A cat show is a judged event where the owners of cats compete to win titles in various cat registering organizations by entering their cats to be judged after a breed standard. Both pedigreed and companion (or moggy) cats are admissible, although the rules differ from organization to organization. Cats are compared to a breed standard, and the owners of those judged to be closest to it are awarded a prize. Moggys are judged based on their temperament. Often, at the end of the year, all of the points accrued at various shows are added up and more national and regional titles are awarded.
21-838: The Supreme Cat Show is organised every year by the world's oldest cat registry , the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy , and used to take place each October at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), in Birmingham , England. However, in 2022 it moved to the NAEC . Special awards of UK Champion and Supreme Champion can be gained at this show only. A contestant cat wins each show's "Best in Show" award. The first Supreme Cat Show took place in 1976. Until then
42-475: A UK Grand Premier Certificate. In these classes several breeds may compete together. UK Grand Certificates are only awarded at the Supreme Show; two such Certificates from different judges give the cat the title of UK Grand Champion/Premier or UK & Imperial Grand Champion/Premier if it has additionally gained that title. There is no Reserve UK Grand Challenge/Premier Certificate. Best of Breed winners at
63-483: A number of simultaneous cat shows running at the same time within the same place. Depending on the size of the show, there are anywhere from 4 to 12 "rings" (or miniature shows) which generally run one to two days in length. Each "ring" has its own judge who independently scores cats and awards the top 10 places (or top 15 depending on the size of the show). Rings are of two kinds: Points are awarded to cats based multiple of their placement within each ring combined with
84-531: Is also a large section of the show hall given over to Club Row, where various cat clubs affiliated to the GCCF have stalls where visitors to the show can come and meet the different breeds of cat and obtain information. Cat show The first cat show was inaugurated in 1871 by Harrison Weir and took place in the Crystal Palace . His visit to London accompanied the birth of the cat fancy . In 1895,
105-448: Is assigned to a judge, who gives a written report to the owner. Each judge may nominate a cat to the final judging, when all judges examine the finalists, and the final rewards are given by voting of the judges. The Supreme Cat Show is held each October at the National Exhibition Centre , Birmingham, England. In the US, each judge has a separate ring with cages. The cats are brought up to
126-404: The GCCF itself did not organise cat shows, but licensed shows put on by the breed clubs and area clubs affiliated to it. The Supreme Cat Show was devised as a special show, only open to cats which had won an open class at another championship show under GCCF rules, much in the same way that Crufts is only open to winning dogs. The show grew in size each year until it became big enough to be held at
147-559: The NEC, which has been its home ever since. Unlike most other shows, the GCCF's Supreme Show has no miscellaneous or club classes; it does, however, have classes other shows do not have. There are four Adult Open classes for each championship status breed: Champion Male and Female classes for full Champions, the winners being eligible for Grand Challenge Certificates and Pre-Champion Male and Female classes for cats with one or two Certificates, competing for Challenge Certificates. The same applies to
168-529: The Supreme Adult, Supreme Kitten and Supreme Neuter compete against each other for the honour of being judged Supreme Exhibit. Non-pedigree cats (cats of traditional “moggie” appearance) and pedigree pet cats (cats looking like pedigrees with known, unknown, full or half pedigree background) are also permitted to enter the Supreme Cat Show. They can also compete for the same levels of title as
189-483: The Supreme Show do not get certificates but compete against the other BOB winners in their section for Best of Variety. The seven Best of Variety Adults (Persian, Semi-Longhair, British, Foreign, Burmese, Oriental and Siamese) compete for Supreme Adult, the seven kittens for Supreme Kitten and the seven neuters for Supreme Neuter. The Supreme Adult and the Neuter can add the coveted word 'Supreme' to their title. Finally,
210-594: The cat show in the United States became the first event to be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City , featuring more than 160 cats of selective breeding types. The CFA International Cat Show held its first cat show competition in 1994, and since that time, tomcats have won the "Best in Show" 17 of the 26 times. Today it regards the event as the Rolls-Royce of international cat shows, being
231-470: The country where he documented the numerous strange and interesting cat-centric activities, including cat bars, cat temples, cat islands, and cat cafés . Singapore has many cat lovers, cat cafés, and a cat museum. It had its first cat festival in 2018. Cat subculture has transferred to and been amplified by the Internet, where it now flourishes. Cats, especially in the form of LOLcats , have long been
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#1732801839060252-544: The country's culture. A 2018 article by Morocco World News suggested that people visiting there could think that the Moroccan person-to-cat ratio is fairly close to 1:1. Many Moroccans are said to love cats, and around the cities are piles of food and water trays left for the cats. Cat Nation , a film by Tim Delmastro about cat fancy in Japan, features Chris Broad , a British YouTube personality. Broad made his way across
273-649: The judge, who removes each cat in turn and then replaces them when they are done. Spectators, including the owners of the cats, are present and in the audience. The cats' owners are given a number for each cat and are responsible for getting them to the ring when they are called. The US Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats and the predominant pedigreed cat registering association in North America. While no two shows are identical, CFA cat shows follow certain procedures and guidelines: A CFA cat show actually consists of
294-598: The judging, as the judges talk to them about the cats. Some popular events that hosts cat shows include the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show held at Sydney's Olympic Park , and the Cat Lovers Show, held in Melbourne and Sydney. In Europe, many times the cats are judged in a so-called traditional style. Traditional judging is often combined with ring style judging, so a cat show may consist of several rings plus traditional judging. With traditional judging, each cat
315-434: The largest exhibition of its type in the United States. In Australia, the shows can be either "closed style" or "open style" judging. In closed shows, the cats are placed in undecorated cages with white curtains and a bed. The owners must then leave the hall. The judges for each ring will examine each animal in turn and decide on awards. Then the owner may return. In open style, the owners and other spectators may stay to watch
336-472: The neuter classes which are split into Premier and Pre-Premier classes for males and females. Cats which are already Grand Champions do not compete in these classes but in special classes for Grand Champions, Imperial Grand Champions, UK Grand Champions and UK & Imperial Grand Champions only, the winner being eligible for a UK Grand Challenge Certificate. Grand Premiers, Imperial Grand Premiers, UK Grand Premiers and UK & Imperial Grand Premiers compete for
357-463: The number of cats that the cat has "beaten" in the ring. Cat fancy Cat fancy describes the subculture that surrounds cat lovers and their hobbies involving the appreciation, promotion, showing , or breeding of cats. Animal fanciers of cats may refer to themselves as " cat people ", "cat fanciers", or "cat lovers". The term "cat culture" has also been used, though is ambiguous. Cat fanciers often wear clothing that identifies
378-501: The pedigree cats but these are for "Master Cat" titles as opposed to "Champion" and "Premier" ones. They then go on to compete to win the title of Supreme Non-Pedigree or Supreme Pedigree Pet Cat. Classes are also included for kittens, with both non-pedigree and pedigree pet kittens competing for the title of Supreme Household Pet Kitten. Prior to 1992, there was no individual overall Best in Show Supreme Exhibit. The show
399-604: The sensitive nature of cats, some people of a similar nature would feel an affinity with cats. In Pasadena, California , there is a cat festival called CatCon Worldwide. In 2018, the POP Cats Convention was held in Austin, Texas . There is a cat-themed cruise in the US (operating out of both Florida and Alaska), named Meow Meow Cruise, on which cat lovers can meet people with the same interest and have cat-themed parties. In Morocco, cats are an inherent part of
420-485: The wearer as a cat person. Some of them use cat puns such as meowvalous for 'marvelous', and paw some for 'awesome', among many others. Cat terms such as "porrect" have been used in article titles such as CBS Sacramento's article about two cats living alone in a Silicon Valley studio. According to a 2013 article by Psychology Today , self-identified cat people have more unusual and distinctive personality traits than dog people. The article also speculates that due to
441-581: Was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Numerous activities take place alongside the competition judging. There are children's activities, such as judging of soft toys, and a large range of stalls selling cat related items, such as cat food, toys, accessories, collectables, books, magazines etc. Various other cat organisations, such as the Feline Advisory Bureau and Cats Protection regularly have information stalls. There
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