CLAW members cannot hold positions of leadership in CLAW without the BCC, and without passing the all-important When We Were Gods course, a study of feline life in ancient Egypt. All CLAW courses are run like human courses, with lectures, exams and caps and gowns at the degree ceremonies. CLAW also features online theatre starring, yes, all cats. A kitty version of Titanic was a huge success last year, and currently the seasonal 'Twas the Night before Christmas is getting rave reviews. A CLAW social committee oversees sending out birthday greetings, get-well cards and congratulation cards to cats who have clawed their way up another rung of the club's hierarchy.
Cats start out as pages, become viscounts, dukes, duchesses, princes and princesses.
On a less playful note, the club also devotes Web space to the Animal Rights Guild, pet rescue services, anti-cruelty services and even virtual adoption. One of CLAW's senior Canadian members is Alabaster, who lives in Ottawa with his meowmie, Moneca Price. Alabaster is dean of the College of Feline Sports and Recreation, chaircat of the Social Committee and co-leader of a support group for cats who love their humans too much. Other support groups include Chubby Kitties Anonymous and Messy Cats Support Group. If it seems odd to some that people would be willing to type as a cat, or mark exams about catnip, CLAW's human members beg to differ.