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03-31-2016, 07:38 PM
Best in show: the wacky world of a rural cat show
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On a Saturday morning in March, while most of my friends were likely still at the bar, I was turning off my alarm clock and heading to my first Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Show at the Best Western Hotel in rural Matamoras, Pennsylvania. Having photographed a cat fashion show, the Westminster Dog Show and*an entire book about the bond between men andtheir feline friends (http://mashable.com/2016/01/27/men-with-cats/) under my belt, I feel like a veteran when it comes to animal-related assignments.*
But*there was **t e**ugh research I could do to prepare myself for being in a competition room filled with more than 100 cats and their loving owners. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/best-in-show-rural-cat-show/)
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On a Saturday morning in March, while most of my friends were likely still at the bar, I was turning off my alarm clock and heading to my first Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Show at the Best Western Hotel in rural Matamoras, Pennsylvania. Having photographed a cat fashion show, the Westminster Dog Show and*an entire book about the bond between men andtheir feline friends (http://mashable.com/2016/01/27/men-with-cats/) under my belt, I feel like a veteran when it comes to animal-related assignments.*
But*there was **t e**ugh research I could do to prepare myself for being in a competition room filled with more than 100 cats and their loving owners. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/best-in-show-rural-cat-show/)
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