I consider myself a relatively cat-literate individual, however was completely amazed to learn that “NEW CATS IN THE ROCK” is the kind of program that uses 6 evaluating rings for 4 various departments of competitors: “Championship (breeding cats), Premiership (for spayed and neutered pedigreed cats), Kittens (pedigreed cats 4-8 months old), and Household Pets (mixed breeds and companion cats).”
The cat father in me is grateful that even my charming spayed blonde cat of mystical origins might be qualified to contend if she was signed up with the Cat Fanciers’ Association, the world’s biggest computer system registry of pedigreed cats, however I do take time out at the concept that not all felines are “companion cats.” Perhaps that’s a main classification that I’m not privy to, however I choose to picture that even the most pedigreed cats are — firstly — family members.
If you discover yourself asking how these felines will be evaluated, the requirements centers on “health and appearance.” Per the Cat Fanciers’ Association website, cats are evaluated “according to a written standard for its breed,” which is “precise enough to allow judges to evaluate cats accurately, and flexible enough to leave room for differences in interpretation between judges of keen eye and good intention.”
I like the uniqueness of that quote due to the fact that it leaks of previous evaluating kerfuffles. Also, an excellent information that I collected is that the only class of cat that doesn’t have a written requirement is the Household Pet. It makes overall sense, however I’m charmed by the concept that the guidelines are completely various for the type of weirdo that invests the majority of its day knocking things off the table.
The program is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tickets are available here.
