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More than 350 cats from around the world were in sunny Santa Clara CA last week for TICA’s Annual Cat Show. It’s held each year in conjunction with the Annual Awards Banquet where they crowned the top cats for the 2009-2010 show season that ended April 30th.

Judges from around the world handled cats, kittens, alters, household pets and household pet kittens in 12 rings of non-stop judging. At the end on Sunday September 5th the Best of the Best were announced! That’s the top three of each category. Want to know who they were? Well, tah dah….here are the Best of the Best for the 2010 Annual Cat Show!

Best of the Best Cats

Minusdetails Night Hawk – Cymric                                                                                                                                                                  Dorwill Rachel A - Exotic Shorthair 
Luvpurrs Dream Weaver – Tonkinese

Best of the Best Kittens

Owhl Windup Toy of Moulinrouge
Broadsway Machias of Mtncats - Maine Coon 
RoyalLions Lunar Eclipse of MTNest – Maine Coon

Best of the Best Alters

Sha Yen Priceless of Sirpurrs – Persian                                                                                                                                                              LAPD Sex Pistol – Maine Coon
Tassam Klip Purr of St Valentine - Balinese 

Best of the Best Household Pet Kittens

Prada 
Benjamin Button of Dreamscape                                                                                                                                                                             Ali Macclaw

Best of the Best Household Pets

Elis Commin
Awwsome Amber of Careycats
Splatatoon

Congratulations to everyone!!!

Oh, and in addition to the 12 rings of judging, there was a clicker training demo led by (name); cats competed for a spot in the Guiness World Book of Records as the tallest cat; and Savannahs were on display for everyone to see in person.

Approved Allbreed Judge Adriana Kajon judges a Bengal kitten

Okay, so it’s really judges. Plural. But we want to congratulate all of the judges that have advanced and to those who have entered the judging program. All were announced at TICA’s Spring 2010 Board Meeting held May 14-15, 2010.

Probationary Speciality Judge

• Toni Scarboro

Provisional Allbreed Judge

• Theresa Kempton

Approved Allbreed Judge

• Kitti Ruttan
• Lynn Sherer

Mary-Lise de Landtsheer was advanced to Ring/School Instructor.

TICA has judges around the world. Congratulations to everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2008-2009 International Winners! For the first time during TICA’s history, and was befitting as part of celebrating the organization’s 30th anniversary, 25 winners in each of the five divisions were named International Winners.

But….who was the BEST of each division? Well, heerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee they are ladies and gentleman! TICA’s newest Best International Winners. Take a look at these gorgeous cats and you’ll understand why they’re the highest-scoring cats around the world, and deservedly the holders of the title of Best for their division. Congratulations to all of you!

Best Cat 2008-2009

Best Cat
IW SGC L AMOUR DE LA VIE ENRIQUE OF ALBEDO
Blue Classic Tabby Persian
Erwin Van den Bunder

Best Kitten
LAPD KID ROCK
Brown (black) Mackerel Tabby Maine Coon
Emmons/Melinda Brown

2008-2009 Best Kitten

Best Alter
SGCA TORILAND PASSION OF CHAPARRAL
Black Bombay
Jeff/Heather Roberts

Best Household Pet
RW SGM DONT TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN
Blue Tortie/White
Honey Gilmore/Charles Haynie

Best Alter 2008-2009

Best Household Pet 2008-2009

Best Household Pet Kitten
SAMPSON II
Brown (black) Classic Tabby/White
Wayne and Gloria Mahan

Best Household Pet Kitten 2008-2009

Many homeless cats need loving homes

Each year millions of cats end up in shelters, with rescue groups or on the streets. And spring of course means many little kittens born and needing homes. So, to spread the word about cats and kittens who need a forever loving home, June is Adopt A Cat Month.

Shelters and rescue groups across the country can use your help — either getting the word out to other cat lovers who are looking for a new feline friend to join their family….who can help out by fostering a cat, kitten or mom with litter…who can make donations in funds or items…or even better, who can give a forever home to a new cat, kitten or pair!

Even older cats bask in the love of a new family

Visit your local shelter, contact your local rescue groups, visit your pet store that has cats for adoption…and share your home, your heart and your love with a new cat or kitten!

Take windmills, tulips, 500 beautiful cats, people from all around the world, and sprinkle in some wonderful seminars and discussion. You now have the annual meeting and show of the World Cat Congress! Hosted by Fédération Internationale Féline (FiFe), with a cat show organized by Mundikat Cat Club, the 2009 World Cat Congress was held in Arnhem, Netherlands, April 11-14.

The World Cat Congress, in partnership with Royal Canin, was established in 1994 to promote harmony in the cat fancy. Nine registering bodies, from five continents, make up the Congress. While respecting our various differences, the Congress seeks to promote the health and welfare of cats, encourage the sharing of resources in the interest of cats, and educate people about the global cat fancy.

It was a treat for me to judge my very first FiFe show, along with many of the delegates from around the world. And, I was proud to find that, on the second day of the show, the Best Overall Cat was, SGC Yakimo of Shaggy-Coons, and one of TICA’s current Top 20 Cats!!!