TICA - For Fabulous Felines, Fun and Friendships !
This web-site is to help introduce you to TICA (The International Cat Association) and to provide UK-specific information about TICA. TICA is an international cat registry and show sanctioning organisation that has licensed TICA shows in the UK since 2004. The UK is now TICA’s fastest growing area (TICA membership in the UK grew by 28% in 2007). The information on this site complements that on TICA's official web-site.
Showing with TICA is an exciting and very different experience to other cat show formats that have been around longer in the UK - it’s been described as like attending several cat shows all on one day and in the same hall ! Exhibitors also comment on how relaxed and friendly our cat shows are, how much fun they have, and how much they enjoy being able to stay with their cats all day. You do not need to be a member of TICA to show your cat
Because of the multi-ring format of TICA cat shows, it is possible to get your cat made up to Champion (or perhaps even Grand Champion) in a single show. But these are not cheap titles - even at Champion level your cat is competing against cats of other breeds to earn a place in the Finals.
You can also show your household pets (or moggies - as they are affectionately called by some) with TICA. TICA is the only mainstream registry in the UK where your pet can earn titles in exactly the same way as pedigree cats.
On this web-site, you can find out more about how a TICA show works and the forthcoming TICA cat shows. For a cat's first show, you don’t even need to register it with TICA (unless it is a Korat or classified by TICA as a New Trait or a New Breed). For overseas exhibitors, there is a guide to the UK Pet Passport scheme. As a cat has to be registered with TICA to earn either TICA titles or Regional/International Awards, on this web-site you will also find useful information about registering your cats with TICA and how to register a cattery name (the TICA term for prefixes). There’s a special discount if you import at least 5 cats into TICA at the same time as registering your cattery name.
Since 2004, UK TICA clubs have organised many enjoyable and successful cat shows in the UK. As a result, several UK-owned cats have featured in the Regional Winners lists each show year for the Europe North (EN) Region of TICA. In July 2008, cats from the UK first achieved the prestigious title of International Winner, reserved for the Top 20 exhibits in each of the categories (Cats, LH Cats, SH Cats, Kittens, Alters, HHPs and HHP Kittens).
There is also a Yahoo group open to anyone interested in showing and registering with TICA in the UK:
Click to join TICA-UK
I hope that you find the information on this site useful and informative. If you have any suggestions for additional content, then please contact me.
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