The cat owners not only love their pets but are also very proud of them. Titles, diplomas and awards only confirm this pride. This year, the festival will focus on the systems of exhibition evaluation of cats: now there are nine of them. As a rule, each association and even club has a system of evaluation for conformity with the breed standards, however, they primarily use two systems, the American competitive and the European, as a reference. Now the Russian clubs are developing their own evaluation systems.

Earlier, the scoring systems were provided by seven clubs: FIFE, WCF, WACC, FARUS, IFA, RFS, WFA. This time, they also included FELIS RUSSICA, АSC and ICU instead of FIFE.

«The number of cat evaluation systems is growing indeed. This is due to the fact that the number of pets is growing and due to the interest to different refereeing forms and rules», said Elena Stern, President of the breeding felinological center «Exclusive».

Besides, the clubs are moving away from the European and American evaluation standards by creating the analogous one, as it is rather hard to be presented in Europe and the USA. Russia is now establishing its own estimates and refereeing styles, which will be attractive for the breeders, easy to hold and fascinating.

«Russian systems work not only in Russia. They are introduced in China, Thailand, and are more oriented towards the East. The Russian clubs present their systems at the exhibitions in Asian regions», says Irina Kornilova, President of the club «LapLandia».

However, as in many other cases, one should know where to draw a line in the issue of evaluation. «I hope, the number of evaluation systems will not be increased any more. The breeders have no financial and time opportunities to test multiple systems with their pets, moving from one stand to another», says Sofya Krasnoselskaya, the international referee for all cat breeds.

At the festival «City of Dogs + World of Cats. Spring – 2024», the visitors may not only see the best representatives of breeds and watch the competitions, but also get inspired for taking part in the show with their own pets.

We are glad to see not only you, but also your pet at this pet-friendly event.
During the event, free shuttle buses run from the Moskovskaya metro station to the Expoforum. Passengers with pets are allowed to travel as long as they follow the rules of animal transportation.