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Written by Administrator

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

After what happened at the National Cat Club Show 2010 and the disqualification of several cats from competition after they had been reported for attending an FB show the previous week, Cat Planet Monthly is running a story on the situation in the January edition.

Please send in your feedback and comments to be included in the article.

We would like to hear from FB, GCCF and TICA exhibitors who have been affected or have an opinion on the 13 day rule.

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Chris

|2011-01-25 18:08:05

Rules are put in place for us all to abide by, and i dont think many will disagree that the 13 day ruling is a very sensible rule indeed.I abide by the rules as do 99.9% of exhibitors and i think anyone who doesnt should be punished for it, the ones that break this ruling IMHO are just selfish glory hunters who we can do without. many thanks Chris

Dee - 13 day rule

|2011-01-23 23:39:39

I support the rule fully but it does strike me as being a rule which is only enforced (as in action being taken against the exhibitor) after the damage has been done

Sarah - 13 day rule

|2010-12-30 22:19:17

Molly, I have read your reply to this matter and I wholeheartedly agree with you. The 13 day rule is their to protect us, the felines, not only from nasty bugs and germs, but also to rest both physically and mentally from the day. It can be very stressful sometimes and it is nice to relax between trips out. The rule is there for a reason, a very good reason as far as our household is concerned and should stay. Those who were caught out at the National should be very ashamed of themselves for putting all of the cats there in danger.

Anonymous

|2010-12-22 21:13:43

The exhibitor that broke the rule was NOT a novice and he was only reported towards the end of the show because this was when it was apparent that he had broken the rules. It had nothing to do with whos cats were beaten. He had broken the rule that is there for the specific purpose of protecting cats. He must have been well aware of the rules and chose to ignore them because he throught he could get away with it. Rules are there for a reason. If you dont like them then lobby for them to be changed. You can't just decide to ignore them because it suits your purposes

sammitchell

|2010-12-21 13:59:34

Upon reflection of this reading all comments, I see this rule is there for a reason. And to be honest, it does protect the cats from being over shown and therefore possibly stressed out.

There are enough shows during the year in fife, tica and Gccf to satisfy everyone no doubt. I do think a few things could be changed in gccf shows to encourage people to show and enjoy this as a hobby, but over exposing cats to this is not a great idea.

Mark - Mr

|2010-12-20 18:44:19

The 13 day rule is there to protect our cats from cross infection , and we are pleased that it is in place .
Noboby minds coming 2nd 3rd to a worthy cat, but when someone has decided to cheat for glory and waste peoples entry fees , and deny our cats the posibility of doing well .
That is really annoying and unfair .

Tasha - re: re: MIss

|2010-12-17 20:01:34

Anonymous wrote:

Allison McAlpine wrote:

I showed two siamese at the National last saturday, showing is already a stressful time for a cat and for the owner. i TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE 13 DAY RULE!! We were due to show at the Three Counties in August, but we didnt show as our three cats were ill with an infection!! I only in the end visited the show, and even then i wondered if it was a good idea that i should go!! it is the responsibility of the owner/breeder to be responsibile not just for their own cats but also for the other cats too.!! the 13 day rule is there for a reason and good one at that too!! If you love your cats and cats in general then PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOUR OWN AS WELL AS TO OTHERS!!! ITS NOT NICE TO HAVE A CAT THATS ILL, AND SEE THEM SUFFER!!!

As such a responsible person you should never have attended the show as a visitor! PEOPLE can carry viruses from cat to cat so you may as well have taken yours along with you.

I think that is unfair. Visitors generally don't touch the cats being shown (as the catalogues always state). I think there would be a virtually non-existent chance of a visitor to a show infecting a show cat.

Linda hutchison - 13 day Rule

|2010-12-17 19:18:41

I think by all the comments that we all agree that the 13 day rule between shows is important for the welfare of our cats. The exhibitor in question must be feeling really bad and embarrassed so can the witch hunt cease. After all nobody is perfect and it is the season of goodwill!

Allison McAlpine - MIss

|2010-12-17 14:07:06

I showed two siamese at the National last saturday, showing is already a stressful time for a cat and for the owner. i TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE 13 DAY RULE!! We were due to show at the Three Counties in August, but we didnt show as our three cats were ill with an infection!! I only in the end visited the show, and even then i wondered if it was a good idea that i should go!! it is the responsibility of the owner/breeder to be responsibile not just for their own cats but also for the other cats too.!! the 13 day rule is there for a reason and good one at that too!! If you love your cats and cats in general then PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOUR OWN AS WELL AS TO OTHERS!!! ITS NOT NICE TO HAVE A CAT THATS ILL, AND SEE THEM SUFFER!!!

Anonymous - re: MIss

|2010-12-17 17:09:34

Allison McAlpine wrote:

I showed two siamese at the National last saturday, showing is already a stressful time for a cat and for the owner. i TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE 13 DAY RULE!! We were due to show at the Three Counties in August, but we didnt show as our three cats were ill with an infection!! I only in the end visited the show, and even then i wondered if it was a good idea that i should go!! it is the responsibility of the owner/breeder to be responsibile not just for their own cats but also for the other cats too.!! the 13 day rule is there for a reason and good one at that too!! If you love your cats and cats in general then PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOUR OWN AS WELL AS TO OTHERS!!! ITS NOT NICE TO HAVE A CAT THATS ILL, AND SEE THEM SUFFER!!!

As such a responsible person you should never have attended the show as a visitor! PEOPLE can carry viruses from cat to cat so you may as well have taken yours along with you.

Christine wall

|2010-12-17 11:56:27

I agree with all recipiants who have stated this rule is for the cats health and well being, how can anybody forget they went to a show the week before! we all sign the rules when we enter our cats so there really is no excuse it really doesnt matter when this person was reported, perhaps the other people were checking their facts but at the end of the day it really is the responsibility of the exhibitor, 13day rule MUST stay, there is a certain faction of exhibitors that if allowed would show cats 24/7 keep it.

Elmarlay

|2010-12-16 23:37:15

I exhibit under GCCF and for what ever reason that the rule was broke, if you look from the other side, was this exhibitor a novice??? FIFE I can't recall ever seeing them promote or bring the 13 day rule of GCCF to publication, I have seen it on a TICA site that they refer to GCCF cat/exhibitors. I went to the FIFE show on the Sunday as a visitor just to see what it was about and in fairness the exhibitors all cared for their cats, some cats were there for both days, just the same as TICA do back to back. I notice from looking up results for the FIFE show that some exhibitors exhibited at a TICA show the following weekend as well, the rule would be best applied across all registeries to protect the cats and stop them all being over shown.

John	\|2010-12-20 09:58:47

The FB website does advise people wishing to show GCCF that they should abide by the GCCF 13 day rule. FIFE may not have it on their site as they are based in Europe and would therefore not have any knowledge of the GCCF.

I find it a bit patronising that you think the other registries should apply the 13 day GCCF rule. Why not the other way around and the GCCF get rid of the rule. TICA and FIFE are huge world wide registries and GCCF is just for the UK.

Anonymous

|2010-12-16 20:11:08

Anonymous

|2010-12-16 14:17:12

Seamus & Patrick

|2010-12-17 11:35:51

This episode doesn't surprise us at all. The very first time we showed at GCCF we were warned not to leave food or water bowls at the front of the pen because it was not unheard of for people to poison rival cats. How sad and low do you have to be?

The pot hunters and rosette hoarders are one of the saddest aspects of the cat world. Those sad individuals who continue to show their cats in the open classes long after they have been made up to Champion, GC and beyond, denying other cats and more importantly perhaps, new exhibitors, the chance to gain awards. At a time when the GCCF acknowledges that patronage is falling, greedy, selfish actions like this are not helping.

The fact that the exhibitors concerned didn't complain until they realised the cats in question were going to beat theirs speaks volumes. We are great believers in what goes around, comes around and it really is a shame that they have nothing more important in their lives to worry about.

We gave up showing at GCCF ages ago and have never missed it. The friendliness and welcome you receive from FB and TICA makes you realise what a petty, draconian, self interested organisation the GCCF really is.

Ruth Harrison - 13 day rule between shows...

|2010-12-16 13:03:38

Absolutely agree.

Cat can carry a virus whether they show it or not. No cat should be put at risk of catching a virus from another at a show.

In addition to this we reply on the judges and stewards and vetting in personnel to adhere to strict hygiene rules to prevent risk of infection.

One last thought....Cats are first and foremost our adored and loved pets. Why anyone would want to subject them to weekly showing is beyond me.

Jan Hirst - 13 day Rule

|2010-12-16 12:22:36

The 13day rule is there to protect our cats from infection, anything picked up at a show would need 5/7 days incubation. One also has to look at the stress caused by travelling to shows and being handled. These people are glory hunters and cannot care about their cats, they are only probably useful to them whilst winning.

Marian Dawe - Mrs

|2010-12-16 10:31:16

This rule has always been well known in the Cat Fancy it is there to protect our beloved cats from infection. There are in my opinion no excuses to flout it. You will never convince me that all exhibitors are not aware of it. Would seem to be another example of people in the cat fancy who feel anything is justifiable as long as you WIN!!!

Anthony Nichols

|2010-12-15 21:23:25

The 13 day rule is a veterinary matter and is there because of the GCCF veterinary committee who are professionals with expert knowledge. It is there because the GCCF has high standards for cat welfare and it should not be a matter of opinion or preference for exhibitors. The rule exists for good reasons.

Snoozicoonz

|2010-12-15 17:33:30

We totally agree with the 13 day rule and adhere to it always. You have to think of the welfare of the cats that must always come first

Sarah E M Helm - I agree with the 13 day rule!!

|2010-12-15 16:18:47

Just wanted to say that I agree with the 13 day rule compleatly!! I wasn't at the National show, so mine is an unbiased opinion!! I presume that the exhibitors in question knew about the rule, therefore they were just being 'rosette greedy' and deserve the consiquenses of breaking the rule!! They were obviously NOT thinking of the welfare of their cats or their fellow exhibitors cats!!!

MOLLY

|2010-12-16 17:46:39

I dont like being shown but I live with a cat who does and I dont want him to be subjected to picking up a virus which I might catch. Also he tells me that shows make you tired and the travelling can sometimes make you a bit upset. If that is so then why make your pet (thats what they are supposed to be pedigree or not) upset. My mum wouldnt.

Mum does say though that it would be nice to be able to go to a TICCA show but they usually clash with other shows, so maybe it would be nice to have an open discussion and not so much
bitchiness

MOLLY

|2010-12-18 20:22:49

Please stop all this, the most important thing is us felines, your pets, at least that what we are presumed to be, I am and my house mates are but are you? Mum loves getting my mates rosettes, she loves them and when I got some they meant the world to her but she wouldnt put us above rosettes.

Sometimes mum thinks that the people at cat shows are there for themselves and not for the wonderful cats.

Mum makes no money from us she just loves us and knows we are beautiful. TAKE MONEY OUT OF IT STOP PEOPLE PUTTING CATS IN OPEN WHEN THEY ARE GRANDS -give the beginner a chance - if you dont win TOUGH. But always remember you wouldnt be there without us cats so protect and love us just for the sake of it.

MOLLY

|2010-12-20 19:49:19

JOHN, I have recieved your reply and my response is this IF YOU ENTER A GCCF SHOW YOU COMNPLETE AN ENTRY FORM READ THE FORM THE 13 DAY RULE IS IN EACH SCHEDULE. I dont agree with many of the GCCF rules but this one I do.
I do believe that the GCCF are a non elected body who are a law unto themsleves and that should be stopped but the 13 day rule is there to protect us and that is paramount. HUMANS ARE THERE TO PROTECT US not allow us to be infected by other cats (however remote) who may have been shown weekly for months, also the stress on us with the travelling ect is not acceptable on a weekly basis.

I would like to say that many of the pens, including those at the Supreme are not acceptable, tiny door I couldnt even drag a mouse out of and my house mate says are not nice, doors must be larger. As with humans we cats are getting larger too and tiny doors are quite frightening, the companies who supply the pens and show managers must deal with this.

I understand that only one penning company supply dounble doors with double pens the other gives two single pens with two silly doors, I HOPE YOU ARE READING THIS BECAUSE MUM WILL NOT TAKE US TO THE SHOWS WHERE THIS COMPANY SUPPLIES THE PENS.

SORRY diverted a bit but all to do with the welfare of my fellow felines.

molly

|2010-12-23 21:31:00

My mum has just brought a new cat into the house, we dont like her but before she introduced her she was vet checked and leaukemia and aids tested, although I dont like her I am pleased as I know I wont pick anything up from her. (wont stop me chasing her or spitting at her though) If one of my fellow house mates went to a show and picked somwthing up that wouldnt be fair on us because we are all well and healthy and if one of us picked up a virus it could infect us all, PLEASE DONT DO THIS - KEEP THE 13 DAY RULE IN PLACE FOR US you humans are not the important ones US CATS ARE. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Mrs Kath FAIRBANKS - SHERRIAMOR PERSIANS

|2011-01-03 10:40:13

tHE 13 DAY RULE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE.IT IS AS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE QUITE RIGHTLY SAID ,THERE TO PROTECT OUR ANIMALS HEALTH. HOWEVER MUCH WE WANT TO GAIN OUR TITLES IT SHOULD NOT BE AT THE EXPENCE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS.I HAVE MYSELF IN THE PAST HAD A CAT PICK UP A VIRUS AT A CAT SHOW AND HAD THE EXPENSE OF VETERINARY TREATMENT.PEOPLE KNOW THE RULES WHEN THEY ARE SHOWING BECAUSE THE RULES ARE THER TO READ IN THE SHEDULELS WE FILL OUT.SO NO EXCUSES , THE RULES ARE THE RULES.

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