Welcome to the Southwest Region!
Welcome to the The International Cat Association Southwest Region website. This website pertains to the clubs and members who reside in the Southwest Region (Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii and Southern Nevada) and are members of TICA (The International Cat Association).
We do have an active yahoo email group. Please send an email to TICASWRegion+subscribe@groups.io to Join the email group and hear all the news and exciting things going on in your region.
Fundraiser!
Order your Custom Engraved Ribbon for your show cat(s) See this Order Form for more info: Order Form
Time to Vote - Member & Judge of the Year
It's that time of year once more - We need to vote on a Member of the year and a Judge of the Year for the Southwest Regional Awards. Vote at This Link to record your choice.
We also are looking for Sponsors for the Regional Awards - they are listed Here. There is a button at the top of the page that takes you to a form to fill out your information for sponsoring awards.
The Regional Awards show and Banquet will be in Arcadia, CA July 26-28, 2024. The Banquet will be at the Doubletree in Monrovia. See the TOES Show listing for more information
TOES Instruction Video
The New Entry Show Entry system as integrated on the TICA website can be a little difficult to use - Liz Hansen has created a video to help learn it- Click on THIS LINK to learn how to login, enter a new cat and then enter the show
There are new requirements for showing an unregistered cat. You must provide proof that the cat or kitten is eligible to be registered. The following can be submitted to prove registration eligibility:
- A copy of your TICA registration application. This can be a screenshot of the tica.org ticket for the registration or a copy of the individual registration application.
- A copy of the TICA Breeder Slip for the cat.
- A copy of the TICA litter registration for your cat's litter.
- A copy of the pedigree for your cat issued by a (recognized association).
- A copy of the pedigree or registration papers for both the sire and dam of your cat issued by a (recognized association).
- A copy of other registration documents for your cat issued by a (recognized organization) indicating the cat's breed
There is a Knowledge Base Article on Tica.org explaining in detail.
Clubs Sponsorship
Regarding Dr. Elsey's Sponsorships: Every year a Club Survey must be completed by the show manager to apply for show sponsorship in that year. TICA must have a minimum of 12 weeks to process the survey and forward funds and sponsor box. The sponsor is notified when funds are awarded and the sponsor must have time to prepare and ship a box with product for display at show. Sponsorship dollar amounts may vary.
Survey form is online at: https://tica.org/clubs/put-on-a-show.
Surveys must be emailed, not snail mailed. Send to ShowSponsorship@tica.org
Do not use a P.O. Box address on survey, a physical address is necessary. Dr. Elsey cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.
EO can ship the sponsorship funds check to a P.O. Box, just not the sponsor box so be clear if using a P.O. Box you must also provide a street address for receiving deliveries.
TICA Yearbook
Order your Yearbook today! The Southwest Region pays for all Regional winners pictures to be placed in the yearbook. Make sure to get your copy today!