Upon great demand, Empress Quality Registration is being re-activated! The demand for pedigreed stock is increasing as small herd owners are finding the importance of knowing the background of their animals, and even more important, is the verification that the animal they own, or are looking to purchase, is of good quality, by someone other than the individual they are buying from.

WHAT IS EMPRESS QUALITY REGISTRATION? In “Phase 1”, it is an animal that has been judged to be of first place quality, or better, by two ECBC Sanctioned judges at an ECBC event/function. This event/function may be a sanctioned show, branch show/field day, or a special meeting, as long as it is advertised 30 days in advance in the Empress magazine, and judged by two ECBC Sanctioned judges. You can see, much thought has been given in providing safeguards for the integrity of this system. All Empress Chinchilla Breeders are eligible to register animals.

When determined an animal is worthy of registration, fee of $5, the animal is ear tagged with a special Empress registry tag. A certificate is completed and sent to the ECBC National office for recording and application of the seal, and then returned to the owner of the animal. When/if the animal is sold, the new owner may transfer the registration to his name by paying the transfer/recording fee of $15, to the ECBC National Office.

The registration and transfer fees are commensurate with those charged by AKC and similar registration functions. The AKC registration “is not a mark of quality”. In other words, the animal is only the offspring of two registered parents. The Empress Quality Registry is a “progressive” quality registration system that is presently in “PHASE 1“. It is established with the mechanics that will allow the ECBC National Board of Directors, when they determine it appropriate, to move forward to “PHASE 2”. This phase requires at least one of the candidate’s parents to have been registered, along with the requirement for it to also be judged of first place quality or better, by two ECBC Sanctioned judges. Later, as determined by the Board of Directors, “PHASE 3” would be implemented, and both parents of a prospective candidate for registration, would have to have been registered, and the candidate judged of first place quality or better.

As you see, this is a progressive, quality registry program that Empress is making available as another of their efforts to “IMPROVE THE BREED” of the Chinchilla animal.

As a rancher who has stock for sale, this system allows you to assure your customers of an animal’s quality. As a purchaser, it gives you the confidence that someone, other than the seller, has verified the animal you are buying is “first place quality, or better”.