NEWS
GCCF TITLE CLAIMS
PEDIGREE SECTION
When a cat or neuter gains three Challenge, Grand Challenge, Premier or Grand Premier certificates from three different judges, the registered owner should send in a title claim to the GCCF Office so that the cat can be officially recorded as a Champion, Grand Champion, Premier or Grand Premer. When a cat or neuter gains five Imperial Grand Challenge or five Imperial Grand Premier certificates from five different judges, the owner should also submit a claim. Claims should also be made for UK Grand Titles, for which two UK Grand Challenge or two UK Grand Premier certificates from two different judges are required.
It is only upon receipt of a claim from the owner that the cat’s computer record is checked and noted with the title; this will then come up on future documents which include the cat, such as kitten registrations, transfers, pedigrees, etc. The Title lists for publication are also taken from the computer records. If there is no claim, there will be no recorded title and no publication. It is up to the owners to ensure that the title is records for posterity and to order an engraved medal @ £15 per medal, if required (from 1 June 2009 medals are no longer to be issued automatically and free of charge by the GCCF). All GCCF titles are published on the GCCF Website and in the GCCF Stud Books.
Claims should be sent in as soon as possible after the show in which the qualifying award was achieved and before the cat is entered for a higher class at a subsequent show. Entry into a higher class without claiming the title will result in a reminder from the GCCF Office; the cat may be disqualified from subsequent shows until the title is claimed. The details required can be found in the GCCF advertisement found in most show catalogues but the ideal format of a claim is as follows.