ARCHIVE 2020
2020-12-23
Dear presidents of the WCF-clubs, dear members of the commissions, dear judges and student judges!
The year 2020 is now behind us and it was very difficult for everyone due to the pandemic.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a – hopefully – good, successful and healthy year 2021 with many cat shows.
The Board
2020-11-18
Requests from private members
To the members of our WCF clubs !
We would like to point out that the WCF is only an umbrella organisation for cat clubs.
We have no single members but only clubs.
Therefore please ALWAYS approach to your member club regarding all requests.
In exceptional cases you can contact the Secretary General of WCF.
The WCF office is only the contact person for its member clubs, other organizations, universities, media, etc.
Thank you
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-10-12
Removal of the suspension of Mrs. Anna Rudakova
The German court decided that the suspension of Mrs. Rudakova as 1st vice president and WCF judge is ineffective.
The Board
2020-10-12
Removal of the suspension of Elitar-Klub / RU-0170
The German court decided that the suspension of the Elitar-Klub is ineffective.
The Board
2020-09-21
Reuse of license numbers due to the corona pandemic, update
Dear club presidents,
1. WCF clubs that apply for exhibitions from October 01, 2020 and which have to be canceled later due to Corona regulations, are not entitled to reuse the license numbers.
2. If the license was requested or issued before October 01, 2020, the club must provide an evidence to the Secretary General (current and official government documents / instructions, etc.) showing that the exhibition is not possible.
The Board
2020-09-01
Newsletter No. 21
Dear members, dear judges,
our newsletter No. 21 was sent on August, 31st.
If you have not received it, please contact the WCF office.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-08-13
Reusing of license numbers due to the Corona pandemic
Dear club presidents,
license numbers for WCF exhibitions canceled due to the corona pandemic can be reused until December 31, 2021.
For a possible crediting of these license numbers please continue to contact our Secretary General, who acts as responsible for this matter and who provides you with advice and assistance.
Please avoid sending e-mails to our WCF office.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-07-07
Newsletter No. 20
Dear members, dear judges,
our newsletter No. 20 was sent on July 6th.
If you have not received it, please contact the WCF office.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-06-26
Judge activities in Non-WCF/WCC/LOOF-clubs
Dear WCF judges,
supplement to our publication from April 22nd, 2020:
As of May 15th, 2020, all judges send an informal application for planned invitations to exhibitions (of any kind) from Non-WCF/WCC/LOOF-clubs for permission to the chairman of the Judges commission at least 4 weeks in advance:
wcf.trautmann@gmx.de currently wcf.marie@gmail.com
Informal applications for planned invitations to seminars (of any kind) from non-WCF/WCC/LOOF clubs for permission at least 4 weeks in advance to Mrs. Hungerecker:
wcf.seminars@gmx.de
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-06-10
Informations for sending of exhibition catalogs and protocols
Dear members,
please indicate for better handling the following informations in the subject line of your eMail:
number of license, organizing club including clubcode, date of exhibition
Following documents must be sent in a PDF file and must be separated by days:
- The show catalog according to the show rules (including all data of the WCF board members, the license text, data of the listed cats )
- Judges protocols (including name/stamp and signature of the judge)
- Breed and WCF Fun shows protocols (including participant lists, results, name/stamp and signature of the judge)
- WCF Rings protocols (including participant lists, results, name/stamp and signature of the judge)
- Best in Show nomination lists per judge (including name/stamp and signature of the judge)
- Best in Show protocols per hair category and Special Breed show/s (including results per age class/gender, names/stamps and signatures of the judges)
- Best of Best results (including names/stamps and signatures of the judges)
Please make sure that the documents include club name, date and place of the exhibition as well as the WCF logo.
Aija Nuke
Chairwoman Show Commission
2020-06-08
Pedigrees of the organization “WOC – World Organisation of Cats”
Dear members,
it is not allowed to transfer WOC pedigrees to WCF pedigrees.
The Board
2020-06-01
Information not allowed on WCF Pedigrees
1. It is not allowed to certify the quality of a cat on a WCF pedigree. All remarks about the quality of a cat such as Show Quality, Breeding Quality, Pet Quality or similar wording, cannot be shown on a WCF pedigree. The only allowed remark on WCF pedigree is “Not for breeding” which implies genetic reasons or genetic defects or by an agreement in the sale contract.
2. It is not allowed to show Top Cat IDs or IDs of any institutions on pedigrees with WCF logo. However, this restriction does not apply to the original pedigree number when a cat from other associations is transferred to the WCF system.
Any pedigree issued in violation of this rule is deemed invalid and must be re-issued accordingly.
The responsible club who issues pedigrees in violation, may subject to disciplinary proceedings.
The Board
2020-05-25
Non-recognition of online-titles
Dear members,
since we have become aware that online titles have been awarded by external clubs, we would like to make it clear that the WCF does not recognize titles that were/are awarded on so-called online shows.
It is in the reponsibility of the WCF clubs to check this very carefully when confirming/entering the awarded title.
The Board
2020-05-25
Non-recognition of titles from the organization “WOC”
Dear members,
WCF does not recognize all kind of titles and title certificates that were / are awarded in the organization “WOC – World Organisation of Cats” and its affiliated clubs.
Here it is also in the reponsibility of the WCF clubs to check this very carefully when confirming/entering the awarded title.
The Board
2020-05-16
Speaker of the working group Standard- and Judges Commission
Dear members,
since Mr. Trautmann is not available for a longer period as speaker of the working group for private reasons, Mrs. Lemaigre temporarily acts as speaker.
If you have any questions, please contact her at wcf.marie@gmail.com
Please temporarily send all examination applications and documents to the WCF office wcfev@aol.com
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-04-26
Webinar about FIP
Dear members, breeders and cat owners,
A webinar (online seminar) on the latest on the latest in FIP research and advancements in treatment will take place on April 30, sponsored and contributed by TICA and CFA.
Anyone interested can register here, participation is free:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3151992379801323533
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-04-23
WCF offer for our members
Due to the current situation (Corona pandemic), we offer our members to carry out the following online activities under the patronage of the WCF:
1. Cost-free WCF Online Seminars (WEBinar)
The prerequisites for this are the same as the normal WCF seminar.
These seminars are aimed at breeders and / or owners of cats and the participants can get a confirmation of participation.
This confirmation does not apply to the judge’s career, neither as a steward nor as a student judge certificate.
A fee of 7.50 Euro will be charged for a desired publication of the seminar (including date, city, club and other detailed information)
Registration forms will be available in the download area, to send to wcf.seminars@gmx.de
2. Online Review Sessions (home-to-home)
Definition:
The cat is shown from home to ONE judge.
Conditions:
The number of participants must be at least 20 but not more than 30 cats per session.
Each session should be not longer than 4 hours.
The selected judge must be an Allbreed judge with a valid WCF judge’s permission and good written and spoken English skills.
Neither a title nor an Excellent nor any other qualification will be awarded and no further claims can be made.
The participant gets only the written valuation from the judge.
The Online Review Session will be licensed and afterwards published by WCF.
The application will be available in the download area, also the WCF form “Online review report” for the judge (only this form can be used).
The request must be received at least 4 weeks before the date, one C-number per session is required.
No further sessions of other clubs at the same time are permitted.
3. Cyber Shows (home-to-judge room)
Definition:
More than one judge in different judge rooms at the same time while showing the cats to the respective judge.
The number of participants must be at least 60, but must not exceed 30 cats per judge.
Each Cyber Show should be not longer than 4 hours.
The other terms are currently the same as for the online sessions, subject to changes or additions.
For more information, such as for example rules and other requirements, send your questions to wcf.cyber@aol.com
Concept and rules online seminars and -shows
The Board
2020-04-22
Judge activities in other associations
Dear WCF judges,
please note the following existing WCF rule:
WCF judges (judges with a WCF exam and / or judges with a WCF judge’s license) judge only at WCF exhibitions in accordance with the WCF standard.
http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/regeln/richterregeln-2.html
This rule has hardly been applied in the past. We feel compelled to change this after the increased incidents in recent times.
As of May 15th, 2020, all judges send an informal application for planned invitations from Non-WCF/WCC/LOOF-clubs for permission to the chairman of the Judges commission at least 4 weeks in advance:
wcf.trautmann@gmx.de
Of course, this applies to all activities as a judge, including seminars and online shows.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-04-19
Thank you!
On behalf of all employees of the WCF office, I would like to thank our Chinese WCF club CAAC (CN-0333) for sending us face masks.
In the current global crisis situation, our cats, our members and, last but not least, our organization are dependent on cohesion and mutual support.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-04-08
Crediting of license numbers due to the Corona pandemic
Dear club presidents,
For a possible crediting of license numbers for cancelled WCF exhibitions due to the Corona pandemic, please contact our Secretary General, who will act as responsible for this matter and who will provide you with advice and assistance.
Please avoid sending e-mails to our WCF office.
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-04-04
To all our members, breeders and cat lovers all over the world:
Cats don’t transfer corona virus to humans, they only transfer love!
Anneliese Hackmann
President WCF e.V.
2020-03-20
Change of fees and deadlines for WCF show licenses
Dear members,
As you remember, on our General Assembly 2019 was proposed to shorten the application period from 6 to 4 weeks, unfortunately this proposal was not accepted.
Due to the fact that we constantly spend a lot of time on e-mails regarding “special permits for late requests”, the Board has decided to change the fees in such cases in order to optimize and accelerate the organizational process.
We also ask for observing the deadlines specified in the list so that our license managers can process your license changes effectively and on time.
This Board decision with character of a rule comes into force on April 01, 2020 and will be presented to the next General Assembly for voting.
The Board
2020-03-20
Change for the creation of WCF pedigrees
Dear members,
a pedigree must be issued for every kitten born in a WCF cattery.
The board has now decided that each WCF pedigree must have at least 3 generations.
3 generations mean: the kitten itself, the parents and the grandparents.
This Board decision with character of a rule comes into force with publication and will be placed for voting on the next General Assembly.
The Board
2020-02-22
Matings of golden with silver cats
Dear members, dear judges,
constantly golden and silver cats are seen on WCF shows with severe color defaults, mainly at the British Shorthair in golden. In the meantime, serious color faults such as no nose or eye surroundings or wrong colors on the paws were also found in silver cats.
The WCF Board has therefore decided the following:
To protect breeders and cats, matings between golden and silver cats are forbidden from April 1st, 2020 until further genetic researchs have been carried out to determine which gene it is and ensure that this gene, in addition to the color faults, cannot cause any other genetic defects in offsprings.
Offsprings with the characteristics described above, which have fallen in these matings, can only receive a RIEX pedigree with the EMS color code “x” due to this non-recognized color.
The pedigree must also be marked with “Not for breeding”, so please inform your breeders and your trainee clubs that these cats may not be sold for breeding before the genetic tests have been completed.
Cats with the above-mentioned color fault may only be exhibited with EMS colorcode “x” in the show class 24 – unrecognized colors / breeds – and may therefore not receive a title or participate in the Best in Show.
If these cats are registered in the wrong color and presented to the judge for assessment, they have to be rewritten by the judge to class 24. Likewise, no title may be awarded.
Cats with these color faults can only participate in the Variety Ring.
The Board