January 2008 Newsletter - United Burmese Cat Fanciers

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President’s Message By Willa Rogers-Hawke United Burmese Cat Fanciers History And Mission Prior to 1958 there were two clubs devoted to Burmese breeders; each of these was unaffiliated, that is neither was aligned to any major cat fancy association. The two clubs, the Burmese Cat Society of the East and the Burmese Breeders of America, which was composed largely of western breeders, merged in 1958 under the new and presently continuing name of the United Burmese Cat Fanciers (UBCF). There are now many other Burmese clubs in existence, but each of those clubs is affiliated with one of the cat fancy associations The first officers of UBCF were: President Ruth Larson of California (Ruboe Cattery), Vice Presidents Doris Springer of San Francisco (Yindling Cattery) and Mildred Alexander (Mrs. Alexander’s Cattery) of Los Angeles, CA, and Treasurer Grace Forrest (BoGrae Cattery) from Sacramento, CA. The international group of Burmese Breeders within UBCF accomplished the notable achievement of having a single standard for Burmese cats accepted by all major cat fancy associations. The first UBCF annual meetings were held in California. However, since few could attend, a new system of regional meetings was instigated by the then Regional Chairman of Gulf Shore Region, Christine Streetman, who held the first Regional Meeting in Dallas, Texas, in 1960. UBCF remained a strong force in the world of Burmese until around the year 2002, when due to lack of interest or perhaps leadership (the elected President unexpectedly resigned), it became dormant until its revival in 2007. UBCF remains non-affiliated with any cat fancy registry organization, and our membership includes Regular Members, persons who have a registered cattery and are or have been breeding and/or showing registered Burmese cats; Affiliated Members, who are persons owning Burmese alters of pet stock or those interested in the breed, such as judges; and Honorary Members, who in the opinion of the board of directors have been of particular service or who have significantly advanced the objectives of the organization. The Mission of the United Burmese Cat Fanciers is: • • • • • • To create and develop interest and knowledge of the Burmese cat, and in the care, health and breeding thereof. To seek to establish markets for the breed. To cultivate acquaintanceship among members. To promote and advance in every way possible the interest of owners, breeders, and exhibitors of Burmese cats. To determine standards of the Burmese cat. To maintain, develop, and publish information concerning the breed. If you would like more information about UBCF, or to become a member, please contact: United Burmese Cat Fanciers, Inc. c/o Prudence Dorazio, Secretary 40 Morgan Point Noank, CT 06340 U.S.A. prudencedorazio@comcast.net Page 4 UBCF January 2008
UBCF History By RoseAnn Wheeler UBCF - Through the 1970s And 1980s I’ve always been fascinated with history. It’s not unusual to see me toting an English history book to a cat show. So it’s easy to see how I would bring this along with me into the realm of breeding Burmese cats. Over the years I have inherited a collection of documents, pedigrees, newsletters and the like of all things Burmese. With my appointment as Historian of the newly revitalized UBCF, I can now share some of our fascinating breed’s history with the membership. I would like feedback from the membership on topics or items of interest that you might like to see. Please feel free to contact me at burmesecat@verizon.net. Below you will find an excerpt of a letter written by Marianne Bolling. Marianne was a founding member of UBCF. Dated: May 15, 1976 First off, let’s recap the history of the United Burmese Cat Fanciers and the Burmese Cat. The United Burmese Cat Fanciers is an unaffiliated Burmese Breed Club…we are not CFA; ACFA; UCF; etc…..we are unaffiliated. When we were formed, we set up our own Constitution and Standard of the Burmese cat. See Art. 11, Sec. 1-F of the Constitution, “The purpose….to determine standards of the Burmese Cat”, and also copy of the UBCF Burmese Standard, “Color”, “…..The mature specimen should be a rich, warm, sable brown…..” The only color acceptable in the United Burmese Cat Fanciers is sable brown. Through years of work, expense, research, controversy and criticism, a small group of dedicated and conscientious breeders were able to get the Burmese re-instated after they had been thrown out of CFA from 1947-1957 (which was prior to the formation of ACFA in 1955). For this reason, two pioneer Burmese clubs, the Burmese Cat Society and the Burmese Breeders of America merged together in 1960 (16 years ago) and formed the United Burmese Cat Fanciers. Their primary purpose was gaining acceptance of a single Burmese Standard in all cat registering associations. Life with a Burmese once again returned to normal…..normal until 1967 when CFA changed the classification of the Burmese from a “Pure Breed” to an Established Hybrid”. The “old horns” and “not-so-old horns” have been through all of this turmoil! Now they tire of breeders that want to get to heaven on the back of the Burmese Cat! All patience in lost! The Burmese were on a pedestal; they were registered; recognized; shown in championship status…..and then…..devastated….kicked out of the cat fancy entirely for 10 years…..re-accepted only to be demoralized 10 years later in their classification. It is astounding that one particular breed should be subjected to such a turbulent career. No other breed has been prone to such agitation. Sincerely, Marianne Bolling Editor UBCF January 2008 Page 5
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