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Exhibitions and shows? One can learn and see much about human
behavior in exhibitions.
Exhibitions would fill up many books.
 | There sit cats in cages hermetically sealed with plastic and
plexi-glass. |
| There is sprayed and disinfected, trimmed, sprayed and powdered. |
| One can read large notes mounted on the cages: "Please, do not
touch!" |
| There stand folio volumes on the cages, full of pictures from
one's own cats - or from the owner. |
| Cages are loaded with rosettes and prizes, and the cat plays a
somewhat minor role. |
| Exhibitors run excited through the hall to present their cat
correctly to the judge. |
| There sit some judges raised on a stage, which is prohibited for
the public. If an interested visitor wants to ask a question to the
judge, he is advised not to disturb the judge. |
| Cats are judged according to some rules, which are almost
incomprehensible for a visitor. |
What a strange impression for an unbiased visitor!
One has to raise some questions:
| Are today's exhibitions really up to date? |
| Is this the way, how children and young people can come into
contact with cats? |
| Are there enough actions on cat exhibitions in our event driven
world of today? |
| Can visitors learn something about cats and the various cat
breeds and can they take something valuable to their homes? |
| Do the rules for awarding a title reflect the quality of the
cats? |
| Is the idea of esthetics, after which is judged, really
appropriate for the cats? |
| Do exhibitions of today fulfill their duty of information and do
they have some educational effect? |
| For whom are those exhibitions really organized, for the
exhibitor, the organizer, the judges or the public? Are visitors not
sometimes estimated to be a disturbing factor? |
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