A Michael Broad Blog
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 they are 1 in 3,000 and when they are fertile they are even rarer. …
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 breeder and cat show judge of animal cruelty This follow-up post adds some context …
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 a page on the Sphynx cat.
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 increased contingent comes increased competition and it is not the dogs who are competing …
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 doing his work. The cats are kept in large cages with curtains and other …
By Elisa Black-Taylor I have a question for the readers here. Would you enter your moggie cat in a cat show? I entered my Maine Coon mix Sissy back in the mid 1980’s. I’d like to tell you about that experience and why I did it. There are many cat organizations out there. The …
photograph copyright LaVon Fabian Introduction – First Cat Show This article is for people who are contemplating going to their first cat show. The context is Bengal Cats but the procedure is for all cat shows. If your Bengal is registered and has at least 3 generations of registered Bengal cats in their breeding …
I know, I know…cat curtains to you does not mean a picture of a cat pepping through curtains! But how do I know for sure? Anyway I like the picture, and cats and curtains go together like apple pie and ice cream! What I expect that people are looking for when they search for …
