SPHYNX CAT CLUB
RULES – Ratified at the AGM held on
1) NAME
a) The club
shall be called "SPHYNX CAT CLUB" and after this may be
referred to
in these rules as the "the Club".
2) OBJECTIVES
a) To
encourage, develop and promote a greater interest in the Sphynx
Breed, along with
their welfare and exhibition.
b) To
encourage the welfare, protection and maintenance of a healthy Sphynx Breed. All
Breeders should also endeavor to improve and widen the
gene pool, whilst ensuring the
integrity of the breed lines.
c) To
formulate and recommend revision, when necessary the standard of points and the
breeding policies for the Sphynx
Breed.
d) To promote
and encourage friendship among the members, provide technical support
and advice to all members and non-members of the club,
who express interest in the
Sphynx Breed.
e) To nominate
persons who support the Sphynx Breed for election or
promotion
whenever possible, to any Feline Governing Body.
f) To hold and
support cat shows, seminars and stalls that support the Sphynx
Breed,
subject to any Feline Governing Body rules and procedures
where necessary.
g) To seek
affiliation, to any Feline Governing Body where the relevant Feline Governing
Body rules and requirements can be met in full provided
the membership support the
affiliation at an AGM vote. The committee is empowered to
take all steps necessary to
prepare the club for affiliation, including providing all
necessary paperwork required by
the relevant Feline Governing Body. All members of the Sphynx Cat Club agree to be
bound by the rules, disciplinary powers and constitution
of the relevant Feline
Governing Body should affiliation be achieved.
h) All members
on joining the Sphynx Cat Club automatically agree to
abide by the rules,
procedures, aims and objectives of the club in full.
Failure to meet this requirement
may result in a formal written warning or expulsion from
the club as deemed necessary
by the committee.
3) MEMBERSHIP
a) The club shall consist of an unlimited
number of members, all of which are entitled to
one vote at
relevant meetings, unless stated elsewhere in these rules. The entire
membership will consist of the
following categories:
Founder members: members who
joined to form the original nucleus of the club at the
inaugural meeting.
Adult Members: members
sixteen years of age or older.
Junior Members: members under
the age of sixteen years. Junior Members shall enjoy
all the benefits and privileges
of membership except they will have no voting rights nor
will they be entitled to hold a
position on the committee until sixteen years of age or
older.
Senior Members: members
sixty years of age or older.
Honorary Members: members who have this status
conferred upon them by the
committee as recognition of their support or sympathy to
the club and the Sphynx
Breed. These positions are free membership positions;
with all the same rights as frilly
paid up members including voting rights.
Committee Members: members elected by the members
at an AGM to form a
committee. Their duties are to develop, maintain and
operate the club on behalf of the
entire membership in accordance with these club rules.
All members must have been
fully paid up members, for a minimum of three years prior
to being nominated for a
committee post.
Patrons: status
conferred upon people of good standing by the membership at an
AGM, that support the Sphynx
Breed. These positions have Honorary Status but with
no duties being imposed upon them, and no
voting rights unless they are a member of
the club.
b) Membership of the club shall be by an
application in writing along with the appropriate
joining fee, followed by an annual
subscription fee. Subscription rates are determined
each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
by the members. There shall be nine
types of membership with the following subscriptions:
Single Adult. Full
rate.
Joint Adult Reduced rate for 2 persons residing
at the same address.
Junior Reduced
rate
Senior Citizen Reduced
Rate
Senior Citizen Joint Reduced rate
Honorary Free
- Conferred status (Other than committee officers)
Patron Free
- Conferred status (not necessarily club members)
European Increased Rate
Overseas (o/s
c) Subscriptions will become due on the 1st
January each year and, if subscriptions
remain unpaid by
the start of the next AGM after the above date, membership will be
deemed lapsed and the membership terminated. If this
occurs then a new application
must be made in accordance with these rules.
d) Application for annual renewal of membership
shall be made with the appropriate fee
to the Hon Secretary / Membership
Secretary. Membership renewal is not automatic
and will be confirmed by the
committee. The committee reserves the right to refuse
renewal in accordance with these rules. The
fee is to be held and not banked until after
approval by the committee. In the event
that an application for membership is rejected
the committee are not required to give reason.
The fee must be returned if the renewal
is rejected by the committee.
e)
Termination, expulsion or refusal of membership must be with good
reason, and can be
requested by the committee or any
member of the club. This must be made in writing to
the committee at least 28 days
prior to the next meeting in order to enable the item to be
put on the agenda for the next
meeting. The committee is empowered to arbitrate on all
such issues. The committee shall
retain the immediate right to refuse to renew, or expel,
any member whose words or deeds,
are considered by the committee, to be detrimental
to the club, the Sphynx Breed, animals in general, or that the committee
considers have
conducted themselves without regard to the
objectives of the club. If the expelled
member held a position on the
committee then they are automatically relieved of their
duties and position on the
committee. In addition to the above any member who is
suspended by a Feline Governing
Body, shall automatically be considered for expulsion
from the Sphynx
Cat Club by the committee in accordance with these rules. All details
relating to termination or
refusal must be confidential to the committee, and must not be
disclosed outside the meetings.
f)
A full set of the club rules must be provided to all members with the
notification that
they have been accepted as a
member. If the club rules are significantly amended by the
AGM, this will necessitate the
need for a full new set of rules being distributed to all
current members. However, if only
one or two changes are made then these may be
notified in writing as a minor
amendment to be added by the member to their current
set of rules.
g) Any person who ceases to be a member of the
club, shall have no further claim upon
the club and no fee or other
monies paid by them shall be returnable.
h)
No person shall pledge or use the name of the club or request patronage
for any matter,
whatsoever without the consent of
the majority of the committee.
4) COMMITTEE AND
OFFICERS
a) The affairs of me club shall be vested
jointly in an elected committee consisting of a
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Honorary
Secretary, Honorary Treasurer plus six
Committee Members, making a
committee often members. This is to be reviewed
yearly. At no time should the
club be operated with less than the above committee,
unless insufficient nominations
are available or resignations cause a shortfall. Any such
shortfall must be rectified as
soon as possible.
b) The members can elect up to two Patrons for
the club at any AGM. These posts will
have Honorary
Status entitling them to free membership. They are not required to be
members of the
club, and will have no formal duties imposed upon them apart from
their support
for the aims and objectives of the club. These must be reviewed yearly.
c) The members can elect a President and two
Vice Presidents at any AGM. These posts have Honorary Status entitling them to free
membership. They are not necessarily members
of the
committee, however they must have been members of the club in the past. There
will be no
formal duties imposed upon them apart from their support for the aims and
objectives of
the club. These remain elected until they wish to stand down, or are
requested to by
a proposal to the AGM from a club member in writing.
d) The committee shall be elected at me AGM
and will serve for up to three years
continual
service. They will be immediately eligiable for
re-election on standing down.
One-third of the
committee will stand down in rotation, unless positions are already
free on the
committee. This is to prevent more than three members having to stand
down at any one
time. The sequence for standing down is to be agreed between the
committee
members. However, where necessary the sequence for standing down will
be done in
alphabetical order.
e) The Officers of me committee consist of the
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Honorary
Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.
These shall be elected annually by the committee
from the committee and be
immediately eligiable for re-election. All of the
officers and
committee members are to have
equal importance and standing within the club,
although they will all have
different duties imposed upon them.
f) The Chairman and Honorary Secretary must
stand down and the posts be re-elected at
the committee meeting immediately
prior to the AGM, by the committee from the
committee.
g) The Vice Chairman and Honorary Treasurer
must stand down and the posts be re-
elected at the first committee
following the AGM, by the committee from the
committee.
h) Any committee member who fails to attend
three consecutive committee meetings or
fails to fulfill their duties,
without good or sufficient reason in the opinion of the
committee, may be relieved of
their duties and will cease to be a member of the
committee.
i) All nominations to serve on the committee
must be in writing and received by the
Honorary
Secretary at least six weeks prior to the date of me AGM. The nomination
must have a
signature of the nominee, along with a proposer and seconder, all of whom
must have been
fully paid members of the club for a minimum of three consecutive
years prior to
the nomination being submitted.
j) All nominations to be co-opted onto the
committee must be received by the Honorary
Secretary at least four weeks prior to the
next committee meeting or six weeks prior to
the next AGM.
The nomination must have a signature of the nominee, along with a
proposer and seconder, all of whom must have been fully, paid members of
the club for
a minimum of three
consecutive years prior to the nomination being submitted. The
committee shall
be empowered to co-opt to fill vacancies, which arise from time to
time. Such
co-opted members shall serve until the following AGM and will have no
voting rights but will automatically
stand for full election at the next AGM with no
need for a new nomination.
k) The committee shall be empowered to co-opt
non voting persons of specialist skills or
knowledge, with or without fees
being payable, to assist the committee in it's duties.
1) The committee has the power to appoint
sub-committees and lay down terms of
reference for them.
5) POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE
A) Overall the management, property, stationary
and finance of the club shall be
jointly vested
in the committee which shall have the absolute powers to:
i) Call club meetings including Annual General
Meetings, Extraordinary General
Meetings, Committee Meetings and Sub Committee Meetings
provided that the
club rules are adhered to in full.
ii) Decide on all membership applications and
renewal applications.
iii)
Formulate and propose revisions to the club rules, which must be
ratified by the
majority of the
members at an AGM. Any agreed rule changes ratified by the
members at an AGM
will become effective 28 days from the date of the AGM.
iv)
To arbitrate in any dispute or appeal in accordance with these rules.
v)
Immediately deal with all matters that may arise, that have
not been provided for in the
rules.
vi)
Immediately terminate, expel, renew or refuse any membership in
accordance with
these rules. The applicant or member shall have the right to appeal to
the committee
in writing. However, the termination, expulsion or refusal remains
effective during
the appeal process.
vii) The Officers shall act generally under the
authority of the committee and their
duties shall include the following.
B) The Chairman's duties and powers are as
follows:
i) Preside over all Committee Meetings,
Sub-Committee Meetings, Annual General
Meetings and Extraordinary
General Meetings.
ii)
Call for all relevant meetings, as necessary in accordance with these
rules. This
must be done via the Honorary Secretary, who is empowered to give notice
of all
meetings to those parties eligiable to attend
the meeting.
iii) Have a casting vote only, when need arises.
However, the chairman is entitled to a
standard vote at all meetings, in accordance
with the club rules as a fully paid up
member.
iii)
Shall pass the Chair to the Vice-Chairman in matters of personal gain or
personal
i nvolvement in issues on the agenda for a meeting, or by
request of the majority of
the committee.
iv) Assist the Honorary Secretary in conducting
the correspondence of the club when
requested to by the Hon Secretary or the Committee. This
must be carried out
jointly, with the Honorary Secretary who is to ensure
that such correspondence
complies with the provisions of the club rules in full
prior to being issued.
C) The Vice-Chairman's duties and powers include
the following:
i) Deputise any
meetings in the absence of the Chairman, or at the request of the
Chairman and or the Committee.
D) The Honorary
Secretaries duties and powers include the following:
i) Conduct all correspondence on behalf of the
club, whilst ensuring that the
provisions of the club rules are adhered to in full prior
to being issued. The
Honorary Secretary can seek assistance in this duty from
the Chairman by request.
However, it remains the Hon Secretaries duty to ensure
such correspondence
complies with the club rules.
ii) Formerly give notice of all meetings, to all
members of the club qualified by these
rules to attend me meeting that has been called. This
must be done in sufficient time
to ensure compliance with the club rules.
iii) Keep minutes of all meetings then submit the
same for ratification at the next
appropriate meeting, or when
required by the committee to have the minutes
duplicated and distributed to all
members qualified to attend the due meeting.
Generally this must be done at least
14 days prior to the due meeting or in the case
of an AGM at least 28 days prior
to the meeting.
iv) Render to the committee an annual report of
club activities. Inform the committee
of all correspondence whether received or distributed on
behalf of the club. Carry
out any activities or other matters as requested by the
committee.
v) Carry out any other duties required by these
rules or by the committee and, so far as
is reasonably practicable, ensure that the provision of
these rules are adhered to in
full by all members of the club and the committee.
E) The Honorary Treasurer duties and powers are
as follows:
i) Hold in a suitable Bank/Building Society
and/or Investment Account, as approved
by the committee, including a minimal amount in cash, all
monies received by
him/her on behalf of the club.
ii)
Defray from the funds of the club the expenses authorised
or incurred by the
committee in discharging of their duties under these
rules. Payments may only be
paid upon provision of a valid receipt, unless
specifically authorised by the majority
of the committee in advance of services or goods being
provided, however a valid
receipt must still be obtained as soon as possible.
iii) Payments out of the accounts shall always be
by cheque, and must always be
authorised by the
signatures of any two of the following officers, Hon Treasurer,
Hon Secretary, Chairman and Vice chairman.
iv) Render annually to the committee a detailed
audited statement of the accounts
showing details of income and expenditure and the
financial position of the club at
the end immediately preceding financial year. In addition
to these a copy of the last
years bank statements are to be provided to the Chairman,
Vice Chairman and Hon
Secretary. All expenditures must be itemised
for the final year end accounts. The
club's financial year is from 1st January to the 31st
December of each year.
v)
Make available to any member of the club all financial records requested
by the
member through the committee.
Make available at every AGM the full set of books
and accounts.
F) The Membership Secretaries duties are as
follows:
i) Enter the name, address telephone number
and any other relevant information of
every member into the club
register, and make all necessary corrections or
alterations to the register.
ii) Make available the full register of all
members to each committee meeting and
AGM. In addition produce a typed list of all proposed new
members received since
the last meeting, in order to seek approval by a majority
of the committee.
iii) Supply each new member with notice of
his/her acceptance together with a copy of
these rules, the History of the breed, the standard of
points, the breeding policy and
where possible a copy of the last publication of the club
magazine.
iv) Membership Secretary and Hon Secretary
positions may be combined until
membership numbers require two
positions. Membership Secretary is not an officer
of the committee.
6) MEETINGS
A) The annual General Meeting shall be held not
later than 30th April each year. The
business and requirements of the AGM shall
include:
i) An annual report, and audited accounts for
the preceding financial year.
ii) Election of Presidents, Vice Presidents and
free Committee positions.
iii)
Consideration of resolutions must be by the committee or by at least two
members.
iv) Any other business allowed by the Chairman.
v) At least 21 days notice of Annual General
Meetings or Extraordinary General
Meetings shall be given to all members in writing in
accordance with these rules,
this must include me agreed agenda for the due meeting.
vi) The Quorum for Annual and Extraordinary
General Meetings shall be a minimum
Of 10members of which these must
include two officers
vii) Committee Meetings shall be held as deemed
necessary by the committee, but at
least twice a year. The quorum for all Committee Meetings shall be a
minimum of
6 members of which 2 must be officers.
viii) Each member present at any meeting shall
have the right to speak once on each
motion and be allowed to speak again at the
Chairman's discretion.
ix) At least 14 days notice of the Committee
Meetings shall be given to all Committee
Members, along with the set agenda for the
meeting.
x) An Extraordinary General Meeting may only
be called in extreme or unusual
circumstances. The meeting must be backed by
me majority of the committee, or by
at least twenty five members of the club. The
request must be made in writing, with
the names and signatures of all members
supporting the proposed meeting, to the
Honorary Secretary who is duty bound to give
notice of all meetings, provided that
these club rules have been adhered to in full.
7) VOTING
a) Each fully paid-up member, with the
exception of junior members, shall have the right
to vote on any question at any meeting that
they are entitled to attend and they are
present. There shall be no proxy voting.
b) Postal ballots will only be allowed by
approval of the majority of the committee. These
must then be arranged and carried out in a
non-bias manner with the assistance of an
independent scrutineer.
Each member of the club will be entitled to one vote on any
such ballot.
c) All questions, actions and decisions are
to be decided by a majority vote unless
otherwise specified within these rules.
d) In the event of a tie in voting, the
Chairman of the meeting may exercise a casting vote,
in addition to the normal vote allowed in
accordance with the standard membership
rights, except in the case of personal gain or
personal involvement, when the casting
vote is passed to the Vice Chairman.
e) Votes of no confidence can be made by any
fully paid up member of the club, provided
it is made with
good reason and put in writing with the signatures of the proposer
and
seconder who must also
be a fully paid up member of the club. The proposal must be
forwarded to the
Honorary Secretary, in sufficient time to allow the item to be put on
the agenda for
the next meeting. In addition to this the Honorary Secretary must advise
the relevant
parties of the intended proposal being put on the agenda for the next
meeting.
8) PROPERTY
a) All Officers and Members of the club who,
under these rules, have custody of any
books,
documents, records, property or monies belonging to the club shall, on written
request,
surrender them to the committee within 14 days of the date of the request.
9) DISSOLUTION
OF THE CLUB
a)
Dissolution of the club can be proposed provided there is good and
sufficient reason in
the opinion of me committee, either by the majority of
the committee or at least 25 fully
paid up members of the club. This must be made in writing
to the Honorary Secretary
with the names and signatures of all members supporting
the proposed action, to the
Honorary Secretary who is duty bound to give notice of to
the members provided the
club rules have been adhered to in frill. The matter will
be decided by the membership
at the next AGM, or if required at an EGM. The committee
shall determine whether to
call an EGM regarding the proposed dissolution, or to
defer the proposal until the next
AGM. A decision to dissolve the club can only be agreed
by a minimum of two thirds
majority of the club members present, voting in favour of the proposed dissolution at
me meeting. Should a decision to dissolve me club be
reached then the clubs liabilities
shall be discharged and any balance of funds shall be
divided equally among the fully
paid up members.
10) PRIVACY
a) All information held by the club must be
confidential to the club and the committee.
b)
All information discussed at committee meetings must remain confidential
to the
committee at all times.
c) All information
held by the club its officers and the committee shall be subject to the
requirements of the Data Protection Act and
the Satutory Laws of this country. All such
information and documents shall remain the
property of the club at all times.
d)
Disclosure of confidential information may only be permitted, with the
expressed
written permission of all parties
that the information relates to, prior to the disclosure.
SPHYNX CAT CLUB
SPHYNX BREEDING POLICY
- Ratified at the AGM held on
This policy is seen as a way of ensuring breeders
observe what is considered ‘Best Practice’ in their involvement with Sphynx, and in particular, the Sphynx
breeding programme.
Sphynx
unlike most breeds, owe their origin to one cat, namely
Aims
It is vital therefore that regular selective
out crossing be introduced and maintained to increase the gene pool and improve
stamina and health. This is ‘best for the breed’ in its ongoing development.
Guidelines
All cats used for out crossing should be
thoroughly researched, of sound temperament and free from any known hereditary
defects.
Breeders should ensure, to the best of their
knowledge, that any Sphynx or Sphynx
variant from which they breed are of sound temperament, free from any
hereditary defects and conform as closely as possible to the standard of points
(excluding the coat description where variants are concerned).
It is recommended that the progeny from any matings that are not required for Sphynx
breeding, should be placed on the non-active register, to avoid the
introduction of the Sphynx gene into other breeds of
pedigree cats.
Breeds which have been approved
for out crossing are:
Russian Blue, European Shorthair
and variants from all previous accepted out crossings
All other breeds are no longer
accepted as out crosses for the Sphynx Breeding
programme.
Breeders will be encouraged to take advantage
of any relevant official scheme, which is devised by the Sphynx
Cat Club to test the soundness of the Sphynx Breed.
REGISTRATION POLICY
Cats on the full register
Cats on suplementary
register
Cats on reference register
SPHYNX CAT CLUB
STANDARD OF
POINTS FOR SPHYNX CATS
Ratified at the
AGM held in 1996
HEAD
Shape
and size 5
Muzzle
& Chin 5
Profile 5
Cheekbones 5
Eyes 5
Ears 5
Total 35 Points
BODY
Chest 10
Abdomen 5
Legs & Feet 10
Tail 5
Neck 5
Total 35 Points
COAT Total 30 Points
Overall Total 100 Points
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
The Sphynx appears to be a hairless cat although it is not
hairless. The skin should have
the
texture of chamois. It may be covered with very fine down which is almost
imperceptible
to the eye. On the ears, muzzle, bridge of nose, tail, feet and scrotum short,
soft,
fine hair is allowed. Lack of coat makes the cat quite warm to the touch.
Whiskers
and
eyebrows may be present, or may be totally absent. The skin may be wrinkled in
kittens.
Adults may retain wrinkles especially on the head.
The head is slightly
longer than it is wide with prominent cheekbones and a distinct
whisker
break. The profile has a slight to moderate stop at the bridge of the nose. The
eyes
are almond in shape slanting to the outer comer of the ear. The ears are very
large,
broad
at the base and open, with no interior hair. They are upright, neither low set
nor on
the
top of the head. The neck is medium to long and well-muscled. The neck is
powerful,
especially
in males.
The chest is broad.
The body is medium to medium long, with a well-rounded abdomen.
The Sphynx is very hard and muscular, having medium bone
structure; it is not a delicate
cat.
The tail is long, thin, tapering from the body to the tip and free from
defects.
The
leg length is in proportion with the body, but not fine-boned; the legs are
firm and
muscular
to the feel. The X legs are slightly longer than the front. The paws are oval,
with
distinct long, slender toes and the paw pads are thicker than in other breeds,
giving
me
appearance of walking on air cushions.
The
Sphynx is lively, inteligent
and above all amenable to handling,
HEAD
Medium
with rounded contours, slightly longer than wide. Strong rounded muzzle with
distinct
whisker break, firm chin and level bite. Prominent cheekbones. Profile to have
slight
to moderate stop at bridge of nose. Top of head slightly rounded, rather flat
forehead.
EARS
Very
large, broad at base and open. Set upright, neither low nor on top of the head.
Interior
hairless. Slight amount of hair permissable on
outside lower edges and on back of
ear.
EYES
Almond
shaped, slanting to outer comer of ear. Any colour
acceptable.
NECK
Medium
to long, well muscled.
BODY
Medium
sized, hard and muscular. Medium to medium long length with broad chest and
well
rounded abdomen.
LEGS
& FEET
Long
legs, medium boned, firm and muscular. Hind legs slightly longer than front.
Feet,
medium
size, oval with distinct long, slender toes. Paw pads thicker than other
breeds,
giving
the appearance of walking on air-cushions.
TAIL
Long,
thin, tapering from body to tip and free from defects. Hair on tip acceptable.
COAT
Body covered with
short, fine down, almost imperceptible to the eye and with chamois-
like
texture. A feeling of soft resistance may be felt. Slightly thicker down permissable on
bridge
of nose and all extremities. The skin may be wrinkled especially in younger
kittens
but mainly confined to head in Adults. All colours
and patterns acceptable.
WHISKERS
Mainly
sparse and short.
WITHOLD
CERTIFICATES & 1st PRIZE IN KITTEN CLASSES
Excessive
hair.
Unable
to handle.
Size
& Condition:
Any kitten which, in the opinion of the judge, is not in excellent
physical
condition or is undersized for its age.
Skull: Any depression or protrusions.
Entropion: Where the upper, lower or both eyelids turn inwards,
allowing the lashes or
hair
to rub the surface of the eye.
Permenant squint.
Exaggerated
depression of the
reduced,
which may cause breathing difficulties. This is often accompanied by blocked
tear
ducts. The nose should not be excessively short.
Noticeably
undershot or Overshot jaw.
Narrow
or Twisted Lower Jaw.
Abnormal
Angulation of Canine Teeth. When the mouth is closed the
canine teeth
should
be nearly vertical, the lower canines fitting closely between the upper ones sothat
the
anterior surface of the left upper canine and the posterior surface of the leftlower
canine
almost touch, and similarly with the right upper and lower canines. The incisor
teeth
should form a straight line between the canines in both upper and lowerjaws. The
ideal
bite is where the upper and lower incisors meet in alignment.
Deformity of Rib Cage.
Fixed
deviation of the sternum or Xiphisternum. The chest should be rounded or
oval
symmetrically
from spine to breast bone when seen in cross-section. There should be no
depression
or protrusions on spine or ribs. The sternum (breast bone) should follow a
gentle
convex curve with no deviation, depression or protrusion and with no hook where
the
sternum ends.
Fixed
Deviation (kink) of the spine or tail at any point. Small bony excrescences need
not
debar the cat from being placed, but should be taken into consideration.
Luxating Patella in Adults. Where the kneecap can slip from the front of the
joint
towards
the side.
Abnormal
Number of Toes.
Anything other than four toes on each foot and one dew-
claw
on each foreleg.
Hernia. Consult the duty vet Monorchid or Cryptorchid Adult
Males. Both testacles must
be
descended and positioned in the scrotum in entire adult males.
WITHOLD
ALL AWARDS
Any
exhibit prepared for show in any artificial manner which changes its appearance
relative
to the standard of points shall be disqualified. Such preparation includes the
uses
of
powder, dyes other colouring matter or whitening or
darkening substances, or any oils
or
greasy preparations, or any other cleaning substances which remain in the
exhibit's
coat
during the show; it includes also shaving, trimming, and the use of depilatory
creams.