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FOR THE TRADITIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. THREE SECTIONS OF THE Why did I create the TCA, INC. Registry the way I did? As I’ve mentioned earlier the Traditional and Classic Cats were badly rebuffed by all of the other cat associations. Their breeders justifiably left the associations because of it and went off by themselves to breed them for their own joy. I set out to provide a place of pride and support for those breeders who kept their bloodlines pure, but had no Registration Papers. To avoid any denigrating comments from the other cat associations, I created a proving process, so breeders can re-establish documented proof of purity of their bloodlines. This is the FOUNDATION STOCK Section of the TCA, INC. Registry. Three photos of the applicant are required at this stage because we need to see the physical features of cat. We ask for views of the front and both sides. All kittens from any Foundation Stock cat will be registered as a Foundation Stock. The next step is the PURE FOUNDATION STOCK Section. After breeding true to their Breed Standard through Registered breeding records, and production of pure bred litters, Foundation Stock cats are moved to this section and issued a new Registration Certificate reflecting their advanced status. This is the highest level that the Foundation Stock registered breeding cat can achieve through our proving process. The third section is the CHAMPIONSHIP STOCK SECTION, where cats registered with the other cat associations, that TCA, Inc. recognizes, are Registered. Only Foundation Stock cats whose parents were upgraded to PURE FOUNDATION STOCK can be upgraded to Championship Stock. This is also true for kittens of Foundation Stock parents that have been upgraded to Pure Foundation Stock after their kittens were registered with TCA, Inc. as Foundation Stock. This is an activity that must be requested by the owner, as it is not an automatic upgrade. Those kittens born to Pure Foundation Stock parents when upgraded will receive a new registration certificate, thus completing their proving process of purity of bloodlines. All kittens from CHAMPIONSHIP STOCK parents will be registered as CHAMPIOSHIP STOCK. Each step along the way is assisted, and scrutinized by the TCA, Inc. Genetics Committee. Blank Application forms with full instructions can be printed out from our web site at www.traditionalcats.com. Both go to the same site. Registration of a cat, kitten or litter is $10.00 each. Checks can be made out to TCA, INC. and sent to: The Traditional Cat Association, Inc. |
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