Show Hall: The Melbourne Auditorium 625 East Hibiscus Blvd. Melbourne, FL Phone: 321-674-5700. The show hall is both heated and air-conditioned. The Melbourne Auditorium is a Non-Smoking facility. Parking is free for exhibitors and spectators. Entry Fees: Fees MUST accompany the entry form. Paid entries will be entered before online & faxed entries. Make checks payable to Gasparilla Feline Friends; returned check fee is $50. All entry fees received after April 15, 2016 must be accompanied by a $50 late fee. No refunds once your entry has been received or for failure to bench. Entries: Entries must be typed or printed legibly, signed and submitted on an official CFA entry form. It is the Exhibitors responsibility to check entry confirmation and notify entry clerk of any errors. All entries in Championship (except Novice), Premiership (except Novice), registered Kittens, recorded Household Pets, and registered cats competing as Household Pets with an Household Pet color class prefix will be scored for CFA awards. Owners of novices can contact the entry clerk for a temporary registration number. Kittens may be entered without registration numbers, but will not be scored for CFA awards if a number is not provided at show time. Kittens without a registration number or TRN will not be included in the count. Hours: Check-In on Saturday 7:30 - 8:30 am. Advertised show hours 9 am - 4 pm. Show Hotels Hilton-Melbourne Railto Place 200 Rialto Place, Melbourne, FL 32901 Phone: 321-768-0200. Show rate is $105 per night with a $50 NON-refundable pet deposit. Please leave rooms clean and sweet smelling as we want to be invited back. Alternate Hotel: La Quinta Inn & Suites Melbourne 7200 George T. Edwards Dr. Melbourne, FL 32940 Ph: 321-242-9400. Show Rate $89 NO pet fee. Health: It is strongly advised that all cats or kittens entered or present in the show hall be inoculated before entry by a licensed veterinarian against feline panleukopenia (formerly known as feline distemper or feline infectious enteritis), feline rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and rabies. It is also strongly recommended that cats and kittens be tested and found negative for FeLV before entry. All cats/kittens must have all claws clipped prior to benching. Declawed cats are not eligible for competition. Exhibitors in violation will be told to leave the show hall. Supplies: Clay litter will be provided. Please bring your own litter pans, cat food, and water/food dishes. General: CFA Show rules will be strictly enforced. Copy of rules may be obtained for $7 from CFA, 260 E. Main St. Alliance, OH 44601. Benching: All benching will be by exhibitor and no changes in assignment will be allowed without permission of the Show Manager. Cages are 22"W x 22"H x 22"D. Benching requests made at the time of entry will be honored whenever possible. Remember this is a request, not a guarantee. Please, no negative requests. Catalog Ads: Full Page Ad $100, 1/2 Page $75, 1/4 Page $25, Business Card $5 
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