Rat Show
Open to the Public

7th Annual
Ratstravaganza 2009

Saturday February 21, 2009
Holy Trinity Cathedral Hall

514 Carnarvon Street
New Westminster, BC    V3L 1C4
(near Columbia Skytrain Station)

Non-member at door: $3.00
under 3 free
Member at door:  $1.00
 

Agenda

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.:  Set-up / Check-in / Health check  (can not guarantee check-in after this time)
    If you can, please come early to set-up tables and arrange the hall.  Rat check in will be held once the tables are in place.  You may be asked to leave rats in your vehicle until the hall is ready.
    All rats entering will go through a health & age check before entering building regardless if showing, exhibit or for sale. 
    Health checkers will check for any visible signs of sickness including by not limited to: mites, lice, rough coat, wheezing, sneezing*, etc
    If a rat is found with problems deemed contagious, the entire cage will be asked not to enter...including cage-mates.
    Age of all rats entering must be at least 6 weeks or they will not be admitted.
    Payment for entries and tables due at this time.   
    * in the case of a dry sneeze, the rat will be placed in “hold” and re-examined as we understand dust, perfume or airborne items can irritate.

11:00 a.m.:  Doors open for admittance (free to exhibitor, cost to members $1.00, non-members: $3.00 under 3 free)

12:00 p.m.: Show
    Ending time:  5 p.m.  Clean-up and out of building by 6:00 p.m.

ALL entries, including table reservations for rat sales MUST be done so on-line or postmarked no later than the specified date.
All rats must be pre-registered three weeks in advance. This means, pre-register any rat you MAY wish to bring for show or sale. No entry fees will be due at that time and cancellations may be made, absolutely no additions may be made after. This is to protect all of our rats  that have been in quarantine* this will include those for sale too (litters must be pre-registered on the entry form).  Ages (month and year of birth) will be required on entry form.
Please note:  the kitten class will be for ages 8 weeks to 14 weeks

3 Week Quarantine:  The three week period is to allow for any incubation of virus and bacteria.   If during this period, at any point,  if any rat is ill or dies of a possible contagious disease NO rats in your care may attend.   This includes ANY rats in the confines of a home as most virus' are airborne.  This is to protect any rats attending the show from contagious viral & bacterial infections.   PLEASE follow this rule to keep diseases from spreading through the rat community in the N.W.

Entry cost is $2.00 per class entered for members; $2.50 for non-members;  Membership fees/dues may be paid at entry.
Register all the rats you are considering.  Any rat not pre-registered will not be allowed into the show along with any in the same cage.

Reserving vendor table space is $7.50 members; $10.00 non-members per 1/2 table
Only RatsPacNW members may sell rats!  The imposed limit for selling rats will be a maximum of 25 per RatsPacNW member rattery including pre-sold rats. 
Rats for sale must have a birthday supplied along with pedigree showing parents.  Rescue organizations will be exempt from providing pedigrees.
Also all rats must be priced at $10 or higher or $15 for two.  No selling of kittens less than 6 weeks.
-please note, all rats will go through health check.  Absolutely no rats will be admitted if we feel they may carry ANYTHING detrimental to the others - Including problems with mites, lice, skin, eyes, ears, respiratory, etc.  Please DO NOT bring sick or contagious animals, there will be no safe place for them.  ANY rat traveling with a sick rat will be turned away!!!  This includes any rats that have carpooled with the sick rat.  The owners of sick rats will be asked to remove them from the premises.

No unregistered sales or trades may occur outside the show building!  This includes underage rats being sold by registered exhibitors.

Volunteers Needed:
  Check-in & health check
  Clean-up
  Qualified RatsPacNW Judges
 

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