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Bucharest Feline Beauty Contest - Romania

A British Shorthair cat is being judged during the Worldshow Romania 2025 feline championship at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 1,000 cats from more than 30 countries participated in the two-day feline beauty contest. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- British shorthair cats are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rouelle Umali)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240617) -- BEIJING, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- British shorthair cats are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Philippines holds int'l cat show

STORY: Philippines holds int'l cat show SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: MAKATI, the Philippines CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Philippines' World Cat Show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEEWAWAT YINGSIRIKASEMRAT, Participant from Thailand 3. various of the Philippines' World Cat Show 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIANNA TARASOVA, WCF judge STORYLINE: The first World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 was held from Friday to Saturday in Makati City, the Philippines. The show gathered cat enthusiasts and their feline pets from around the world to participate in competitions of various categories. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEEWAWAT YINGSIRIKASEMRAT, Participant from Thailand "This is my cat, a British Shorthair. His name is Felix. This show is the first world show of the Philippines, and it will be my pleasure to get No. 1 in the ring in the world show." Around 150 to 200 cats from over 15 countries and regions competed for prizes. Th

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PHILIPPINES-MAKATI CITY-CAT SHOW

(240616) -- MAKATI CITY, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- British shorthair cats are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, on June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MAKATI CITY-CAT SHOW

(240616) -- MAKATI CITY, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A British shorthair cat and a British longhair cat are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, on June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MAKATI CITY-CAT SHOW

(240616) -- MAKATI CITY, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A British shorthair cat and a British longhair cat are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, on June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MAKATI CITY-CAT SHOW

(240616) -- MAKATI CITY, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- British shorthair cats are seen during the 1st World Cat Federation (WCF) Philippines World Cat Show 2024 in Makati City, the Philippines, on June 15, 2024. The cat show gathers cat enthusiasts from around the world, with feline pets participating in competitions of various categories during the event. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A British Shorthair cat is seen during the Sofisticat Spring International Cat show in Bucharest, Romania, May 11, 2024. About two hundred cats of around 50 breeds participated in the two-day feline beauty contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-FELINE BEAUTY CONTEST

(240511) -- BUCHAREST, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A British Shorthair cat is seen during the Sofisticat Spring International Cat show in Bucharest, Romania, May 11, 2024. About two hundred cats of around 50 breeds participated in the two-day feline beauty contest. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor carries her British shorthair cat at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-FELINE BEAUTY CONTEST

(220508) -- BUCHAREST, May 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A British Shorthair is seen during the SofistiCat feline beauty contest in Bucharest, Romania, on May 8, 2022. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Int'l feline salon resumes in Bucharest after two-year suspension due to pandemic

STORY: Int'l feline salon resumes in Bucharest after two-year suspension due to pandemic DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cats at the feline salon STORYLINE: Over 150 cats are competing in the two-day SofistiCat-Bucharest International Feline Salon held in Bucharest, capital of Romania, this weekend, after two years of suspension due to the pandemic. Four international judges from International Feline Federations evaluate the cats which compete for a place on the podium in the "Best in show" competition. The referees are evaluating the physical characteristics of the cats, with more prizes making the baby cats more valuable. Among the cat breeds present are Abyssinian, Russian Blue, Bengal, British Shorthair, British Longhair, Devon Rex, Exotic, Maine Coon, Neva Masquerade, Norwegian Forest, Persian, Ragdoll, Singapura. Within two hours after the start of the event, all cats for adoption prepared by the organizers found their ne

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Cat beauty pageant in Jordan aims to raise awareness of animal protection

STORY: Cat beauty pageant in Jordan aims to raise awareness of animal protection DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cat beauty pageant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOUSA KMAIL, Organizer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): EHAB ALLAN, Judge 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALLY FREITEKH, Participant 5. various of the award ceremony STORYLINE: A cat beauty pageant was recently held in the Jordanian capital Amman to select the most beautiful cats and promote awareness of animal protection. The second Jordan Show, attracted 23 participants of different cat species like Persian, Scottish Fold, Scottish Straight, Exotic Shorthair and Long hair, British Longhair, and others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOUSA KMAIL, Organizer "The aim of this contest is to raise awareness of the people regarding cats, and we had the idea to deliver our knowledge to the people that these are unique creatures and need to be treated well." The organizers said that they are also endeavoring to ac

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Number of pet cats surpasses dogs for 1st time in Japan: survey

A French Bulldog puppy (L) and an Exotic Shorthair kitten are held by store clerks at a pet shop in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2017. The estimated number of pet cats has topped that of dogs for the first time in Japan since comparable date became available in 1994, an industry body said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo