Conference misery::feline_v1

293.0. "International Cat Show" by TLE::SAVAGE (Neil, @Spit Brook) Mon Jul 28 1986 17:21

Associated Press Mon 28-JUL-1986 13:43                                 

    
    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Cat exercise videos. Cat jewelry. Cat furniture.
    Not to mention Sir Rufus Velvetpaw and E.T. All were apparent at the
    International Cat Show, where 350 felines from as far away as France
    vied for titles. 
    
    The weekend event also included seminars by nutritionists and
    behaviorists. Among the cats on display was Ruffy, the 1986
    International Cat and Kitten of the Year, whose owner Jim Costello of
    Signal Hill spent $25,000 ``campaigning,'' flying himself and the
    orange-colored Persian around the country for cat competitions. 
    
    E.T. was one of the stranger entries - a rare hairless Sphynx with a
    wrinkled crown and oversized pointy ears. ``He has a weird head,''
    Micah O'Hair, 8, said of E.T., who somewhat resembled its sci-fi movie
    namesake. 
    
    Title winners, such as the Best of the Best, came away with points
    rather than scratch. The next major cat competition is the
    International Cat Show at New York's Madison Square Garden in January.