Internationale Vereinigte Vereine (IVV)

International United Clubs

The IVV was founded on September 6th, 2006 in Arnhem (NL) and wants to be a counterpart to other umbrella organizations.

The German club is the Rassekatzenverein in NRW e.V. (RKV NRW), the Dutch club the De Friesche Katten Vereniging (DFKV), the Belgian club is the Belgie Hobby Kat (BHK).

The goals of the IVV are:

1. to present well organized cat expositions

2. a good agreement among the different clubs

3. the schooling of well educated judges

4. to promote care for animals in all countries.

All clubs that join the IVV have an equal right of vote and meet once a year in a different membership country. The IVV will not register in Germany because all connected clubs are registered and therefore registration of the IVV is not necessary.

Other clubs are going to join the IVV shortly.

Membership in the IVV

The RKV NRW is responsible for the administration.

The clubs that join the IVV may use the show cages of the RKV NRW free of charge. (Only the expenses of their transport and the overnight stay of the driver have to be paid.)

Judges’ exams

For the IVV judges’ exams the following is required:

1. 15 judging certificates (LH, SLH, SH, respectively)

2. An exam in genetics has to be passed in writing

3. For every different cat breed an individual exam has to be passed

4. During each exam the standard of the respective cat breed has to be stated in writing

5. At least 5 cats of the same breed have to be present for the respective examination (except exotic breeds)

6. The examinee will be given the questionaire in the morning of the exam and he/she is not allowed to speak     about the exam to judges or any other persons

7. The exam has to be reviewed by 2 judges. One of the examining judges has to be an all-breed judge.

8. The exams of the IVV are free of charge