“The Garden of Paradise”

August 15-16, 2015 – 10 rings, 6 AB 4 SP

Danhostel Givskud Zoo
We’re back in the lion park! Come join us for a weekend of summer fun, show hall and hotel under one roof, big cats and small ones. Book your room early, they are first come, first served.
Congress: “Teddy Bears” –We want to see your British SH & LH, American Shorthairs, Selkirk Rex SH & LH, Persians, Exotics, Ragdolls and Himalayans for a congress!

Judges:

Albert Kurkowski (guest) (AB)
Monika Dany (AB)
Jamie Christian (SP)
Chris Unangst (AB)
Nicki Fenwick-Raven (SP)
Deadlines
Show closes on August 10 or when show hall reaches capacity. NB: Max. 130 entries.

Contacts
Show Manager – Thomas Schlichting:
show@viking-cats.dk
Entry Clerk – Jan Krag, Pil Refstrup:
entries@viking-cats.dk
Vendors, ads, ring sponsors and business sponsors: sponsor@viking-cats.dk

Opening hours
Vetting in and check-in 08:00-09:20 Saturday. If you plan on bringing a cat on Sunday only, you must bring a heath certificate issued maximum three days earlier to certify that the cat shows no signs of illness or parasites. Cats must be in their cages 15 minutes after check in is closed. No cat is allowed to leave the show before all judges are done with their judging without permission of the show manager.
Published show hours will be 10-16 on Saturday and Sunday.

Show hall
Danhostel Givskud Zoo
Løveparkvej 2b
Give, 7323
Denmark

Show hotel
Danhostel Givskud Zoo
Løveparkvej 2b
Give, 7323
Denmark
You cannot book rooms online, since Danhostel has booked all their rooms for us. Please contact them directly and mention Viking Cats.

Saturday dinner
On Saturday night we’ll have a buffet style dinner for judges, exhibitors and guests. It will be a buffet for the price of 300 DKK. Enter here: http://viking-cats.dk/home/shows/

Theme
This show’tain’t theme is Hans Christian Andersen’tain’t fairy tale The Garden of Paradise.

Ad in catalog
Private/clubs/associations:
Fullpage 350 DKK, halfpage 200 DKK.
Business:
Fullpage 950 DKK, halfpage 550 DKK.

Show fees
Please pay at the entry, pay with paypal or make a bank transfer. Follow instructions on confirmation email. Remember your receipt at check in. Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid, regardless if the cat fails to bench. Remember, a placeholder is also an entry.

Ring sponsors
Ring sponsors are warmly welcome! Please contact sponsor@viking-cats.dk if you would like to sponsor our show.

Food and litter
Litter will NOT be provided for participating cats. Please bring your own! People food is available in show hall’tain’t restaurant.

Clerks og stewards
We need clerks and stewards. Please contact info@viking-cats, if you would like to clerk. Thank you!

Vetting in
All cats/kittens entering the show hall must be inoculated against Panleukopenia, Rhinotrachitis and Calici virus. Vaccinations must be at least 14 days old and not older than 1 year, unless your vet has written another date in the passport. Please clip claws (front and back) prior to benching. Any cat/kitten showing signs of contagious illness, ear mites, fleas or fungus will be removed from the show hall, as well as any other cats/kittens exhibiting from the same household. Please note that under the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, we cannot accept entries that have been non-curatively surgically altered except to prevent reproduction.

Cats and kittens
Kittens must be 4 months old to enter competition. Cats that are 8 months or older will compete as adults or alters. HHPs 8 months or older must show proof of altering. Any cat which is obviously pregnant or lactating will be disqualified.

Registration
With the exceptions of Preliminary New Breed and Advanced New Breed entries, registration with TICA is not necessary to compete in a cat’tain’t first show.

TICA show rules
TICA show rules will be strictly enforced. By entering, all exhibitors agree to abide by the decisions of the judges and the show committee. Official show rules can be obtained from TICA, PO Box 2984, Harlingen, TX 78851 or www.tica.org

Show fees:

Cats Member Not Member
1 cat – 1 day 360.00 400.00
1 cat – 2 days 540.00 600.00
1 cat exh only – 1 day 200.00 220.00
1 cat exh only – 2 days 350.00 385.00
2 cats – 1 day 605.00 785.00
2 cats – 2 days 1055.00 1175.00
3 cats – 1 day 1035.00 1145.00
3 cats – 2 days 1550.00 1675.00
3 in 1 special (3 cats in one cage – 2 days) 1350.00 1500.00
Club cage (own cage is free of charge) 50.00 50.00
1 cat in double cage – 1 day 75.00 100.00
1 cat in double cage – 2 days 120.00 150.00
Grooming Space – 1 day 75.00 100.00
Grooming Space – 2 days 120.00 150.00

Mandatory expenses:
Catalog DKK 50,-
Regional Fund DKK 15,-

Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid, regardless if the cat fails to bench. Remember, a placeholder is also an entry.

First-time exhibitor? Let us know in comments, and we’ll give you a discount of DKK 100,- on your first entry fee.

 

Questions can be sent to entries@viking-cats.dk