Exotic Breed Council Ballot
Results
January 2000
| Total Members: | 67 |
| Ballots Received: | 42 |
| 60% of Voting: | 26 |
1. PROPOSED: REMOVE the words EAR TUFTS from the current sentence in the color descriptions for the following colors: CHINCHILLA SILVER, BLUE CHINCHILLA SILVER, CHINCHILLA GOLDEN, BLUE CHINCHILLA GOLDEN, SHELL CHOCOLATE, SHADED CHOCOLATE, SHELL LILAC, SHADED LILAC, SHELL CHOCOLATE TORTOISESHELL, SHADED CHOCOLATE TOR-TOISESHELL, SHELL LILAC CREAM, SHADED LILAC CREAM
CURRENT: Chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest pure white.
RATIONALE: this is a house keeping measure to remove the words taken from the Persian color standard. Exotics do not have ear tufts.
YES: 41
NO: 1
2. PROPOSED: REMOVE the word "FRILL AND EAR TUFTS" from the current sentence in the color descriptions for the following colors: SHELL CAMEO, SHADED CAMEO, SHELL CREAM, SHADED CREAM, SHELL TORTOISESHELL, SHADED TORTOISESHELL, SHELL BLUE, SHADED BLUE, SHELL BLACK, SHADED BLACK, SHELL BLUE CREAM, SHADED BLUE CREAM.
CURRENT: Frill, ear tufts, stomach and chest white.
RATIONALE: this is a house keeping measure to remove the words taken from the current Persian color standard. Exotics do not have frill and ear tufts.
YES: 41
NO: 1
3. PROPOSED: REMOVE the words "WHITE EAR TUFTS" from the sentence of the current color descriptions for the following colors: CHOCOLATE SMOKE, LILAC SMOKE, CHOCOLATE TOR-TOISESHELL SMOKE, LILAC CREAM SMOKE.
CURRENT: White ear tufts.
RATIONALE: this is a house keeping measure to remove the words taken from the current Persian color standard. Smoke Exotics do not have white ear tufts.
YES: 41
NO:1
4. PROPOSED: REMOVE the word "WHITE FRILL AND EAR TUFTS" from the current sentence in color descriptions for the following colors: BLACK SMOKE, BLUE SMOKE, CREAM SMOKE, RED SMOKE, TORTOISESHELL SMOKE, BLUE CREAM SMOKE.
CURRENT: White frill and ear tufts.
RATIONALE: this is a house keeping measure to remove the words taken from the current Persian color standard. Smoke Exotics do not have white frill and ear tufts.
YES: 41
NO: 1
5. PROPOSED: REMOVE the sentence "IN MOTION THE WHITE UNDERCOAT IS CLEARLY APPARENT" from the current color descriptions the following colors: BLACK SMOKE, BLUE SMOKE, CREAM SMOKE, RED SMOKE, TORTOISESHELL SMOKE, BLUE CREAM SMOKE, CHOCOLATE SMOKE, LILAC SMOKE, CHOCOLATE TORTOISESHELL SMOKE, LILAC CREAM SMOKE.
RATIONALE: this is a house keeping measure to remove the words taken from the current Persian color standard. Due to Exotic's short coats, they not have movement in their coats when in motion.
YES: 42
NO: 0
6. Replace the color description "Tabby and white" in it's entirety with the following:
PROPOSED: Break out Individual colors
RED TABBY AND WHITE (including vans) (classic, mackerel and spotted)
BROWN TABBY & WHITE (including vans) (classic, mackerel and spotted)
PATCHED TABBY & WHITE (including vans) (all currently established patched tabby patterns in classic, mackerel and spotted with the addition of white)
OTHER TABBY & WHTTE (including vans) (all currently established tabby patterns with the exception of red, brown and patched tabby, in classic, mackerel and spotted with the addition of white)
CURRENT: TABBY & WHITE (including vans) (Tabby & White or Patched Tabby & White in all the current Classic, Mackerel, Patched and Spotted Tabby patterns with the addition of White)
RATIONALE: This separation of color with white keeps in line with the changes made to the Persian standard. Our increased class sizes also warrant such a change.
YES: 39
NO: 3
7. Change the description of the COAT as follows:
PROPOSED: "COAT" dense, plush, and full of life. Standing out from the body due to a rich, thick undercoat. Medium in length with emphasis on density and plushness. Cats with a ruff or tail feathers shall be transferred to the AOV class.
AOV Exotic Longhair COAT: Long and thick standing off from the body. Long all over the body, including the shoulder, Full ruff with frill between the front legs. Ear and toe tufts. Tail hair hangs off and is very full.
CURRENT: "COAT" dense, plush, soft and full of life. Standing out from the body due to a rich, thick undercoat. Medium in length. Acceptable length depends on proper undercoat. Cats with a ruff or tail feathers (long hair on the tail) shall be transferred to the AOV Class.
RATIONALE: Emphasis on Exotic coats should be in their dense, plush and full of life condition and not on the "exact length". Some colors as well as some breedings produce different lengths and all are acceptable so long as they do not meet the coat description of the AOV Longhair Exotic.
YES: 38
NO: 3
