On the prowl for the feline Oscars
20/02/2008
The search is on for the UK’s favourite feline as Cats Protection launches its prestigious Rescue Cat Awards 2008 – and organisers are on the prowl for nominations.
Now in its fourth year, the “Feline Oscars” are designed to celebrate the real life stories of survival, bravery and heroism in the cat world.
This year’s event promises to be better than ever with a glamorous award ceremony to be held at The Pharaohs Palace Hospitality Suite as part of the prestigious Tutankhamun Exhibition in London’s O2 Arena – a fitting venue given the ancient Egyptians’ love of cats.
The event – on 1 August – will be attended by celebrity supporters who will present prizes and pay tribute to the nation’s top rescue cats.
Owners have until 27 May to enter one of the four categories:
Hero Cat – Cats that save the day!
Ultimate Survivor – Tales of feline survival after those nine lives have been spent.
Best Friends – Where a best feline friend has radically improved the quality of human life.
Most Incredible Story – Belief-defying, true stories.
The awards are open to any living cat rescued as a stray by its current owner or adopted from an animal welfare organisation.
Peter Hepburn, Cats Protection’s Chief Executive, said: “There is something very special about each and every rescue cat, and that is something we want to celebrate with the Rescue Cat Awards.
“Rescue cats often have amazing tales to tell, from the touching to the truly remarkable and we would love to hear those stories. Not only would we like to give these cats the recognition they deserve, we also want to highlight how rescue cats make wonderful pets.”
The winner of this year’s Rescue Cat Awards will inherit the title from previous winner Tee Cee, a black-and-white cat which had been abandoned in a box as a kitten.
Tee Cee was crowned 2006 winner after amazing judges with his ability to predict when his disabled owner would have an epileptic fit – proving to be a lifeline to his family.
For more information and an entry form, please visit the website linked below or email rescuecatawards@cats.org.uk Alternatively call 08702 099 099.