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T H E S L O U G H I R E V I E W
Then a few important events took place: in
June 1989 a general meeting of the FCI was
held in Helsinki. There it was decided that the
track-racing business of the member
countries was accommodated in the still
existing CdL, the Commission des Lévriers in
which a representative of each UICL-country
was placed. By this decision, one leg was cut
away from below the UICL. After that the
president of the FCI Hans Müller stated in an
interview that the UICL was too much
occupied with the breed standards and that
he was under the impression that the CdL
existed but was not really necessary. With
that he began sawing at the second leg .
There was already a snag in it: at the same FCI
meeting it was decided that a FCI committee
of 3 persons had to be composed which
would discuss this item with the UICL.
This conversation took place on November 1st
1989 and had far reaching consequences.
Three subjects were discussed, to which the
UICL delegates confirmed without any
opposition. They were:
- The UICL has to be integrated into the CdL;
therefore the CdL would be expanded with
another 2 persons
- The FCI will promote the foundation of a
CACIT for sighthounds
- The UICL may no longer, in any way ( and
not in its statutes), occupy itself with judges,
breeding, breeds etc.
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The general meeting of the UICL, 3 days
later in Zurich, did not agree with this
arrangement. One did not want to lose the
breeding section. A committee would have
to discuss this with the FCI. A new board
was also elected, with the Swiss Cynologist
and judge Harry Zuber as president. The
discussions with the FCI did not have
much results due to the FCI’s obstinate
attitude.
In 1990, the FCI took control of the
situation, which implicitly had as a
consequence that the UICL was in fact
declared a dissident organization, also
because of the rigid position the UICL
occupied. It was more or less the end of
the 70 years old International Sighthound
Clubs Union, although it held on a little bit
longer. In the future Sighthound clubs
could only fall under their national kennel
clubs. In addition, the CdL received via
their chairman Ed Grevelt, an oral order
from FCI board member Uwe Fischer, to
carry out the task of setting up new FCI
requirements for track racing and
coursing.