A.1 – ASSOCIATION:
WCF World Cat Federation
A.2 – ADULT CAT:
A cat, which is 10 months old or more.
A.3 – KITTEN:
A cat, which is younger than 10 months.
A.3.1 – KITTEN 3-6 MONTHS:
A kitten, which is at least 3 months old, but not older than 6 months, even not one day older.
A.3.2 – KITTEN 6-10 MONTHS:
A kitten, which is at least 6 months old, but not older than 10 months, even not one day older.
A.4 – BABY:
A kitten, which is at least 10 weeks old, but not older than 3 months.
A.5 – NEUTER (ALTER):
A neutered male or spayed female cat.
A.6 – NOVICE:
A cat, which is at least 6 months old, without pedigree, which enters the show in the novice class. It may receive Excellent or less without classification.
To be registered in the RIEX and to receive a pedigree, the cat needs an EX and the signature of a second judge on its judge’s report.
A.7 – VETERAN:
A cat, which is older than 8 years.
A.8 – BREED RECOGNIZED BY WCF:
Every cat breed, which is recognized by WCF for breeding and exhibition.
A.9 – BREED ACCEPTED BY WCF:
Every cat breed, which is recognized by another association, which is a member of WCC, is accepted by WCF for exhibitions and titles. Also so called
“provisional breeds” are accepted, but they cannot receive any title.
A.10 – REGISTERED CAT:
A cat, whose pedigree has a registration number issued by a member-club of WCF.
A.11 – EXHIBITION (SHOW):
A WCF-exhibition, which is licensed by the WCF Licensing Manager or the Show Commission for traditional judgement and WCF-Rings, or (in specific
countries) for a Ring.
A.11.1 – 1-DAY-SHOW:
A WCF-exhibition taking place on one day, in which a cat may only be judged once by one judge and may receive only one judge’s report for this day.
A.11.2 – TWO 1-DAY-SHOWS:
A WCF-exhibition taking place on two days, in which a cat may be judged twice (once on each day) and may receive two judge’s reports at maximum
(1 judge’s report on each day).
A.11.3 – NATIONAL SHOW:
A licensed show organized by a WCF-club in good standing, where judges only may award the titles CAC and CAP.
A. 11.4 – INTERNATIONAL SHOW:
A licensed show organized by a WCF-club in good standing, where judges may award all titles according to the show classes.
A.11.5 – WORLD SHOW:
A show in one country organized by two or three clubs and approved by the WCF-board, where one of the titles is encountered as having been received
in another continent or another country. A special license given by the board is required. A World Show (WS) can only be organized once per year and per
country.
A.12 – SHOW MANAGER:
The person responsible for the show, which is assigned by the organizing club.
A.13 – SHOW CATALOGUE:
A booklet produced by the organizing club, in which the show license must be included on the first page, the name and address of the board members of
WCF and the WCF member-clubs must be included on the first pages. The main part of the catalogue includes the numbers of the cats entered into the
show, the date of birth, the full name of the cats, the name of the parents, name of the exhibitor and owner of the cats, breed, colour and sex of the cats
and their show class. Other pages of the catalogue may include subjects decided by the club: advertisements of sponsors, breed profiles, etc.
A.14 – EXHIBITOR:
The owner or his agent exhibiting the cat.
A.15 – STEWARD:
A person working on a licensed WCF-show, who carries the cats to the judge’s table, presents the cats to the judge and works in Best in Show.
A.16 – WCF-RING:
A Ring of a WCF-exhibition, where a judge selects and ranks at maximum the 10 best cats amongst the participants. There are three WCF-rings: adults,
kittens (3-10 months) and alters. The first two winners may participate in the Master-ring.
A.16.1 – WCF MASTER-RING:
A WCF-Ring including only cats, which won the 1st or 2nd place in a WCF-ring. The winner receives the title “Master”.
A.16.2 – WCF DOUBLE MASTER-RING:
A WCF-Ring including only cats, which have already the title Master. The winner receives the title “Double Master”. There may be also organized Triple
Master-rings, etc.
A.17 – RING:
An exhibition with American or Australian ring-judging. One judge judges and ranks all cats of the exhibition in a ring. The rings are separated for adults,
kittens and alters. There are AB-rings and Speciality-rings (rings for each main category). These rings are only permitted in countries, where this type
of judging already exists traditionally.
A.18 – TRADITIONAL JUDGING:
Is the type of judging, where cats are presented on a judge’s table and are judged by one judge, who writes a judge’s report.
A.19 – WCF-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge.
A.19.1 – WCF-AB-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge for all hair categories.
AB: allbreed
A.19.2 – WCF-LH-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge for the hair category Longhair.
LH: Longhair
A.19.3 – WCF-SLH-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge for the hair category Semi-Longhair.
SLH: Semi-longhair
A.19.4 – WCF-SH-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge for the hair category Shorthair.
SH: Shorthair
A.19.5 – WCF-SOSH-JUDGE:
A judge, who fulfils all requirements of WCF for being registered and licensed as WCF-judge for the hair category Siamese-OSH.
SOSH: Siamese and Oriental Shorthair
A.20 – WCF-LICENSED GUEST-JUDGE:
A judge belonging to another federation/club, which is not a member of the WCF, who fulfils all requirements and who is licensed by the judges’
commission of WCF. The licensing procedure is the same as for WCF-judges.
A.21 – JUDGE’S REPORT:
A form provided by the club to the judge, which is completed by the judge and describes the cat to be judged, for example its qualities and faults
compared to its breed standard and includes the classification and certificate, if applicable.
A.22 – STUDENT JUDGE:
A member of a WCF-club, which passed the preliminary examination and fulfils all requirements of the WCF to be trained in a particular hair
category (LH, SLH, SH or SOSH) to become a judge.
A.23 – MAIN CATEGORIES:
There are two main categories:
Longhair: hair categories Longhair and Semi-longhair
Shorthair: hair categories Shorthair and Siamese-OSH.
A.24 – HAIR CATEGORIES:
LH: Longhair
SLH: Semi-longhair
SH: Shorthair
SOSH: Siamese and Oriental Shorthair |