2002 Breed Council Ballot ~ Proposals and Results

Persian - General:
 
Total Members: 241 ~ Ballots Received: 142 ~ 60% for passing: 86
 
RESOLVED: That CFA increase the requirement for registration of a Persian cat or kitten in CFA from another registering association via certified pedigree from (5) five to eight (8) generations.
 
RATIONALE: Last year the Persian Breed Council passed this proposal by a near 3 majority. During discussion at the CFA Board in which the statement was made that such a requirement could be detrimental to the International Division, the Board voted to deny the proposal. Inexplicably, almost immediately after, the Russian Blue Breed Council requested the identical provision of 8-generation pedigrees, AND THE BOARD GRANTED THEIR REQUEST. The Persian breed was once again sacrified on the basis of "fiscal management." An increasing number of other breeds - both accepted and under development - are using Persians as outcross, both in this country and in Europe. At least one U.S. association does not even require a certified pedigree to register a cat as a Persian, but rather, only a three-generation, handwritten pedigree. The Siamese, Burmese and the Abyssinian Breed Councils extended their requirements to 8 generations several years ago (and the Russian Blues were allowed to add it last year), and have proved that it is not nearly so difficult to accomplish as first imagined. It is little enough to ask in order to maintain the integrity of the Persian breed in CFA. The Persian breeders should be allowed the same protection that other breeds have.
 
Yes-111, No-30
Motion failed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting

 
RESOLVED: Add the following to the standard (underlined section to be added): NOSE: Short, snub, broad with open nostrils allowing unrestricted breathing, and with "break" centered between the eyes.
 
RATIONALE: To enhance the health and well being of the Persian breed by preventing restricted nasal passages leading to respiratory and other related problems.
 
Yes-76, No-65
Did not pass by 60% - not considered by the Board
 


 
RESOLVED: Add to show rule 3.07, under forbidden surgical alterations, "or nares surgery".
 
Yes-64, No-76
Did not pass by 60% - not considered by the Board


Persian - Smoke/Shaded Division:
 
Total Members: 14 ~ Ballots Received: 12 ~ 60% for passing: 8
 
RESOLVED: Accept the following colors to Championship status:
SHADED BLUE: undercoat white with a mantle of blue shading down the sides, face and tail. Frill, ear tufts, stomach and chest, white. Face and legs may be a deeper shading. The general effect to be lighter than the Blue Smoke. Nose leather, rims of eyes and paw pads: blue. Eye color: brillant copper.
 
SHADED BLACK: undercoat white with a mantle of black shading down the sides, face and tail. Frill, ear tufts, stomach and chest, white. Face and legs may be a deeper shading. The general effect to be lighter than the Black Smoke. Nose leather, rims of eyes and paw pads: black. Eye color: brillant copper.

RATIONALE: Shell and shaded tortoiseshell and shell and shaded blue-creams have been recognized for years, as well as shell and shaded reds. Shell and shaded males in recognized colors, when bred to shell and shaded parti-colors, can produce these offspring and do. At present, the shell and shaded offspring cannot be shown, except as spoiled smokes. If they were allowed to be registered and shown in their correct color class, many registering problems could be solved.
 
Yes-8, No-4
Motion failed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting


Persian - Tabby Division:
 
Total Members: 51 ~ Ballots Received: 35 ~ 60% for passing: 21
 
RESOLVED: Add the SPOTTED TABBY PATTERN under Tabby Division colors.
 
RATIONALE: The spotted tabby pattern exists in the Persian gene pool. The addition of the Spotted Tabby pattern would allow these cats to be registered and shown in their correct class.
 
Yes-11, No-24
Did not pass by 60% - not considered by the Board


Persian - Bicolor Division:
 
Total Members: 60 ~ Ballots Received: 38 ~ 60% for passing: 23
 
RESOLVED: Remove all designations for the "van" pattern from the Persian Standard, wherever they appear.
 
RATIONALE: The genetic definition of the van pattern (2 copies of the piebald gene), and the arbitrary definition created for the show standard have no relationship, and in fact, serve only to confuse new breeders, judges and even experienced breeders. The genetic van can have many spots of color and can even be visually indistinguishable from a "high white" bi-color. Breeders lose nothing by eliminating the "van" from the show standard, because there exists no separate color class for them. Vans are currently judged against the standard bi-color/calico colors for winners ribbons and would continue to do so.
 
Yes-26, No-12
Motion passed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting

 
RESOLVED: Remove from all of the bi-color and calico Standard the phrase "Inverted 'V' blaze on face desirable.
 
RATIONALE: The standard and the breeding practices of today's bi-color and calico breeders have moved away from the strict pattern description to allow for all manner of attractive markings. It already calls for white on the muzzle as a preferred minimum, so that all facial markings up to and including an entirely white face would be allowed.
 
Yes-26, No-12
Motion passed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting

 
RESOLVED: Replace the current Standard for calico in all its incarnations (dilute, smoke, etc.) with the following wording, adjusted to be appropriate to the color:
CALICO: A tri-color cat of black, red and white. The red and the black should appear as clear, unbrindled patches. As a preferred minimum, the cat should have white feet, legs, undersides, chest and muzzle. Less white than this minimum should be penalized proportionately. Brindling to be penalized more heavily than deficiency of white.
 
RATIONALE: Exhibitors complain that current wording in the referenced Standard indicates that the cat should have more than 50% white, which is in conflict with the current preferred minimum. By saying that it is a "white (cat) WITH" the various colors, should then be replaced by (color) AND (color).
 
Yes-26, No-9
Motion passed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting

 
RESOLVED: Replace the current Standard for all incarnations of the smoke and white, shell and shaded cameo and white, and tabby & white colors with the following wording, adjusted to be appropriate to the color:
______ AND WHITE: A bi-colored cat of white and colored portions, the colored portions of the cat to conform to the currently established _______ color standards. As a preferred minimum, the cat should have white feet, legs, undersides, chest and muzzle. Less white than this minimum should be penalized proportionately.
 
RATIONALE: Exhibitors complain that current wording in the referenced Standard indicates that the cat should have more than 50% white, which is in conflict with the current preferred minimum. By saying that it is a "white (cat) WITH" the various colors, should then be replaced by (color) AND (color).
 
Yes-28, No-7
Motion passed, Feb 2003 Board Meeting

 
RESOLVED: Add the color designation for Spotted Tabby Pattern in all incarnations of tabby, including the Tabby & White colors. Description of the Spotted Tabby Pattern to be included as follows:
SPOTTED TABBY PATTERN: markings on the body to be dense, clearly defined and distinctly spotted. Spots may vary in size or shape. Body spots may subtly suggest a mackerel or classic pattern but may not be connected and preference given to spots in a random pattern. A dorsal stripe may run down the length of the body of to the top of the tail. Preference given to a dorsal stripe composed of spots with alternating horizontal "brush strokes." Tail may be barred with preference given to spots. There is an intricate tabby "M" on the forehead, with markings extending over the head between the ears and breaking into spots on the lower neck and shoulders. An unbroken line runs back from the outer corner of the eye. Swirls on cheeks. Spots are scattered along the front shoulders and hind quarters extending as far as possible down the legs with broken bracelets further down on the lower legs and broken necklaces at the throat, the more broken the better. Buttons on belly desirable.
 
RATIONALE: Housekeeping change if the spotted tabby is accepted into the Tabby Division.
 
Yes-26, No-10
Motion withdrawn, Feb 2003 Board Meeting
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