Possibly the first cat show was held during the time of William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) at St. Giles’ Fair in Winchester, England in 1598. I had always believed that the first show was at Crystal … Continue reading →
This is a story from the early days of the cat fancy when things were not quite so sophisticated. At the Crystal Palace cat show of 1900 the ‘Madagascar Cat’ was exhibited in the foreign class. I guess the ‘foreign … Continue reading →
This is an excellent cat picture by AARON LAVINSKY of the STAR TRIBUNE of Marsha Tjeerdsma, of Springfield, South Dakota, grooming her Himalayan, “Hott Toddy,” before showing him at the 43rd Annual Saintly City Cat Championship Cat Show. The picture … Continue reading →
What do you think of this? It appears to be a permanent show based on trained domestic cats somewhere in Japan. It is like the Moscow Cat Theatre which is relatively famous. As usual the cats have been trained using … Continue reading →
Although it could be of better quality, this is a nice cat show picture showing humans walking down lines of cats in cages as if they are specimens in a zoo. It’s all a bit odd and dare I say it wrong to me.
Continue reading →With tongue in cheek, I’m alleging that the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) is being sexist when it bars male calico cats from winning at cat shows. You may know that male calico cats are very rare. It is said that … Continue reading →
This is a follow-up article to the one written by Elisa about the cat breeder/cat show judge who allegedly hoarded cats. You can click on the link below to read the story. Anonymous tipster posts pictures online and accuses cat … Continue reading →
I don’t know who took the photos but I particularly like this one. It highlights the anatomy if this well-known cat breed and its monkey-like athletic abilities. You can also clearly see the webbed paws of the domestic cat. See … Continue reading →
Crufts is the world’s biggest dog show. There are 18,400 UK bred dogs at the show this year. There is the largest ever foreign contingent because the government relaxed quarantine laws in 2001. There are 2,987 overseas dogs. With this … Continue reading →
This is a rather sparse video representation of an American cat show. This is the bare bones of a cat show. At first, you can see the huge facility as the show is being set up and then a judge … Continue reading →
