🐈‍⬛ Bring Your Own Cat Policy

At WICCON, we believe every witch deserves her familiar.
For WICCON2026, we are proud to introduce our BYOC (Bring Your Own Cat) policy.

To ensure a safe, comfortable, and chaos-controlled environment for both humans and cats, please review the following requirements carefully before bringing your companion.

🧾 Eligibility & Registration

All cats must be registered in advance via the BYOC form (linked in your ticket confirmation).
Walk-in cats will not be admitted.
Each attendee may bring one (1) cat only. Multi-cat summoning is not supported at this time.

💉 Health & Vaccination Requirements

For the safety of all attendees and their familiars, cats must:

  • Be fully vaccinated (including feline herpesvirus, calicivirus, and panleukopenia)

  • Have a valid rabies vaccination

  • Be free of fleas, ticks, and other external parasites

  • Show no signs of infectious disease or respiratory illness

  • Be fit for transport and social environments

We reserve the right to deny entry to any cat that appears unwell.

🧬 Identification & Documentation

All cats must:

  • Be microchipped and hold a European pet passport

  • Have their passport available upon request

Summoned void entities without proper identification will not be admitted.

🐾 Behavior & Temperament

Your cat must be:

  • Comfortable around humans and other cats

  • Not prone to aggression, excessive stress, or chaos beyond acceptable thresholds

  • Able to remain in a shared environment without summoning demons (minor apparitions accepted)

If your cat becomes distressed or disruptive, you may be asked to remove them from the venue.

🧺 Cat Lounge

We provide a dedicated Cat Lounge, including:

  • Soft resting areas

  • Cat trees

  • Litter boxes

  • Water stations

  • Supervision by trained volunteers and veterinary students

Cats are not allowed in the main hall, the workshop space, or on the trade floor.

🍗 Food & Care

Basic cat food will be provided by our partner AprilFloof’s.

However, you are allowed to bring:

  • Your cat’s preferred food

  • A familiar blanket or object

⚖️ Owner Responsibility

By bringing your cat, you agree that:

  • You remain fully responsible for your animal at all times

  • WICCON is not liable for injury, escape, or spontaneous dimension shifts

  • You will respect staff guidance and community boundaries

🚫 What We Do Not Allow

  • Unregistered cats

  • Sick or unvaccinated cats

  • Exotic felines (no tigers, no matter how chill they are)

  • Remote-controlled or AI-generated cats (yet)

We’re incredibly excited to make WICCON a space where both witches and their familiars can gather. Let’s keep it safe, respectful, and just the right amount of chaotic.

By participating in the BYOC program, attendees will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging and agreeing to all of the above conditions, and releasing WICCON from any liability arising from the presence, behavior, or care of their cat during the event.