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Supreme Cat Show contest at Birmingham NEC | Supreme Cat Show contest at Birmingham NEC |
(about 17 hours later) | |
More than 800 cats have gone on show at Birmingham's NEC in what is described as the feline equivalent of Crufts. | More than 800 cats have gone on show at Birmingham's NEC in what is described as the feline equivalent of Crufts. |
The Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat competitions in Europe. | The Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat competitions in Europe. |
The event began more than 30 years ago and features categories including Persian, Semi-Longhair, British, Oriental and Siamese. | The event began more than 30 years ago and features categories including Persian, Semi-Longhair, British, Oriental and Siamese. |
This year's overall champion, awarded the title of Supreme Exhibit, was Premier Pinemarten Tina Sparkle (pictured below), a British Lilac Tortie, owned by Penny Hopgood. | |
Victoria Lill and Philip Burk, from Hull, entered their sphinx cat Dotty (pictured above) for the first time this year, where she placed second. | |
They said Dotty, whose show name is Adzwosh Darling Doris Day, could be quite high-maintenance. | They said Dotty, whose show name is Adzwosh Darling Doris Day, could be quite high-maintenance. |
"Your heating bills go up when you have a Sphinx cat," they said. | "Your heating bills go up when you have a Sphinx cat," they said. |
"They eat a lot and can be very time-consuming, with all the cleaning." | "They eat a lot and can be very time-consuming, with all the cleaning." |
Sam Moyle, from Chard, Somerset, gave her Tortoiseshell/tabby Persian Pruby Doo (pictured above) the show name Leadpruuf, after she survived lead poisoning. | |
"We brought her here to show how well she's doing," she said. | "We brought her here to show how well she's doing," she said. |
"She got so ill I said 'goodbye' to her at one point, but then the vet phoned to say she was standing up." | "She got so ill I said 'goodbye' to her at one point, but then the vet phoned to say she was standing up." |
Kirsty Johnson, from Southport, was showing her Chocolate Smoke Persian Sugartump Supremo Disaronno (pictured above). | Kirsty Johnson, from Southport, was showing her Chocolate Smoke Persian Sugartump Supremo Disaronno (pictured above). |
She said grooming the long-haired cat to get him show-ready was a lot of work. | She said grooming the long-haired cat to get him show-ready was a lot of work. |
"It's constant, everyday you're brushing them," she said. | "It's constant, everyday you're brushing them," she said. |
"You have to do at least 20 to 30 minutes a day." | "You have to do at least 20 to 30 minutes a day." |
Show veterans Anne and Michael Harrop, from Chorley, Lancashire, have been showing cats for 30 years. | Show veterans Anne and Michael Harrop, from Chorley, Lancashire, have been showing cats for 30 years. |
They take their red exotic male Persian, Flame, also known as Grand Champion Shakira Fiamferro (pictured above), to shows around the UK every few weeks. | |
But the Supreme Cat Show is the big event in any cat fancier's calendar, they said. | But the Supreme Cat Show is the big event in any cat fancier's calendar, they said. |
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