber and amend existing 212.4.2 and 212.4.3
212.3 If there are FEWER THAN 10 cats, or kittens, alters competing, judges in either allbreed or specialty rings shall present the top five. However, if there are fewer than five entries in any class, the club is required to provide rosettes for the number of entries competing.
212.4 Number of Rosettes Awarded
212.4.1 Household Pet Adults and Household Pet Kittens - The number of rosettes awarded in the HHP adult class and Household Pet kitten class shall be equal to the number of cats competing up to a maximum of 10.
212.4.2 Alters - The number of rosettes awarded in the Alter allbreed rings shall be equal to the number of cats competing up to a maximum of 10. If there are FEWER THAN 10 alters competing in specialty rings, judges shall present the top five.
212.4.23 Top 5 Format - 20 or Fewer Cats Present: When 20 or fewer cats, or kittens, alters are present, the judge shall award Best through Fifth Best final awards.
212.4.34 Top 6 to 9 Format - 21 to 24 Cats Present: When 21 to 24 cats, kittens, alters or household pets or household pet kittens are present, the judge shall award final awards as follows:
When 21 cats are present, Best through 6th Best, except Alters, HHP Adults and HHP Kittens, See 212.4.1 and 212.4.2.
When 22 cats are present, Best through 7th Best, except Alters, HHP Adults and HHP Kittens, See 212.4.1 and 212.4.2.
When 23 cats are present, Best through 8th Best, except Alters, HHP Adults and HHP Kittens, See 212.4.1 and 212.4.2.
When 24 cats are present, Best through 9th Best, except Alters, HHP Adults and HHP Kittens, See 212.4.1 and 212.4.2.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 34 Amend 901.4.3.4 – Amend RW Criteria (Stadter)
Rationale:
As 901.4.3.4 is currently written it is a requirement for the actual owner of the cat in question to have shown the cat in order to obtain an RW. So having been shown by an agent wouldn't count.
Although it is unlikely that the EO would interpret the rule so strictly, the rule should be corrected to match current practice.
Rules Committee Note:
The sentence about showing within the region is already set out in 901.4.3.2 so does not need to be repeated here. Rules 901.4.3.4 and the sub-sections are really about how those RWs are recognised in the Regions and by TICA.
Amend Standing Rule 901.4.3.4
901.4.3.4 Regional Awards. Regional Awards will be presented to the 25 cats, kittens, alters, household pets, household pet kittens and 25 longhair cats and 25 shorthair cats having the highest aggregate points of all cats, kittens,alters, household pets and household pet kittens, as applicable in the region. In order to receive a Regional Award, the owner of the cat, kitten, alter, household pet and household pet kitten must have exhibited the cat, kitten, alter, household pet or household pet kitten, as applicable, in at least one TICA sanctioned cat show in the regions presenting the award during the show year for which the regional award was earned. All awards earned during the show year will be listed accordingly for every region or recognized area and internationally.
Rules Committee Comments:
(A) looks good
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 35 Amend 907.2 – Amend RW/IW in Registrations (Stadter/Wood)
Rationale:
These rules date back to 1996, when we believe that the EO started to record RW and IW automatically onto registration records, with the provision that winners in previous years could apply to have it added to their record.
Rule 907.2.1 is now obsolete, since it is highly unlikely that anyone will apply for a RW/IW title to be added to a registration record for a cat that is over 20 years old!
907.2 does not take account of the increase to Top 25 RW and IW.
In addition the fees quoted in these rules do not match the current price list.
Amend Standing Rule 907.2
907.2 RW/IW. Beginning the show year 1996-97, International Winner (IW) and Regional Winner (RW) will automatically be added to the TOP 20 CAT, LH/SH CAT, KITTEN, ALTER, HOUSEHOLD PET or HOUSEHOLD PET KITTEN winners in the records registration records of winners at the Executive Office. A new Certificate of Registration with the title added to the cat’s name may be requested by submission of the original certificate and a $7 fee and the fee for a duplicate record according to the current price list. Alternatively, the owner can use TICA's online services to reprint their registration certificate.
Delete Standing Rule 907.2.1
907.2.1 Rule deleted Effective 05/01/97, a cat or kitten that has achieved the official status of International Winner or Regional Winner as Top 20 CAT, LH/SH CAT, KITTEN, ALTER, HOUSEHOLD PET, or HOUSEHOLD PET KITTEN shall be entitled to apply for the prefix International Winner (IW) or Regional Winner (RW) to be added to its official registered title regardless of the year in which the title was won. In order to have the title added to the cat’s record, previous years’ winners must submit a copy of their award certificate (TOP 20 only) to the Executive Office. A new Certificate of Registration with the title added to the cat’s name may be requested by submission of the original certificate and a $7 fee.
Rules Committee Comments:
(A) Fine by me
(B) Brings the rule up to date.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 36 Amend 410.1.1 Guest Judges (Anderson)
Rationale:
I would like to request an amendment be made to Article Ten - Guest Judges in the Judging Program.
I am experiencing too many late requests for judges that give myself and the committee less than a month to process the request. This also slows licensing of the show as it cannot be licensed until the guest judge is approved and I send notice of same to the EO. I don't mind if it is an emergency situation, but surely show managers are aware of their judging needs more than 2 months out, so I believe that this should be fair.
(Rules Comment: the addition of the new Standing Rule is to ensure that the requirement will be seen by all Show Managers, since they may not necessarily look at the Judging Program rules).
Rule Changes:
Amend Judging Program 410.1.1
International Guest Judge. A club may apply to the International Judging Committee for approval for a licensed Allbreed judge from another cat association to judge a TICA show. Application shall be made on the official TICA Application for Invitation of International Guest Judge. The application should be submitted at least 2 months prior to the date of the show.
Add new Standing Rule 202.4.4.2
202.4.4.2 - Applications to invite a Guest Judge to judge a TICA show need to be submitted to the Judging Administrator at least 2 months prior to the date of the show. For the process and requirements see Article Ten - Guest Judges in the Judging Program.
Rules Committee Comments:
(A) Looks good to me
(B) I’m fine with this proposal
(C) Sounds reasonable to me.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 37 Amend Clerking Manual 51.2.5 (Test Fees) – Board Directive
Rationale:
The Winter 2016 Board Meeting records “46. Unanimous consent by Crockett to send to the Rules Committee: Remove the annual fee for both the clerking and entry clerking programs. If the test is submitted on a timely basis‐no fee. If the test is late charge a $10 late fee. Without objection.”
Pros • The fee was originally put in place to cover the cost of paper, printing & postage. Everything is now done electronically. • Less work for the EO. • To prevent any miscommunication between the Clerking administrator and the EO. • Encourage more people to enter the clerking program. • To encourage participants to remain in the clerking program without having to start the program all over again.
Cons • Introducing a rule change which would apply to very few members and would give addition work to both the EO and Clerking Administrator
Rules Committee also notes that exams are now mostly emailed, and proposes an additional minor amendment to 51.2.5.3.
Amend Clerking Manual Rules:
51.2.5.1 Payment of TICA membership dues and a $5 annual recertification fee on or before May 1 of each year.
51.2.5.3 The re-certification exam must be returned to the Clerking Administrator within 60 days of the date when the exam was mailed or emailed. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in the Trainee or Clerk being dropped from the Clerking Program being assessed a penalty of $10 and being given an additional two weeks to complete and return the test.
Rules Committee Comments:
A) I've never understood why you get dropped anyway. Works for me!
B) A couple of years ago several clerks received communication from the Clerking Administrator that they had been dropped from the program as the $5 had not been paid. It was an error - the money had been paid.
C) Should there be a charge if someone still wants a paper copy mailed?
D) Gets my vote!
E) Giving someone extra time just delays releasing the results for everybody
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 38 Amend Clerking Manual 58.4 (Entry Clerk Test Fees) – Board Directive
Rationale:
The Winter 2016 Board Meeting records “46. Unanimous consent by Crockett to send to the Rules Committee: Remove the annual fee for both the clerking and entry clerking programs. If the test is submitted on a timely basis‐no fee. If the test is late charge a $10 late fee. Without objection.”
This proposal addresses fees for those in the Entry Clerking Program.
Pros • The fee was originally put in place to cover the cost of paper, printing & postage. Everything is now done electronically. • Less work for the EO. • To prevent any miscommunication between the Entry Clerking administrator and the EO. • Encourage more people to enter the Entry Clerking program. • To encourage participants to remain in the Entry Clerking program without having to start the program all over again.
Cons • Introducing a rule change which would apply to very few members and would give additional work to both the EO and Entry Clerking Administrator
Amend Clerking Manual Rules:
58.4.1 Payment of TICA membership dues and a $5.00 annual relicensing fee on or before May 1 of each year.
58.4.3 The relicensing examination must be completed and returned to the Entry Clerking Administrator within 60 days of the date when the exam was mailed or emailed. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in the Trainee or Licensed Entry Clerk being dropped from the Entry Clerking Program being assessed a penalty of $10 and being given an additional two weeks to complete and return the test.
Rules Committee Comments:
A) The rule changes are correctly formatted.
B) Should “returned to the Entry Clerking Administrator” be clarified by “adding by mail or e-mail”?
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2016 Annual Meeting, Page 40 Memberships in IN Region
AUSTRALIA: 33 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: 1 CHINA: 172 EGYPT: 1 HONG KONG: 11 INDONESIA: 17 MALAYSIA: 58 NEW CALEDONIA: 1 NEW ZEALAND: 4 PAKISTAN: 1 PHILIPPINES: 11 SINGAPORE: 10 SOUTH AFRICA: 1 TAIWAN: 41 THAILAND: 13 VIETNAM: 8
Standing Rules: 1012.2 Additional Regions. To apply for a full directorship, a region must have had a resident membership of 75 or more members for the past 3 years.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 41 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 42 Protocol of agreement between
The International Cat Association represented by its President, Mr. Fate Mays and Ente Nazionale Felinotecnico Italiano (domestic feline registration book recognized by the Italian Department of “Politiche Agricole e Forestali”) represented by its President, Mrs. Pina Sicco
Part 1: TICA registrations of cats bred in Italy
Article 1. TICA will not issue any registration for cats born in Italy or bred under an Italian cattery name or by breeders residing in Italy, except as provided below.
Article 2. TICA will only issue a registration number to breeders stated in Article 1 upon request accompanied, for each cat to be registered, by an Italian registration certificate stating his name, sex and birth date and issued by a registration book officially recognized by the Italian Department of “Politiche Agricole e Forestali”. If the kitten is registered in the ENFI stud book, its pedigree status can be checked on-line on the ENFI web site, based on the cat's identification number. The cat will receive a permanent TICA registration number only after submission of the Italian pedigree.
Article 3. Should a cat or kitten as in Art.1 be entered in a TICA show pending the registration process of Art.2 but before TICA has received his Italian registration certificate, the points gained in competition will become official only after the Italian registration certificate is received by TICA.
Article 4. TICA will not modify in any manner the registration of breeds appearing in the Italian certified pedigree: such pedigrees will be transcribed upon request into the TICA registration book subject to a control of genetic consistency of the data entered.
Article 5. In a spirit of cooperation, the scientific committees of both organizations will collaborate in their work aimed to the acceptance of jointly recognized breeds.
Part 2: Cat shows.
Article 6. Cat shows held by ENFI clubs and by TICA clubs can be held under the rules of ENFI and TICA respectively, simultaneously in the same show hall
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 43 Article 7. During these joint shows, traditional judging will be held under ENFI rules and American style judging will be held under TICA rules. If a joint show involves also clubs of other associations, each association will hold judging rings under its own rules. More generally, each club will operate its own show under its own rules. For shows held in Italy, additional exclusion rules imposed by the Italian laws may apply.
Article 8. Allbreed Judges of each organization will be eligible to be considered for acceptance as one-time guest judges in the other organization, subject to approval by the competent evaluation committees of those organizations.
Part 3: Recognition of TICA registrations.
Article 9 (breeds and colors recognized by ENFI).. For cats registered in TICA, born outside of Italy and bred under a foreign cattery name by breeders not residing in Italy, the TICA “certified pedigree” (containing the data of the cat and of all its ancestors up to the 4th generation) will be recognized by ENFI and transcribed to the ENFI registration book, subject to a preliminary control of genetic consistency of the data entered, and with the understanding that only breeds, outcrosses and colors recognized by ENFI appear in the pedigree.
Article 10. For cats born in Italy, up to December 31st, 2016, upon request of the breeder, TICA “certified pedigrees” (containing the data of the cat and of all its ancestors up to the 4th generation) will be transcribed into the ENFI registration book, provided that they comply with the rules of Article 9.
Article 11 (breeds and colors not recognized by ENFI). For cats of all breeds not recognized by ENFI but included in the list of breeds approved by other worldwide associations at the date of March 2016, the same rules of Art.9 will apply, but the cats will be registered in ENFI’s experimental registry (“Registro Supplementare”) instead of the stud book. Moreover, the TICA breeds that are registered in the experimental registries of the other Italian genealogical books approved by the Italian Department will also be approved for registration in ENFI’s Registro Supplementare.
Part 4: Conciliation.
Article 12. In case of a conflict in the application of this agreement or a problem stemming from one of its articles, an arbitration committee mandated to solve the problem will be formed, consisting of a representative named by ENFI and one named by TICA. [note to Massimo and Damien - maybe we need a committee of 3 in case of deadlock?]
Article 13. In accordance with the spirit of cooperation governing the writing of the present agreement, each organization will support the shows of the other.
Article 14. This contract will become valid upon its signature by both parties. It is written in both English and Italian, the two texts having the same legal value.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 44 Recognized breeds: the TICA pedigrees will be transcribed into the full ENFI stud book: 2.1. Persian 2.2 Exotic SH 2.3 British Longhair
3.1 American Curl LH 3.2 Balinese 3.3 Cymric 3.4 Highland Fold 3.5 Japanese Bobtail LH 3.6 Karelian LH 3.7 Kurilian Bobtail LH 3.8 Maine Coon .9 Norvegese delle Foreste 3.10 Orientale LH ... 3.11 Ragamaffin ...... 3.12 Ragdoll 3.13 Sacro di Birmania 3.14 Selkirk Rex LH 3.15 Siberian Cat...... 3.16 Somali . 3.17 Turkish Angora . 3.18 Turkish Van ...... 3.19 Ural Rex LH ...... 3.20 York .... 4.1 Abissino 4.2 American Curl SH . 4.3 Anatoli .. 4.4 Bengal ... 4.5 Bombay . 4.6 British SH ...... 4.7 Burmese 8.6 Burmilla SH 4.8 Celtic SH ...... 4.9 Ceylon ... 4.10 Chartreux ...... 4.11 Cornish Rex ...... 4.12 Devon Rex ...... 4.13 Don Sphynx ...... 4.14 Egyptian Mau .... 4.16 German Rex ...... 4.17 Japanese Bobtail SH 4.18 Kanaani ...... 4.19 Karelian Bobtail SH 4.20 Korat ...
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 45 4.21 Kurilian Bobtail SH 4.22 Manx ... 4.23 Ocicat .. 4.24 Russian Blue ..... 4.25 Scottish Fold ..... 4.28 Sphynx ...... 4.29 Ural Rex SH....
5.1 Mekong Bobtail 5.2 Oriental Shorthair 5.3 Peterbald ...... 5.4 Siamese ...... 5.5 Thai ..... 5.6 Tonkinese SH .
Non -recognized breeds: their TICA pedigrees are transcribed into the Supplementary Ancestry book (RS) 7.1 American Bobtail LH loof tica cfa 7.2 Burmilla LH acf ccca ...... 7.3 Foreign White LH, Balinese white, Oriental LH white acf ccca gccf 7.4 Highlander LH (not for show) tica 7.5 LaPerm LH cfa tica gccf loof ...... 7.8 Nebelung ..... 7.9 Ojos Azules LH tica loof ...... 7.10 Pixiebob LH tica loof ...... 7.11 Seychellois LH Balinese bicolour fife tica 7.12 Tiffanie loof (asian) gccf ...... 7.13 Tonkinese LH loof ...... 8.1 American Bobtail SH cfa tica loof . 8.2 American Shorthair cfa flea loof ... 8.3 American Wirehair cfa tica loof .... 8.4 Asian gccf loof ...... 8.5 Australian Mist acf ccca nzcf 8.7 Chausie tica loof .... 8.8 Ocicat blotched nzcf ...... 8.9 Highlander SH tica 8.10 LaPerm SH cfa tica loof ...... 8.11 Mandalay Burmese NZCF ...... 8.12 Minskin tica 8.13 Munchkin tica 8.14 Ojos Azules SH tica loof ...... 8.15 Pixiebob SH tica loof ...... 8.16 Russian (bianco, nero) loof ...... 8.17 Savannah tica loof ...... 8.18 Scottish Straight ......
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 46 8.19 Serengeti 8.20 Snowshoe . 8.21 Sokoke ..... 8.22 Toyger ..... 6.4.2 Foreign White 6.4.2 Havana Brown ... 6.4.3 Seychellois SH .. 6.4.4 Highland Straight ......
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 47 Item Description Assigned Assist Current First Completed Resolution Comments to Status added by 1 Refer proposal back to Rules and then Bourreau Rules A2016 ??? Legal on 23.6.7.1 Transfer Traditional Entries to TICA show on opening day of show; Rules should look at 23.6.6 and 23.6.7. 2 Clarification of the Therapy Cat Title Patton/Rul S2016 ??? S2016 Accepted See Minutes of 2016 program requirements and approval of es Spring Meeting Therapy Cat Program 3 Develop email notification for owner of the EO S2016 ??? sire that a litter has been registered using that sire. 4 Research and submit the rule changes Rules W2016 ??? W2016 Not to be Too much impact on needed to implement Top 15 finals if 75 or implemented scoring to justify more cats are competing in the class and programming set timeline. expense. See minutes of 2016 Winter Meeting
5 Research registration rule 33.1.2 needs Tullo Rules A2016 ??? clarification 6 Research and make sure that regional Rules A2016 ??? awards for the In-ternational Region is not in conflict in any rule. For example; Standing Rule 1012.1
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 48 Item Description Assigned Assist Current First Completed Resolution Comments to Status added by 7 Lisa Dickie can be associate director and Dickie Crockett A2016 ??? The information she will remainnon‐voting because she seems to be does not live in the region. IN is a region. incorrect. There are Just non‐voting. The IN region does not enough people in have a country or group of countries with that region. enough people to have a regional director therefore it is non‐voting.
8 Show Rule 210.13: Owners may request Rules S2016 W2016 S2016 Rejected See Minutes of 2016 PO status for their cats in Congresses. Spring Meeting
9 TICA Executive Office will prepare an IT EO W2016 A2015 W2016 EO is Report still needs report every month and send to the Board. submitting some improvements report 10 Find out if the IN region receives a rebate EO W2016 ??? There should be money available. 11 Remove the annual fee for both the Rules S2016 W2016 Sent back to See Minutes of 2016 clerking and entry clerking programs if the Rules for more Spring Meeting test is submitted on a timely basis. If the work test is late there will be a $10 late fee.
12 Computer Committee and IT staff proceed Jones Computer S2016 W2016 S2016 Implementatio See item #28 with the implementation of a Ticketing Committee n started System. 14 Review the future meeting schedule. (To Board W2016 be done at every meeting from now on)
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 49 Item Description Assigned Assist Current First Completed Resolution Comments to Status added by 15 Write a job description for a Project Computer S2016 W2016 S2016 Computer Manager or other job title to assist the Committee Committee Executive Office in moving programming provided job forward. description 16 Judging Program 418.7 Mays/Rules W2016 A2015 W2016 Amendment of See Minutes of 2016 rules Winter Meeting
17 Design a watermarked Pedigree to be EO W2016 ??? emailed as PDF. 18 Investigate problems with current Adler/Klam W2016 A2015 W2016 Outstanding See Minutes of 2016 Outstanding Cattery Qualifications m Cattery Winter Meeting program shut down 19 Trial procedure (60 days) email DAR to S2016 W2016 S2016 EO is emailing PDF to clients. PDF
20 Reword the reciprocity agreement between Adler W2016 A2015 W2016 Agreement See Minutes of 2016 TICA and TIFF approved and Winter Meeting signed 21 Registration Rules 33.8.3 for Rules S2016 W2016 Championship Advancement: should state “10 shows while in ANB”. 22 Establish resignation procedure for Anderson Anderson Rules S2016 A2016 Judges/Judging Program 23 Breed Win Title - Mahan working with Mahan A2016 S2016 member on this 24 Make changes to Breed Advancement Jones ASAP S2016 forms on website to agree with rules
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 50 Item Description Assigned Assist Current First Completed Resolution Comments to Status added by 25 Responsible Breeder Program - Patton Lisa Scholy A2016 S2016 Outstandng Cattery - Re-instate Program… Submit rules for Annual 26 Informal Veterinary advisory committee- Klamm A2016 S2016 bring info., talk to Vets and report back
27 Disclosing voting from Executive Sessions Vasquez A2016 S2016
28 Adjust website, standing rules, etc. where Rules/Parki Jones A2016 S2016 countries of International Region need to n-son be listed 29 Go live with ticketing system by 30 June Jones 30 June S2016 2016 2016 30 Establish new region in South Pacific area Crockett/Di Rules A2016 S2016 to start May 1, 2017 ckie 31 Realign Region International and select Crockett/Di Jun-16 S2016 name (Pacific Rim, SE Asia) submit for c-kie BOD Ballot 32 Periodical Review of China growth EO Ongoing S2016 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 51 Australian Mist Breed Report – Annual 2016
We have the following breeders (and active TICA members) in the Regions listed: The requirement is 5 in 3 Regions, We have 11 in 5 Regions.
Valerie King, EW Chrissy Russell, EW Fiona Foster, EW Katrin Lehman Kay Hanvey, NW Erma Goforth, NW Judith Wegner, SE Katarina Suskiena, SE Karen Henneke, SC Wayne Henneke, SC Max Bowers, GL Unfortunately we are losing Max as a breeder this coming year - but we are gaining Angela Sherzer from the SE Region and we hope to have a few more as well.
Two Mists have been shown to Supreme Grand Champion this year, and several others to other levels of grands - including Quad Grand. Three have earned Regional Awards - two as Alter Top 25 in SW and NW and one as a Top 25 SH Cat in the Northwest.
The requirement is that 10 individuals be shown in at least 15 rings and in 3 Regions. Mists have been extensively shown in the Northwest, Southwest and Europe West Regions. Some were shown in Southeast. One was also shown in Europe South (the Annual) and South Central and received several finals. Two were also shown in Great Lakes. There are a total of 2 kittens, 12 adults and three alters on the official scoring for the breed - for a total of 17. More were shown however - that did not defeat other cats and thus do not appear on those lists.
But in relation to the requirements - 16 cats on official scoring (one of the 17 was shown as both a whole cat and alter (10 required), The ring count is so far over that it is apparent, and Regions is 7 (requirement 3)
We are required to register 25 additional cats in the year. I have not gotten the reports from Lesley Jones (was Hart) - but the breeders have reported to me that they have registered an additional minimum of 20 in the US and perhaps an equal number in the UK.
I have requested copies of the computer readouts from Lesley.
We are also very excited that Dr. Truda Straede, the breed founder, is going to be coming to the Annual in San Diego and will be presenting the breed at the CEU in conjunction with the Annual.
Respectfully
Kay Hanvey
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 52 Burmillas Shown in Year One of Championship - Overview & Titles
Number Cat Name Registration No. Titled 1 Arcticstorm Boston Pops SBT 061613 066 DGA 2 Kasanovakatz Heath SBV 040914 007 SGC 3 Kasanovakatz Heather SBV 040914 008 CH 4 Kasanovakatz Djehuti of Sazikatz SBV 112412 032 CH 5 Kasanovakatz KK BOP 020615 024 Kitten 6 Kasanovakatz Kendal BOP 020615 023 CH 7 Arcticstorm Déjà Vu COP 111113 031 8 Miamber Silver Allegro of Kitzn SBT 122210 032 SGC 9 Kasanovakatz Niko BOP 060215 027 Kitten 10 Kasanovakatz Logan COP 050415 024 Kitten 11 Kasanovakatz Luna COP 050415 025 Kitten 12 Kasanovakatz Marko COP 052215 047 Kitten 13 Kasanovakatz Parker COP 090115 036 Kitten 14 Kasanovakatz Mykah COP 052215 048 SGC 15 Kasanovakatz Onnika COP 082515 037 Kitten 16 Kasanovakatz Paris of Fujicats COP 090115 037 Kitten
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No. Name Reg. No. 1 BES SASSAFRAS OF SAZIKATZ SBV 120114 011 2 KASANOVAKATZ KENDAL BOP 020615 023 3 KASANOVAKATZ KK BOP 020615 024 4 KASANOVAKATZ LOGAN COP 050415 024 5 KASANOVAKATZ LUNA COP 050415 025 6 KASANOVAKATZ LUKE COP 050415 064 7 KITZN BAILEY OF KASANOVAKATZ BOP 051615 085 8 KASANOVAKATZ MARKO COP 052215 047 9 KASANOVAKATZ MYKAH COP 052215 048 10 KASANOVAKATZ MANNY COP 052215 075 11 KASANOVAKATZ MACY COP 052215 077 12 KASANOVAKATZ NIKO BOP 060215 027 13 KASANOVAKATZ NOLAN COP 060215 042 14 KASANOVAKATZ NORI COP 060215 085 15 KASANOVAKATZ NOAH COP 060215 086 16 KASANOVAKATZ NINA COP 060215 087 17 SAZIKATZ FIRST EDITION AOP 061815 046 18 SAZIKATZ MOONCHILD AOP 061815 047 19 HUGGIBEAR MAXIMILLIAN COP 062115 053 20 HUGGIBEAR BUSTER BROWN COP 062115 054 21 HUGGIBEAR ECHO COP 062115 055 22 HUGGIBEAR LILYFLOWER COP 062115 056 23 KASANOVAKATZ ONNIKA COP 082515 037 24 KASANOVAKATZ ONYX COP 082515 065 25 KASANOVAKATZ OHNA COP 082515 066 26 KASANOVAKATZ PARKER COP 090115 036 27 KASANOVAKATZ PARIS OF FUJICATS COP 090115 037 28 KASANOVAKATZ PEYTON COP 090115 087
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Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 1 Arcticstorm Boston Pops SBT 061613 066 Prairie State CC 5/2/2015 D. Lopeman - SP GL L. Patton - SP D. Armel - SP J. Armel - SP B. Russo - SP A. Walbrun - SP R. Knapp - SP C. Knapp - SP T. Meisberger - SP Glass Citicats 5/23-24/15 R. Austin GL D. Lopeman C. Unangst T. Kempton - SP T. Scarbaro - SP V. Shields A. Kajon - SP D. Lopeman - SP T. Scarbaro K. Chenault V. Shields A. Kajon T. Kempton D. Armel - SP J. Armel - SP
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1 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 2 Kasanovakatz Heath SBV 040914 007 SoCal ExoTICA 5/16-17/15 K. Ruttan SW V. Fisher J. Roberts C. Brooks L. Cunningham S. Mattingly S. Kalani D. Prince - SP H. Yamada L. Cunningham H. Roberts J. Armel - SP D. Armel - SP International Specialty Club 5/30-31/2015 F. Mays NW K. Stinson S. Hart-Jones D. Rudge - SP T. Meisberger - SP A. Marinets - SP VJ. Harrison R. Seliskar T. Kempton S. Hart-Jones - SP D. Rudge - SP D. Prince - SP America's Finest Felines 6/13/2015 L. Schiff SW K. Stinson C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP S. Kalani K. Stinson - SP L. Shelton - SP
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2 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 2 Kasanovakatz Heath SBV 040914 007 America's Finest Felines 6/13/2015 T. Meisberger - SP (cont) T. Kalani - SP Buckeye Ohio Rollers 7/11-12/15 H. Yamada GL L. Cunningham - SP D. Lopeman K. Chenault B. Russo N. Crandall-Seibert - SP H. Yamada - SP C. Webb L. Cunningham E. Hammond C. Unangst - SP M. Hammond Heart of Texas/Mission City 7/25-26/16 S. Savant SC D. Kovic AM. Sosa H. Roberts J. Roberts T. Meisberger - SP D. Caruthers H. Yamada J. Edwards V. Shields A. Kajon K. Stinson Kat Knappers Cat Club 8/1-2/15 K. Ruttan SW L. Schiff H. Roberts C. Brooks S. Kalani M. Schiff - SP C. Barton ML. Anderson
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3 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 2 Kasanovakatz Heath SBV 040914 007 Kat Knappers Cat Club 8/1-2/15 A. Chisholm (cont) J. Bangle L. Shelton - SP D. Prince - SP 3 Kasanovakatz Heather SBV 040914 008 SoCal ExoTICA 5/16-17/15 K. Ruttan SW V. Fisher J. Roberts C. Brooks L. Cunningham S. Mattingly S. Kalani D. Prince - SP H. Yamada L. Cunningham H. Roberts J. Armel - SP D. Armel - SP 4 Kasanovakatz Djehuti of Sazikatz SBV 112412 032 Austin Cat Fanciers 7/4/2015 J. Edwards SC K. DeVilbiss VJ. Harrison T. Jones H. DeVilbiss D. Caruthers F. Mays ML. Anderson D. Armel - SP J. Armel - SP 5 Kasanovakatz KK BOP 020615 024 America's Finest Felines 6/13/2015 L. Schiff SW K. Stinson C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP S. Kalani K. Stinson - SP
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4 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 5 Kasanovakatz KK BOP 020615 024 America's Finest Felines 6/13/2015 L. Shelton - SP (cont) T. Meisberger - SP T. Kalani - SP Buckeye Ohio Rollers 7/11-12/15 H. Yamada GL L. Cunningham - SP D. Lopeman K. Chenault B. Russo N. Crandall-Seibert - SP H. Yamada - SP C. Webb L. Cunningham E. Hammond C. Unangst - SP 6 Kasanovakatz Kendal BOP 020615 023 America's Finest Felines 6/13/2015 M. Hammond SW L. Schiff K. Stinson C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP S. Kalani K. Stinson - SP L. Shelton - SP T. Meisberger - SP T. Kalani - SP C. Unangst - SP Buckeye Ohio Rollers 7/11-12/15 M. Hammond GL H. Yamada L. Cunningham - SP D. Lopeman K. Chenault B. Russo N. Crandall-Seibert - SP H. Yamada - SP
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5 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 6 Kasanovakatz Kendal BOP 020615 023 Buckeye Ohio Rollers 7/11-12/15 C. Webb (cont) L. Cunningham E. Hammond C. Unangst - SP Heart of Texas/Mission City 7/25-26/16 M. Hammond SC S. Savant D. Kovic AM. Sosa H. Roberts J. Roberts T. Meisberger - SP D. Caruthers H. Yamada J. Edwards V. Shields A. Kajon Kat Knappers Cat Club 8/1-2/15 K. Stinson SW K. Ruttan L. Schiff H. Roberts C. Brooks S. Kalani M. Schiff - SP C. Barton ML. Anderson A. Chisholm J. Bangle L. Shelton - SP Jazzy Cats 8/14-16/15 D. Prince - SP MP R. Ruttan L. Schiff A. Chisholm C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP
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6 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 6 Kasanovakatz Kendal BOP 020615 023 Jazzy Cats 8/14-16/15 D. Prince - SP (cont) C. Barton R. Whyte H. Roberts K. Stinson J. Armel - SP D. Armel - SP L. Grillo D. Caruthers F. Mays R. Allen S. Kalani Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 L. Shelton - SP MP H. DeVilbiss A. Kajon A. Chisholm K. Stinson C. Brooks J. Christian - SP H. DeVilbiss J. Roberts H. Roberts J. Armel D. Armel D. Prince - SP F. Mays S. Kalani J. Armel L. Shelton - SP
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7 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 7 Arcticstorm Déjà Vu COP 111113 031 Buckeye Ohio Rollers 7/11-12/15 T. Kalani - SP GL H. Yamada L. Cunningham - SP D. Lopeman K. Chenault B. Russo N. Crandall-Seibert - SP H. Yamada - SP C. Webb L. Cunningham E. Hammond C. Unangst - SP 8 Miamber Silver Allegro of Kitzn SBT 122210 032 Jazzy Cats 8/14-16/15 M. Hammond MP R. Ruttan L. Schiff A. Chisholm C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP C. Barton R. Whyte H. Roberts K. Stinson J. Armel - SP D. Armel - SP L. Grillo D. Caruthers F. Mays R. Allen S. Kalani Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 L. Shelton - SP MP B. Tullo L. Schiff A. Chisholm
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8 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 8 Miamber Silver Allegro of Kitzn SBT 122210 032 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 C. Brooks (cont) M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP L. Grillo F. Mays K. Stinson J. Armel D. Armel J. Christian - SP Y. Patrick D. Caruthers EM. Smith R. Allen L. Shelton - SP Silver Cats 10/24-25/15 T. Kalani - SP C. Barton K. Ruttan J. Bangle C. Brooks L. Grillo A. Kajon K. DeVilbiss L. Shelton - SP L. Grillo S. Kalani D. Prince - SP Wine Country Cats 11/7-8/15 T. Kalani - SP L. Grillo T. Scarboro S. Kalani 9 Kasanovakatz Niko BOP 060215 027 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 T. Kalani - SP MP B. Tullo L. Schiff A. Chisholm
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9 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 9 Kasanovakatz Niko BOP 060215 027 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 C. Brooks (cont) M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP L. Grillo F. Mays K. Stinson J. Armel D. Armel J. Christian - SP Y. Patrick D. Caruthers EM. Smith R. Allen L. Shelton - SP Silver Cats 10/24-25/15 T. Kalani - SP C. Barton K. Ruttan J. Bangle C. Brooks L. Grillo A. Kajon K. DeVilbiss L. Shelton - SP L. Grillo S. Kalani D. Prince - SP Wine Country Cats 11/7-8/15 T. Kalani - SP L. Grillo T. Scarboro S. Kalani 10 Kasanovakatz Logan COP 050415 024 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 T. Kalani - SP MP B. Tullo L. Schiff A. Chisholm
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10 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 10 Kasanovakatz Logan COP 050415 024 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 C. Brooks (cont) M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP L. Grillo F. Mays K. Stinson J. Armel D. Armel J. Christian - SP Y. Patrick D. Caruthers EM. Smith R. Allen L. Shelton - SP 11 Kasanovakatz Luna COP 050415 025 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 T. Kalani - SP MP B. Tullo L. Schiff A. Chisholm C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP L. Grillo F. Mays K. Stinson J. Armel D. Armel J. Christian - SP Y. Patrick D. Caruthers EM. Smith R. Allen L. Shelton - SP 12 Kasanovakatz Marko COP 052215 047 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 T. Kalani - SP MP B. Tullo
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11 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 12 Kasanovakatz Marko COP 052215 047 Jazzy Cats 10/2-4/15 L. Schiff (cont) A. Chisholm C. Brooks M. Schiff - SP D. Prince - SP L. Grillo F. Mays K. Stinson J. Armel D. Armel J. Christian - SP Y. Patrick D. Caruthers EM. Smith R. Allen L. Shelton - SP 13 Kasanovakatz Parker COP 090115 036 Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 T. Kalani - SP MP H. DeVilbiss A. Kajon A. Chisholm K. Stinson C. Brooks J. Christian - SP H. DeVilbiss J. Roberts H. Roberts J. Armel D. Armel D. Prince - SP F. Mays S. Kalani J. Armel L. Shelton - SP
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12 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 13 Kasanovakatz Parker COP 090115 036 New Culture Club 1/29-31/16 T. Kalani - SP NW Y. Patrick A. Noel Garel P. Portelas L. Cunningham M. Dany A. Marinets - SP A. Noel Garel A. Kajon S. Madison V. Beninya P. Holmes A. K-Kraiczek L. Grillo E. Crocket A. Leal P. Portelas S. Kalani Evergreen Cat Fanciers 2/19-20/16 E. Weitz - SP NW Y. Patrick H. Roberts J. Roberts JM Lagarde S. Kalani - SP S. Corneille B. Tullo E. Crocket B. Ray ML. Anderson K. Chenault East of Eden Cat Fanciers 2/27-28/16 B. Russo - SP MP K. McInchak L. Schiff H. Roberts
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13 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 13 Kasanovakatz Parker COP 090115 036 East of Eden Cat Fanciers 2/27-28/16 K. Hanvey (cont) M. Schiff H. Roberts for L. Grillo A. Chisholm C. Brooks L. Shelton - SP 14 Kasanovakatz Mykah COP 052215 048 Silver Cats 10/24-25/15 D. Prince - SP MP C. Barton K. Ruttan J. Bangle C. Brooks L. Grillo A. Kajon K. DeVilbiss L. Shelton - SP L. Grillo S. Kalani D. Prince - SP Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 T. Kalani - SP MP H. DeVilbiss A. Kajon A. Chisholm K. Stinson C. Brooks J. Christian - SP H. DeVilbiss J. Roberts H. Roberts J. Armel D. Armel D. Prince - SP F. Mays S. Kalani J. Armel
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14 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 14 Kasanovakatz Mykah COP 052215 048 New Culture Club 1/29-31/16 L. Shelton - SP NW T. Kalani - SP Y. Patrick A. Noel Garel P. Portelas L. Cunningham M. Dany A. Marinets - SP A. Noel Garel A. Kajon S. Madison V. Beninya P. Holmes A. K-Kraiczek L. Grillo E. Crocket A. Leal P. Portelas S. Kalani Evergreen Cat Fanciers 2/19-20/16 E. Weitz - SP NW Y. Patrick H. Roberts J. Roberts JM Lagarde S. Kalani - SP S. Corneille B. Tullo E. Crocket B. Ray ML. Anderson K. Chenault East of Eden Cat Fanciers 2/27-28/16 B. Russo - SP MP K. McInchak L. Schiff
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15 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 14 Kasanovakatz Mykah COP 052215 048 East of Eden Cat Fanciers 2/27-28/16 H. Roberts (cont) K. Hanvey M. Schiff H. Roberts for L. Grillo A. Chisholm C. Brooks L. Shelton - SP Wine Country Cats 3/12-13/26 D. Prince - SP MP C. Barton H. Roberts J. Roberts D. Prince - SP L. Cunningham AM. Sosa J. Bangle T. Kalani - SP E. Crocket ML. Anderson L. Shelton Silver Cats 4/9/2016 AM. Sosa - SP C. Barton K. Ruttan L. Grillo for A. Chisholm C. Brooks J. Bangle S. Kalani D. Prince - SP 15 Kasanovakatz Onnika COP 082515 037 Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 T. Kalani - SP MP H. DeVilbiss A. Kajon A. Chisholm K. Stinson C. Brooks J. Christian - SP
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16 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 15 Kasanovakatz Onnika COP 082515 037 Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 H. DeVilbiss (cont) J. Roberts H. Roberts J. Armel D. Armel D. Prince - SP F. Mays S. Kalani J. Armel L. Shelton - SP East of Eden Cat Fanciers 2/27-28/16 T. Kalani - SP MP K. McInchak L. Schiff H. Roberts K. Hanvey M. Schiff H. Roberts for L. Grillo A. Chisholm C. Brooks L. Shelton - SP Wine Country Cats 3/12-13/26 D. Prince - SP MP C. Barton H. Roberts J. Roberts D. Prince - SP L. Cunningham AM. Sosa J. Bangle T. Kalani - SP E. Crocket ML. Anderson L. Shelton AM. Sosa - SP
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17 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 15 Kasanovakatz Onnika COP 082515 037 Silver Cats 4/9/2016 C. Barton MP K. Ruttan L. Grillo for A. Chisholm C. Brooks J. Bangle S. Kalani D. Prince - SP T. Kalani - SP 16 Kasanovakatz Paris COP 090115 037 Jazzy Cats 1/8-10/16 H. DeVilbiss MP A. Kajon A. Chisholm K. Stinson C. Brooks J. Christian - SP H. DeVilbiss J. Roberts H. Roberts J. Armel D. Armel D. Prince - SP F. Mays S. Kalani J. Armel L. Shelton - SP T. Kalani - SP 16 Kasanovakatz Paris of Fujicats COP 090115 037 Desperado Cat Fanciers 4/16-17/16 V. Fisher SW A. Kajon - SP A. Chisholm C. Brooks - SP V. Fisher - SP A. Kajon A. Chisholm - SP C. Brooks H. Yamada - SP
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18 Number Cat Name Registration No. Show Date Judges Region 16 Kasanovakatz Paris of Fujicats COP 090115 037 Desperado Cat Fanciers 4/16-17/16 M. Parsley - SP (cont) T. Scarboro - SP S. Kalani
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19 Burmillas Shown in Year One of Championship - Overview & Titles
Number Cat Name Registration No. Titled 1 Arcticstorm Boston Pops SBT 061613 066 DGA 2 Kasanovakatz Heath SBV 040914 007 SGC 3 Kasanovakatz Heather SBV 040914 008 CH 4 Kasanovakatz Djehuti of Sazikatz SBV 112412 032 CH 5 Kasanovakatz KK BOP 020615 024 Kitten 6 Kasanovakatz Kendal BOP 020615 023 CH 7 Arcticstorm Déjà Vu COP 111113 031 8 Miamber Silver Allegro of Kitzn SBT 122210 032 SGC 9 Kasanovakatz Niko BOP 060215 027 Kitten 10 Kasanovakatz Logan COP 050415 024 Kitten 11 Kasanovakatz Luna COP 050415 025 Kitten 12 Kasanovakatz Marko COP 052215 047 Kitten 13 Kasanovakatz Parker COP 090115 036 Kitten 14 Kasanovakatz Mykah COP 052215 048 SGC 15 Kasanovakatz Onnika COP 082515 037 Kitten 16 Kasanovakatz Paris of Fujicats COP 090115 037 Kitten
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 74 Chausie Breed Report 2016 (3rd and final year in championship report)
This will be the last of our breed reports to the Board for the 3 probationary years after being accepted for Championship. I’m happy to report that the breed has again surpassed the requirements set by the TICA Board of Directors per the Registration Rules.
The Chausie breed achieves its first Lifetime Achievement award this year – LA IW SGA Tasurt Osiris (Osi) – once again achieving an International Win as TICA’s 10th Best International Alter, owned and shown by Alex and Dasha Marinets, of Canada. Additionally breeders achieved Titles and Regional Awards in EW, MP, SW, NE, NW Regions for the 2015/2016 show season. Our top Kitten, Cat, and Alter are represented by 3 different catteries this year – Kitten, Halestone Jamie Lannister (SW), Cat, QGC Sonnenboume Anubis (EW), Alter, IW SGA Tasurt Osiris (NW).
There are 18 breed section members as of May 1, 2016 representing 10 different regions. (SW, SC, EN, SC, NW, EW, ES, MP, MA, SE).
56 individual Chausies were registered in 2015 and 42 have been registered between Jan 1 and April 30, 2016. 17 catteries are represented registering individual kittens or cats during that time frame.
Breed Section Members registering litters and individual cats are Halestone, Mike/Sandy Hale (SW), Tasurt, Bobbie Tullo (SW), Jinipenda, Shannon Ziokowski (SW), Sarsenstone, Cristy Bird (SW), Tribes, Judy Bender (SC), Willowind, Tammy Isaacs (SC), Marechal, Sheryl Koontz (MA), Leonardo, Liliya Garmashova (EN), Luxury Cats, Helena Sheremetieva (EN), Walhalla, Ewa Zgrabczynska (EN), Wildnorth, Stefan Milton/Carolina Wigren (EN),Sonnenblume, Jo Milnes (EW) Samhari, Sam Harrison (EW), Siroualba, Paula Harrison (ES) thus meeting the requirements for 5 active breeders in 3 different TICA Regions in the last 2 years.
There were 16 individual cats of the breed shown in a total of 41 shows (note; a show is considered a show regardless if it was 1day, 2 days or 3days). The regions shown in were NW, SW, EW, MP, NE, EN, MA, GL, SC, SE, NE.
The breed is continuing to grow and gain worldwide recognition with new breeders starting up. The Breed Committee continues to encourage breeders to register and show their cats in TICA.
Members of the breed group continue to send dna samples to Dr. William Murphy’s team at TX A&M for testing. We are part of a fertility research - papers are starting to be published and they are getting closer to having a simple cheek swab test available for breeders to test kittens for fertility rather than growing them up and test breeding.
The Chausie breeders thank the TICA Board of Directors for their continued support of our breed.
Respectfully submitted for the Chausie Breed,
Bobbie Tullo, breed chair
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 75 The Highlander Breed Group Report: 2015-2016
Although the Highlander seems to be slowly gaining popularity as more people become interested in our breed, our breed section membership has declined a bit, we are now at 18 members.
Highlander Litter Registrations
In the 2015-16 TICA year there were 108 Highlander litters registered from 23 different catteries, which is a small increase to the counts registered in the prior year. Of these litters, 2 were 02T/V registered, 8 were 03T/V registered, 26 were A2 registered, none were A3 registered, 1 one AON registered, 28 were B3 registered, 1 was BO registered, 3 were C2 registered, 6 were C3 registered, 13 were CO registered, and 23 were SBT/V registered litters. These numbers demonstrate a progression of advancement in breed codes from the previous year, especially in SBT litter registrations which has more than doubled in number.
Individual Highlander Registrations
In the 2015-16 season there were a total of 118 Highlanders registered, showing a steady increase in individual registrations over the years. Of these individually registered kittens 6 were 02T/V, 12 were 03T/V, 26 were A2 registered, 1 was AON registered, 28 were B3 registered, 1 was BO registered, 6 were C3 registered, 13 were CO registered, and 23 were SBT/V. This again shows a significant progression in the codes that are required to qualify for Championship, particularly in the CO and SBT registrations.
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Sixteen unique Highlanders were shown in 12 different shows in 5 different regions, representing 7 different catteries in the 2015-16 show season. This is very similar to the numbers we saw in the previous show season.
Summary
In review, other than the decline in breed section membership, the Highlander breed has remained stable or continued to grow in every aspect that is monitored. The breed section members who remain are dedicated to working toward the required goals to achieve Championship status. We are particularly encouraged at seeing more Highlanders in the show hall. Our focus remains geared toward improving the type and consistency in our breed so that we are producing cats that represent the written standard. This continues to be the hardest, but most crucial part of creating a new breed. We are excited about the progress we have already made, and are looking forward to watching our Highlanders continue to develop over the next few years.
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2015 80 15 BREED HISTORY it was annonced that the winner was to be the cat which collected the largest quantity of admission tickets left in their cage be the visitors. And naturally breed definition and expertise were assumed to appear. There came our turn. Firstly they ought to have defined the breed. Experts were examining Kutsiy, whispereng and giggling with one another when they finally breed.” — they said. from the coule of siamese- delivered verdict: Siamese kutsiy decided to solve that colored cats”... After one- minicat. genetic problem himself. When minute conversation with the Although looking it up Simka (his mother) started head of the club G.K.Batkova through the whole encyclope- asking for a cat our gentelman asked me to bring and show dea, experts could not find the could not refuse to the lady... the parenta if possible. breed with such name. Then That is how in two months we After long and silent someone assumed that it is a got posterity of 4 kittens — 3 examination of Mishka and kitten and we mixed sons and one daughter. She Simka she asked to show something up with the date of was the smallest and with Kutsiy and Puma again. She birth, therefore it is simply curved tail. Is it the future also examined them for a
BREED HISTORY Siamese cat without the girlfrend for Kutsiy? We named long time, writing and prefix “mini”. That was our the tiny cat Puma and left her drawing something.Then she first “expertise”. live with us. The rest “Royal thanked us and asked to By the end of the second Siamese” were presented stay after the exposition for day there was the announ- again. a conversation. sment of results. to our — i wonder how it is complete surprise Kutsiy posible for not even got the second place and 1992. CFC “Skif”, average but large cats to made to the top three. which had opened not give birth to that Kutsiy. We were overfilled with so long ago arranged first Futhermore, you also got happines! We were the evaluative cats` exposition such a small girl. You winners, spectators loved in Rostov-on-Don. It was should keep working, us! not too large - about 20-25 what if it is actually our future Our second exhibition exhibitors (comparing with breed that will conquer all the took place on th 27-28 of today`s scope, that was world!.. How shall we name October 1990. And the not even the exhibition but a that breed? We must already same question again: “Why club`s “get-together” ). think of it. did you bring a kitten?”. that The head of the club Irina At once we have was about the same Sidorenko introdused an decided that there should cat Kutsiy, that already expert prom Saint be the word “Don” in the was 2,5 years old. During Petersburg Galina Batkova. name, as we are from examination we were told After we were invited, I Rostov-on-Don. Then Irina that there is no such breed came with both Kutsiy Sidorenkova reminded that in the cat-alogue, therefore and Puma, pu them on the the experimet had officially that breed does not exsist. table and I saw the silent started in the club “Skif”, “If you manage to breed question in the expert`s eyes while Galina Kon-stantinovna the female to your boy, “Who are they?” anwering suggested that “we were then you will have miniature immediately: “These are brough up from cats loooking Let`s put the word “Thai” like Thai ones”. 16 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 81 and we get “Skif-thai-don”. she THE WAY THE STADSRD OF THE EXPERIMENTAL BREED also told us she made some SKIF-THAI-DON LOOKED IN THE FAR 1993 draft of preliminary standards and that she was going to tell about our Rostov`s wonder to other experts in Saint- Petersburg. adult cats which were born
In the spring of 1993 CFC is organizing their second exposition where the number of cats is twice higher - nearly 50, which is considered as a very large exhibition those days. Here we met I.Nemyikina (she was the one who started the development of Russian hairless breed - Don Sphinx). She introduced me to the expert I.Katser. Irina YAkovlevna studied my
cats with intense interest, BREED HISTORY I.Sidorenkova showed the standards` sketch made by Batko-va on the previous exposition. Having studied the notes, I.Katser and I.Sidorenkova composed the standard of experimental breed - Skif- thai-don. In the end we got the invitation to the exhibition in Saint Petersburg and were asked to show our cats (Skif-thai-don and Russian hairless) there. written in Rostov-on-Don. on that exposition I.Katser Two weeks after Saint introduced us to Tamara Se- Petersburg we went to the menovna YEmelyanova who exhibition in Kharkov. The was internationally certifies expertise were made by the expert. I can I still famous geneticist-felinologist remember it very well - I.V.SHustrova. Having empty hall, the light is on studied preliminary standard, only over the scene, where Irina Vladimirovna started to there is a table with Kutsiy examine Kutsiy and Puma and Puma on. And two with keen interest. and internationally sertified experts suddenly Kutsiy uttered his - I.Katser and famous “oww”. Everyone T.YEmelyanova studying were taken aback! them correct the standards
December 2015 17 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 82 of course it was not the Bobtails that were brought from almost each litter had small dog`s “bow-wow”, but when our the Kurile irelands to Moscow kittens and larger ones. The babies play with one another for the first time. Ladies were point that was uppermost for us or when they like something, amazed by Russian hairless - at birth was a tail. You never they produce peculiar sound bald Sphynx. there are only now what kind you would get. which are not likely to be heard three such cats that live in There was almost no identical from cats. “Very interesting! Rostov-on-Don. Kids could not tails. (Untill now when the kitten and I like these pets as well”, go away from caves with Skof- has just been born we look at - noted Irina Vladimirovna. - thai-don cats - the breed that the tail first, and than at the Let`s colloborate together with had been developed recently...” gender.) Irina Kartser and plan future My cats had never seen Lifestock of the nursery programme on breeding your such a large amount experts “KUTS” was increasing and cats. I also met I.SHustrova studying them with so intense the number of people who several times afterwards and interest. We have had the wanted to get kittens of the was conculted on breeding. WCF-expertise from new “mini-breed” was growing O.S.Potekhina, E.E.Morozova, as well. We explained At the beginning of M.V.Putilina. And above all, that the kittens who were November 1993 me and first professional photos of our born in breeding are not T.S.YEmelyanov a cats were taken. given away absolutely for free recieved an invitation to Time moved along, our as pets. Nothing but size was the First Intarnational couple was having posterity. the difference between them exposition of Russian cat breeds. it was written all about
BREED HISTORY this event, our cats were shown on TV throughout our country, futhermore, Reuters agency gave the report of that all over the world in the news. I.Nemyikina still have note from the “Moskovskiy komsomolyets” (one of the most popular Russian newspapers): “FAR (Felinological Assossiation of Russia) through has hold The first exposition of Russian cat breeds. this event took place on Noviy Arbat in the city hall of Moscow next to the White House, still unrepaired and sooty... Being tired of commotions the people went into the city hall, which windows are still barred withplywood. Whole families has come for the sake of quiet plesure and joy that they get from communication with our Russian purrs. Dads were strongly impressed by
18 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 83 of breed into pithy and emphatic TOY-BOB. The standard on Thai Bobtail, which is nowadays called Mekong Bobtail, was presented on the same conference. L.K. Yesina conducted pioneer formation of this breed. In 2008 Ludmila Konstan- tinovna called me and we talked for a long time, we discussed the and actual Skif-thai-don cats Krasnoufimsk, Magnitogorsk, procedure of official acceptance - they had the same huge Astrakhan... of Toy-bob, how and where to round blue eyes, the same start. She told me that she really perfect character, they were In December 1994 wanted Mekongs to have the just larger. Geography of regular stock-breeders` and same prominent eyes as Toy-bobs During the period from 1993 experts` seminar took place. 57 have, she set up a lot of to 1999 geography of our cats specialists of top felinological experiments with my, but larger had expanded significantly, organisations from Russia, cats, who arrived particularly people arrived from all over Belarus and Ukrane from 21 from my house, as they were the country to take our kittens cat fanciers` clubs participated not left for breeding. But she away. Purebred cats left there. Standards on Russian had not man-aget to realise that BREED HISTORY to Moscow, S.Petersburg, native breeds, including ours, idea, so she left it afterwards. Kiev, Kaunas, Krasnodar, were approved on that However, it is interesting that Irkutsk, Perm, Kharkov, meeting. Our standard was now in Mekongs` litter small Sevastopol, Donetsk, composed and inrodused by kittens appear. Those come from Pervouralsk, Berdyansk, O.S.Mironova, who had also sides with my cats` blood... Chelyabinsk,Gomel, changed our complicated name
…A lot of events had happened within more than three decades, they were plesant and not really, those that made us laugh and those that hurt as so deeply. There can be a whole book about it and the breeders actually have such intentions. Perhaps Toybob fanciers will be able to read the story without any contractions . After all ,analysing the facts, we can see that Kutsiy was born almost at the same time as Russian felinology was born And finally look at his date of birth - 8.8.1988 . The simbol of these numbers is ∞ — infinity…
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EARS Shape: large, broad Shape: medium at the base, with slightly sized, with rounded tips. rounded tips. Placement: set Placement: High rather high,no more set. Slightly tilted then one ear width forward. The apart. Slightly tilted distance between forward. The outer edge the ears is no set slightly back. more then one ear width. EYES Shape: large, open wide, almost round, Shape: large, oval, set almost straight very expressive. Color: blue, the deeper the better Color: intense deep blue
12 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 87 Both breeds have large expressive eyes, however Toy-bobs have round eyes, whereas Mekongs have oval ones. Comparatively large ears of Mekongs are in harmony with ovals of their heads, whilst Toy-bobs has medi- um sized and high set ears. Both breeds do not have large size. Though Toy-bob cats are considered small in particular. After birth they Mekong Bobtail Halif Galaxy Mekong, own. Kseniya weigh about 40-50 grams and Klueva photo by S. Gladkova their size in adulthood twice or half again smaller than
ТОВ Elis-Kutc, own. coat. The structure of Toy- E.Krasnichenko bob’s coat is not close lying, but Mekong’s is crispy. Point scale of ASC is approximately identical for both breeds. Though, form of IMPORTANT the body and bone structure of Mekongs (10 points) is less important than those of Toy-bobs. Mekongs’ tail, on the other hand, its form and length are extremely valuable - 20 points (as opposed of 10 points for Toy-bob) How- ever, the one thing, that do not depend on any systems and standards, and that is absolutely the same for our colorno cats is their Mekong’s. Weight of In spite of the fact that character! Both of them are adult Toy-bobs is about 2 kg, the color of the breeds is the very sociable, friendly, clever, while Mekongs weigh up to same - color pointed without curious, active, they like to 3-4 kg. white (Toy-bobs can only have communicate with people, as Toy-bob’s body is square, seal-pointed version), texture well as with other animals. short and solid, whereas and structure of the coat Those who are lucky enough Mekong’s one is rectangular, differs. While Mekong’s coat to live with such cat are muscular, but yet slender is almost without undercoat, conquered with their deep and balanced. Toy-bobs, Toy-bobs are likely to have blue eyes, small tail and especially males, distinguish one, what is more the topcoat incredible charm. themselves having short, is nearly as long as the almost wrestler’s neck. Reference. Standard of Toy-bob cat is recognized by ASC- SuperCats and four other systems after examination of the livestock of 50 cats’ pedigree, whose origins are from Rostov breeding line. Standard of the Mekong bobtail is only described in advance.
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Author: SofyaKRASNOSELSKAYA expert onalltypesofcatbreeds, 2016 ! Annual Meeting, www.SuperCats.ru president ofASC Page 89 , , THE FIRST BREEDERS AND THE FIRST PEDIGREES
A quarter of century ago a cats` family arisen at Elena Krasnichenko`s and her mother`s home in Rostov-on Don. There was Mishka, who was a small cat with shortened and curved tail, and color-pointed cat Simka with shortened tail as well, but twisted as bagel. When in 1988 in a regular litter a very small kitten ap- peared Elena had some hesitations about his health. As he was twice smaller his congeners she wondered if he was full-term and if he was going to survive. besides the size he differed from the others by his tiny tail in the shape of bob, huge eyes and even the character which was more doggy than catlike. The baby was named Kutciy. He was rather small well timbered cat and became the father of the breed toy bobtails — Toy-bobs. the cats nursery of E.Krasnichenko has been called “KUTC” in his honor. THE BREED
KUKLA KUTC Parents Grandparents KUTCIY Unknown 08.08.1988 Unknown Unknown SIMA Unknown
PUMA KUTC
Parents Grandparents KUTCIY Unknown 08.08.1988 08.08.1988 KUTCIY SIMONE SIMA
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2016 Annual Meeting, Page 90 The work on cultivating can easily destroy the old, breeds, rising up Toy-bobs the breed and raising the but to build something new is requires much more attention. lifestock started in 1988. Every extremely difficult”. The first matter taken up careless step, each unbred The kids of small size, with breeders must be the mating could have led to with a little surprised sight of health among different culling the whole generation. blue eyes, mask at the muzzle mutative features. There are for the felinological work you and shortened tail stayed in three main breed features such can easily apply the quote breeding. The weight of as small size, shortened tail from the movie “The Irony of newborn Toy-bobs is about and Siamese color. fate” (very popular film in 40-50 grams. As opposed to Russia): “Within one night you rising the kittens of other THE BREED
Toy-bobs are the usual kids, they are playful, curious, very active and agile and... small. MINIATURE IS NOT A DWARFISM There is nothing unusual in the birth of cats of small size. If we take the examples from wild nature we can find the number of prototype there. Miniature animals is not a dwarfism as some people assume, but a proportionally to a “large prototype” downsized types, which has found their proper place within in the natural selection conditions (usually a different type, breed). No-one is surprised but moved by small African hedgehog whose weight is about 350-500 g, that is four times lighter than his congeners in hedgehog family. Or Fennec fox which is the smallest ani- mal in dog family. Shoulder height of that fox is only 18-22 cm, body length does not ex- Mini-monkey Marmoset ceed 40 cm., and the maximum weight is one Photo by: Stefan Köder, published in Flickr and a half kg.
4 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 91 Mini-monkey or Marmoset is the smallest monkey on Earth. Adult`s weight is 120 g Fat-tailed (dwarf) lemur, maximum ant the length is 8 cm. Platyrrhine photo by: Bernard Dupont, monkeys of Marmoset family inhabit in the published in Flickr forests of South America, Brasil, Peru, Ecuador. The other representative of mini-animals is an amazing fat-tailed (dwarf) lemur, which is distributed in the west and south of Madagascar. His head and body length is about 20 to 23 cm, and tail length is about 20-27 cm. the body weight is ranged between 120 and 270 g and riches its maximum before Rusty-spotted cat, photo by: Joachim hibernation. S.Muller, published in Flickr Among the wild cat race the smallest is a rusty (red)-spotted cat. It one of the Asian cats genus and is a close relation of Bengali cat, both of them inhabit only in India and Sri- Lanka. By the way, it is not red literary, but its short hair is gray with red or rusty spots on the back and sides. Body length is 35-48 cm, hair length is 15-30 cm, weight of the adult is only 0,9-1,6 kg. Therefore she is one of the smallest wild cats in the world. THE BREED
in the world of purebred kittens on genetic defects. Dwarf animals suffer from cats Singapura had been Fashionable name, exotic following pathologies: considered the smallest before “toy”, what else is important? – Hydrocephalus symp- Toy-bobs appeared. In the cynological world toms, such as excessively Miniature breeds of the situation is very similar. large head in comparison animals are over the top Decreasing height and weight with body. nowadays. They play the role of healthy dogs is not so – Unhealed fontanel which of a fashion accessory or an simple process. Puppies in stays open the whole life. expensive life toy regular litter are generally – Hernia which sometimes where there`s demand, born the same size as their lead to open abdominal cavi- there`s supply. Therefore parents ore even a little larger. ty. chasing more exotics and Chasing extremely low weight – Joint problems. fragility some unscrupulous some unscrupulous breeders – Imperfect tooth system - breeders obtain not miniature build up their work on mating overshot or undershot bite, but dwarf animals. large and healthy female with absence of incisor teeth, no Unfortunately, while dwarf male not taking into tooth enamel. working over Toy-bob breed, account their compatibility and – sparse hair caused by thyroid some breeders, being not possible hereditary diseases gland disfunction. scrupulous enough, haven`t leading to the nursling`s death. – Underdevelopment of the vis- cared about saving the unique ceral organs. appearance of those cats, but – As a rule, short age of life. made a lot of experiments not having examined their
DECEMBER 2015 5 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 92 Miniature animals are as we have mentioned earlier, are Pixie-bob animals (usually another type/ breed) which were downsizes proportionally to a “large prototype”, but without any extreme, brought by a human.
SHORTENED TAIL:
VRIETY OF SHAPE Description of Toy-bob`s tail: “minimum length is 5 cm, must not extend past a stretched hindhock; flexible, curves are acceptable” (TICA standard). To sum up we can say that even short tails can have the variety of shape and length, flexibility and quantity of curves. The short tail does not disturb any of those natural THE BREED breeds to live healthy life, except total absence of one. So the short tail of our American Bobtail Rostov lusty children Toy-
Not moving away towards wild cats` world, where lynx is Kurillian Bobtail the brightest representative of short-tailed, we can consider different forms of tails of thoroughbred congenders. American Bobtail`s tail is described as “short, flexible and expressive and may be straight, slightly curved or slightly kinked or have bumps along the length of the tail, must not to extend past a stretched hind hock in length Tail to be broad at base, strong. Straighter tails should and/or curved, with one or bobs serves to show their exhibit a fat pad at the end of more kinks in any combination. beauty and harmony. Being the tail” (CFA standard). The length (without furnishing) attentive enough in breeding Our “compatriot” Kurillian is between 3 and 8 cm. The able to dismiss the possibility Bobtail has more habitual for fur on the tail is longer than to shorten the tail until it`s sight short tail with stronger on the rest of the body. (WCF gone you can do no harm to restrictions: “the tail is kinked standard). the animals` health.
6 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 93 ONLY VERY CAREFUL AND UNHURRIED SIAMESE COLOUR: DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOY-BOB BREED MAGIC AND PROBLEMS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY NOT TO CROSS THE THINNEST LINE BETWEEN DIMINUTIVENESS Aboriginal Siamese cats AND DWARFISM. ONLY BREEDERS WHO ARE were the result of mutation in the FAR FROM TEMPTATION TO BECOME REACH full color C gene. Well-known ON VOGUE ARE ELIGIBLE TO BREED THOSE IN- English biologist and geneticist TERESTING CATS.. has written that “One of the first mutation a long time ago was All cats of Toy-bob breed Toy-bobs has become the the appearance of black color”. are Siamese colored and get cherry on the cake in different Therefore all variety of colors darker with age. It is a natural expositions, the standards are existed nowadays is the result process, so you cannot call it accepted in five felinological of fixed natural mutations of a problem. The uppermost systems. And that is not even very familiar with everybody for those colors is to have a limit... wild agouti color. high-contrast mask and points Siamese or Himalayas (tip of tail, limbs, ears), color is always the result of which is due to the standards recessive cs gene work. It is requirement. A cream or a heat sensitive gene, which white underbelly shades suppresses the activity of ought to be evenly colored, color ferment according to and of course blue, up to the body temperature. The violet-colored eyes. lower the temperature, the The combination of all three THE BREED more active is this gene. qualities. which are small size, Consequently, the higher the short tail and Siamese color temperature, the lower the with large deep blue eyes has effect is. appeared first in one cat named Which explains why a Kutciy, whose fatherhood than Siamese has dark extremities occurred in a large number such as the face (so-called of descendants. mask), ears, tail and legs. 25-year experience of the Those shades should be party of people work leaded by colored as even as Elena Krasnichenko suggests possible. Siamese cats are that the breed has succeeded, white at birth, with pink foot- and that is must be cared for pads and noses, this is due to without mixing with other being in the constant warmth species, preserving Toy-bob`s of the mothers womb. The peculiar appearance. shade color comes out in a few days as a thin line at the age of ears, then on nose edge, foot-pads and tail. Velena-KUTC Toy-bob cat breeder E.Krasnichenko owner E.Lazhevskaya photo by: S.Gladkova
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GENERAL Velena-KUTC Appearance: Cats of Toy-bob cat small size, short body with breeder E.Krasnichenko strong bone structure, broad owner E.Lazhevskaya chest and short neck. Well- photo by: S.Gladkova muscled. Back is almost straight. Legs are rather strong. Shortened tail. Only sealpoint color. Size: small sized, adult’s cats preferred weight is less then 2 kg. Males can be little larger than females.
THE HEAD Shape: Short trapezium shape with gently rounded contours. Forehead: Rather full. Profile:Distinctly curved THE BREED profile with a dip from the forehead to the nose at the eye-middle level. Definite stop is not allowed . Nose: Nose is medium Chin: strong. BODY in length. Bridge of the nose Cheekbones: medium, Neck: short, powerful. is straight or slightly curved. rounded, clearly defined. Body structure: square, Muzzle: short, rounded, smaller then medium size, without pinch. compact, short, solid, muscular. Rib cage: broad. The Short and powerful neck EYES back is almost straight. Shape: large, open Back: almost straight. wide, almost round, very Sexual dimorphism is not expressive. very pronounced. Color: intense deep blue
EARS Shape: medium sized, wide in the base, with rounded tips. Placement: High set. Slightly tilted forward. The distance between the ears is no more then one ear width.
8 www.koshki.info 2016 Annual Meeting, Page 95 TAIL: FAULTS Flexible, preferably is composed of several kinks Head: wedge-shaped or andcurves in any combina- narrow head; weak chin; tion, but may be also almost pointed or elongated muzzle straight. There are not less Incorrect bite; too slight dip then 3 vertebrae. Visiblel in profile; stop. ength is not longer then 1/3 Eyes: almond shaped, of the body length. any color, exept blue. Ears: big, pointed, wide set. Body: not typical body COAT: size, too elegant or frail, Тело почти Structure: short, dense, elongated. квадратного формата resilient, not close lying, with Coat: too silky coat, developed undercoat. The plushy coat . topcoat is slightly longer than the undercoat. FAULTS PRECLUDING LEGS: THE CERTIFICATE Colour: seal-point only. Strong, medium in length, Head: straight profile hind legs slightly longer then Evenness of the body color Body: any changes of forelegs. and contrast with the points type suggesting outcrosses Paws: rounded, with are more important than with other breeds elongated fingers on hind whiteness. TTTail: longer then 1/3 of legs. Point Colour: dense and the body length, less then
even. Mask, ears, feet and 2-3 vertebrae, lack of tail, THE BREED tail should match in seal inflexible tail Coat: long or semi-long, TEMPER: any coat colour except seal- Active, sociable, curios, point, dark painted to the roots calm and even-tempered, like areas on the belly or chest white spots and lockets to communicate with people and other animals. DISQUALIFICATION Aggrisseveness and other general disqualifying fea- tures: Strabismus, long coat.
Toy-bob cat
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Name of Breed:
33.8 Championship Status Requirements. An Advanced New Breed may apply for Championship Status upon completion of the following:
33.8.1 At least 1 year has passed since the breed was first advanced to Advanced New Breed status. The Board of Directors at its discretion may reduce the time required of Transfer New Breed.
Date (meeting) advanced to ANB: ______
33.8.2 A minimum of 200 adults registered in any full member association of the World Cat Congress (WCC) of which a minimum of 50 are registered in TICA at a level potentially eligible for championship competition. Attach Addendum A.
33.8.3 List of at least 35 shows licensed by WCC organizations of which at least 10 must be TICA shows where cats have been exhibited, including region/countries and judges. A Show shall be defined as a “show catalog” for this purpose. Attach Addendum B.
33.8.4 List of 25 unique individual cats that have been shown, including registration numbers (code + six digits) and region/countries shown. Attach Addendum C.
33.8.5 List of judges who have judged the breed. Attach Addendum D.
33.8.6 A minimum of 5 regions are represented by a minimum of fifteen breeders who are TICA members in good standing actively breeding the breed. Attach Addendum E.
33.8.7 At least 25 unique cats shown in the Advanced New Breed Class including entries shown in at least five regions during the year preceding the application. Attach Addendum F.
33.8.8 Submission of an electronic Application for Advancement to Championship to each member of the Genetics Committee and each member of the Rules Committee at least 90 days prior to the board meeting at which approval is sought. Any proposed modifications to a previously approved standard must be submitted with the application. Following approval of the proposal by the Genetics Committee and Rules Committee, the application must be submitted by the ANB Working Group Chair to the TICA Executive Office at least 60 days prior to the Board Meeting for inclusion in the agenda. Any comments of the Genetics Committee or Rules Committee must be included. The application must include the following: (applications available from the TICA Executive Office or at tica.org)
33.8.8.1 A Letter of Intent to apply for approval as a Championship Breed, signed by at least ten TICA members in good standing;
33.8.8.2 A proposed breed standard; (See 33.8.8) Include as a separate document in the application packet.
33.8.8.3 A proposed breeding program;
33.8.8.4 A processing fee of $50. Include copy of DAR or other proof of payment (i.e. PayPal receipt, credit card receipt) in application packet.
33.8.9 A Notice of Intent to Apply for Advancement to Championship Status must be published in the TICA TREND at least 120 days prior to the meeting at which the application for advancement will be heard, and which invites comments about the breed to be forwarded to the Executive Office. Submitted for February/March 2016 issue At the meeting of the Board where application is made: TICA Annual Meeting August 31-September 2, 2016 33.8.10 Make a formal presentation at the meeting of the Board of Directors, including photographs, illustrations, statistics, health and breeding reports, examples of the breed and any other relevant material.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
33.8.12 No breed may recognize for championship cats which are phenotypically indistinguishable from an already established breed; that is, each breed recognized for championship must be unique. However, this restriction does not apply to registration. Such cats are acceptable for registration and breeding purposes.
33.8.13 If the breed is approved for Championship, a Breed Committee shall be elected in the next regular election.
33.8.14 Meeting the requirements set forth in these rules does not guarantee advancement. The Board of Directors shall judge each request for advancement on a case by case basis.
33.8.15 Every NEW breed must meet the following requirements in each of the next three show years following acceptance in order to retain championship status:
33.8.15.1 Register a minimum of 25 additional cats of the breed.
33.8.15.2 Exhibit a minimum of 10 individual cats of the breed in at least 15 rings in at least 3 regions.
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33.8.15.3 Have at least 5 TICA members in a minimum of 3 regions who are actively breeding the breed.
33.8.16 It is the responsibility of the Breed Committee to document that all requirements have been met by providing a report to the Genetics Committee, the Rules Committee and the Executive Office. Failure to meet the requirements of 33.8.15 will result in the breed being returned to Advanced New Breed status.
ADDENDUM A.
33.8.3 A minimum of 200 adults registered in any full member association of the World Cat Congress (WCC) of which a minimum of 50 are registered in TICA at a level potentially eligible for championship competition. List the 50 TICA registered cats first.
Registered Name & Registration Number (code + six digits – i.e. SBT 010101). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. GobsGobblins Rhemus of Bellshire C2P 082215 Valleedesdieux Divino Lupo B2P 082615 55. 56. valleedesdieux Dea Chiara B2P 082615 GobsGobblins Wolfie Booboy Adams C2P 082215 57. 58. Big Okami Oso 01T 040315 Little Velvela Bear 01T 040315 59. 60. GobGobblins Ohcumgache B2P 113015 GobsGobblins Vohik Bimka C2P 082215 61. 62. GobsGobblins Sullivans Wolfy B2P 113015 Nada Cowboys Kenya COP 122715 63. 64. HairlessphynxBC Bibilouve B3P 021614 Hairlessphynx Sonja B3P 061014 65. Shelgren Levi A2P 100715 66. Shelgren Melusine A2P 100715 67. 68. HairlessphynxBC TinTin B3P 061014 Shelgren FN Dash 2187 of Werecats A2P 100715 69. Chatterieleden Gateau B3P 082414 70. HairlessphynxBC Bibiloup B3P021614
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 100 71. Bareenough Gandalph B3P 050415 72. Barenough Blaise B3P 050415 73. Hipnotik Brutus B3P 062215 74. Bareenough Mingan Rises B3P 050415 75. 76. Hipnotik Julianne B3P 062215 Hipnotik Robert B3P 062215 77. Hipnotik Suzanne Noire B3P 120114 78. Hipnotik Alice Rose B3P 062215 79. Hipnotik Isabelle Dark B3P 120114 80. Hipnotik Black Romeo B3P 120114 81. 82. Stellaoriens Tiny Tim B3P 081414 Hipnotik Jordan Noir B3P 120114 83. 84. Stellaoriens Buffy de Vampirslayer B3P 081414 Stellaoriens Simon Says B3P 081414 85. 86. Bareenough Faolan B3P 080514 Stellaoriens Bruiser B3P 081414 87. 88. Bareenough Daciana B3P 080514 Bareenough Luna B3P 080514 89. 90. FiannaLykoi Artemis A2P 040515 GobsGobblins Remus Lupin II 02T 090215 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154.
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 101 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. Bareenough Spyder A2P 070915 Bareenough Tig A2P 070915 165. 166. Bareenough Shafts A2P 070915 Remus Lupin 02T 090215 167. 168. GobsGobblins Lucan 02T 090215 GobsGobblins Dire 02T 090215 169. 170. GobsGobblins Sweetwater Alussia of Nada 02T 090215 GobsGobblins Lyqan C2P 092115 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. GobsGobblins Ragnar 02T 090215
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 102 ADDENDUM B.
33.8.3 List of at least 35 shows licensed by WCC organizations of which at least 10 must be TICA shows where cats have been exhibited, including region/countries and judges. List the 10 TICA shows first.
Date, Show, Region/Country, Judges 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
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33.8.4 List of 25 individual cats that have been shown, including registration numbers (code + six digits) and region/countries shown.
Cat’s Registered Name, Registration Number (code + six digits), Regions/Countries Shown 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GobsGobblins Ylva B2P 070315 MidAtlantic/USA 6. GobsGobblins Guenhwyvar B2P 070315 MidAtlantic/USA 7. GobsGobblins Bob Wills/Cosmic Debris B2P 070315 SouthEast/USA 8. Hairlessphynx Dieu Eros B2P 080414 SouthernEurope/France 9. GobsGobblins Sandalio C2P 082215 GreatLakes/USA 10. GobsGobblins Cuetlachtli C2P 082215 GreatLakes/USA 11. GobsGobblins Maheegan C2P 090215 GreatLakes/USA 12. GobsGobblins Bozkurtlar C2P 090215 GreatLakes/USA 13. Big Okami Oso 01T 040315 GreatLakes/USA 14. GobsGobblins Scott Howard C2P 071815 NorthWest/USA 15. Valleedesdieux Divino Lupo B2P 082615 SouthernEurope/France 16. Valleedesdieux Dea Chiara B2P 082615 SouthernEurope/France 17. GobsGobblins Nero to my Heart C2P 081515 SouthWest/USA 18. GobsGobblins Vohik Bimka C2P 082215 SouthEast/USA 19. GobsGobblins Bela Lugosi C2P 081515 SouthWest/USA 20. Velvela Bear 01T 040315 SouthEast/USA 21. GobsGobblins Ohcumgache B2P 113015 SouthEast/USA 22. Nada Twilight Cinders C2P 011716 SouthEast/USA 23. Nada Cowboys Kenya C0P 122715 SouthEast/USA 24. Nada Sebastian Wolf B3P 010716 25. Nada Moonlight Madeline C2P 010416
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 104 ADDENDUM D
33.8.5 List of judges who have judged the breed.
List alphabetically. 1. 2. Allen, Jane Allen, Roslyn 3. 4. Anderson, Marylou Anderson, Thomas 5. 6. Armel, Donna Armel, Jim 7. 8. Austin, Robin Bangle, Jay 9. 10. Basquine, Genevieve Barrett, Pam 11. 12. Barton, Carol Beninya, Vlada 13. 14. Broing, Asa Bright, Amanda 15. 16. Brooks, Canie Brown, Erin 17. 18. Bunder, Erwin van den Calmes, Fabrice 19. 20. Caruthers, Don Chenault, Kim 21. 22. Chisholm, Alex Christian, Jamie 23. 24. Coleman, Mark D Corneille, Steven 25. 26. Crandall-Seibert, Nikki Creech, John 27. 28. Crockett, Ellen Cunningham, Laura 29. 30. Dany, Monika Dendauw, Marie-France 31. 32. Dentico, Olga DeVibiss, Harley 33. 34. DeVibiss, Kay Dickie, Lisa 35. 36. Edwards, Joe Fischer, Vickie 37. 38. Gagem, Francesca Gregg, Marilyne 39. 40. Grillo, Linda Jean Gubenko, Dmitry 41. 42. Guillaume, Helene Guseva, Irina 43. 44. Hammond, Electra Hammond, Michael 45. 46. Hanvey, Kay Harrison, Vicki Jo 47. 48. Hawksworth-Weitz, Elaine Hicks, Francine 49. 50. Higgins, Robin Holmes, Phillipa 51. 52. Jones, Sue Hart Jones, Toni 53. 54. Judge, Lynn Kajon, Adriana 55. 56. Kalani, Sharon Kalani, Tatyana 57. 58. Kempton, Theresa Kikuchi, Mariko 59. 60. Kissinger, Barbara Klamm, Wendy 61. 62. Knapp, Clint Knapp, Rene 63. 64. Kovic, D'Ann Krenn, Katherian 65. 66. Kretschmer-Kraiczec, Andreas Kurkowski, Albert 67. 68. Landtsheer, Mary-Lise de Lagarde, Jean Marc 69. 70. Lahey, Paul Lamoueex, Odette 71. 72. Lawson, Carol Lawson, Steve 73. 74. Leal, Alberto Lee, Bill 75. 76. Lee, Susan Loperman, Debbie 77. 78. Lopez, Carlos Madison, Donna 79. 80. Marinets, Alexandra Mattingly, Sandi
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 105 81. 82. Mays, Lafayette Meisberger, Toni 83. 84. Morgan, Leslie Noel-Garel, Aline 85. 86. Nudleman, David Parkinson, Nancy 87. 88. Parsley, Melissa R Patrick, Yvonne 89. 90. Patton, Laurie Picardello, Massimo 91. 92. Protelas, Pascale Prince, Debbie 93. 94. Raven, Nikki Fenwick Ray, Barbara 95. 96. Remy, Pascal Roberts, Heather 97. Roberts, Jeff 98. Rudge, Delsa 99. 100. Russo, Brenda Ruttan, Kitti
2016 Annual Meeting, Page 106 ADDENDUM E.
33.8.6 A minimum of 5 regions are represented by a minimum of fifteen breeders who are TICA members in good standing actively breeding the breed.
List the name & region.
Member’s Name and Region 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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33.8.7 At least 25 unique cats shown in the Advanced New Breed Class including entries shown in at least five regions during the year preceding the application.
List the cat’s name and the regions shown.
Cat’s name, Regions shown 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GobsGobblins Ylva - MidAtlantic 6. GobsGobblins Guenhwyvar - MidAtlantic 7. GobsGobblins Bob Wills/Cosmic Debris - SouthEast 8. Hairlessphynx Dieu Eros - SouthernEurope 9. GobsGobblins Sandalio - GreatLakes 10. GobsGobblins Cuetlachtli - GreatLakes 11. GobsGobblins Maheegan - GreatLakes 12. GobsGobblins Bozkurtlar - GreatLakes 13. Big Okami Oso - GreatLakes 14. GobsGobblins Scott Howard - NorthWest 15. Valleedesdieux Dea Chiara - SouthernEurope 16. Valleedesdieux Divino Lup - SouthernEurope 17. GobsGobblins Nero to my Heart - SouthWest 18. GobsGobblins Vohik Bimka - SouthEast 19. GobsGobblins Bela Lugosi - SouthWest 20. Velvela Bear 01T 040315 - SouthEast 21. GobsGobblins Ohcumgache B2P 113015 - SouthEast 22. Nada Twilight Cinders C2P 011716 - SouthEast 23. Nada Cowboys Kenya C0P 122715 - SouthEast 24. Nada Sebastian Wolf B3P 010716 - SouthEast 25. Nada Moonlight Madeline C2P 010416 - SouthEast
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