11/03/09

Win a Year’s Supply of Purina One with Your “Cats at Play” Photo
Karen Nichols

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This month’s photo contest at Martha Stewart Pets is “Pets at Play.” Your winning photo could get you a year’s supply of Purina One cat or dog food. (If that’s not a flavor your cat eats, you can always donate it to your favorite shelter or a pet lover in need.)

Entry Deadline: 15 NOV 2009.

Click here for more info or to enter.

Got a great photo of your cat at play? Don’t forget to enter it in the “Playful” CATegory of the World’s Coolest Cat Contest.

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11/02/09

Halloween Giveaway Award Winners
Skeezix the Cat

badharedayHey, evrybuddy, Skeezix heer.

It’s the moment yoo’ve all been wating for: the annownsmint of the winners in The Cat’s Meow’s Halloween Costume Contest and Purrade.

We had a lot of amazing entries, and the judges had a hard time narrowing down the feeld to 8 finulists.

From those 8 finulists we drew an entry at randum, using random.org to determine the Grand Prize winner (in cases where multiple family members were finulists, they only got one entry in the drawing, per the roolz). But we’re also giving out a consolayshun prize to a non-finulist winner, and a vary speshul prize to one of the finulists for overall pawsomeness.

All the other finulists git sum zealies.

Drumroll, pleeze:


The consolation prize of 25 zealies given to a non-finalist, goes to Muppet:
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The Grand Prize Winner of 50 zealies, a $25 Gift Card and a trophy goes to Chewy and her family, who also get a nod of recognishun for the most creative and funny entries:

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And the special winner of the Best Group Entry and Award for Overall Pawsomeness goes to Mercy and the Gang who portrayed the entire cast of The Wizard of Oz. They win 50 zealies, a $25 Gift Card and a trophy.

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Thanks to all hoo pawtisipated. Don’t furgit to enter your fotos in the World’s Coolest Cat Contest! You could win a Flip Ultra digital camcorder or other great prizes!

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11/01/09

Halloween Purrade Finalists
Karen Nichols

What a great Halloween Purrade we had yesterday!

The judges have weighed in with their picks for finalists. The judging criteria included:

  • Photographic quality
  • Originality
  • Degree of Difficulty
  • LOL factor

We also factored in the comments left on the Purrade post yesterday.

In selecting the finalists, only one entry from each family is eligible for the random drawing of a grand prize winner. So there will be 8 finalists vying for the Grand Prize, to be announced tomorrow.

We will also be awarding a few additional purrizes, including 25 zealies to be awarded as a consolation prize in a random drawing from all entries that didn’t make the finals.

Here are the finalists:

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Mercy and the Gang as the Wizard of Oz cast
This amazing effort had the judges arguing over which one of these Wizard of Oz characters deserved to make it to the finals. They all deserve it, but per the rules, they’ll only get one entry in the random drawing for the grand prize winner.

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Louis LeBeau as King Louis XIV

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Hazel Lucy as Candy Corn

The following three entries — Lucky, Eve and Charlie — are from the same family. They all deserve recognition as finalists, but they only get one entry in the random drawing for the finalists.

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Chewy as Eve in the Garden of Eden
Note from one judge: her fig leaves should have been placed a little lower.

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Charlie as Operation Kitty

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Lucky the Skunk

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Mo the Fly Fishing Champ

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Princess

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Samoa as the Queen of Diamonds

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Taz as God of the Sea, Neptune

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Charlie the Prisoner

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10/31/09

The Cat’s Meow’s Halloween Purrade
Skeezix the Cat

Hey evrybuddy, Skeezix here.

Welcome to The Cat’s Meow’s Halloween Purrade. The finalists will be annownst tomorrow (Sunday). You still have time to enter, so drop by and uplode yer best Halloween foto!

Don’t furget to leeve a comment and let us know hoo yer faverite is!

The winner will get a $25 gift card to PetSmart, Petco, Amazon or Shutterfly, a trophy and 50 zealies.

Our grand marshalls are Calvin and Jack Kayden… take it away, Calvin and Jack!


Calvin as the King of Hearts


Jack Kayden as a Groom


Pretty Girl as a Blushing Bride


Charlie as a Prisoner


Chewy as Eve in the Garden of Eden



Mo the Fly Fishing Champ


Baci Celebrates a Redheaded Halloween Birthday


Yolo the Purse Thief


Pigeon, the Sweetest Warlock


Princess hopes your Halloween is PURRfect!


Pookie says, “BOO!” … “Did I skeer yoo?”


Oscar as [shudder] A Flying Monkey

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Princess Fiona

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Robie as Prince Robinton

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Khaki as Cap’n Khaki

Pele the Gato as a Hot Dog
Pele the Gato as a Hot Dog


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Bonnie as the Drunken Jester

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Baker as Mr COOL!

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Phanto as a bunny Rabbit!

Luigi Chief Crazy Cat

Chief Crazy Cat Luigi

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Kitty Pryde as “Hello Kitty”

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Milo the Little Devil

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Sir Sonny Bono “More Handsome Than Johnny Depp”

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Tobey in his Halloween Stroller

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Muppet – Scary Pumpkin

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Louis LeBeau as King Louis XIV “Sun King”

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Wilson J Scooter as Biker Dude in the Village Cats

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The Village Cats sing YMCA
Olde Furts Riley, Simon, Wilson J Scooter, Misha, Flower and Rascal

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The Village Cats at Pie’s Breakfast Club at Olde Furts
Clockwise Riley, Flower, Wilson J Scooter, Simon, Misha and Rascal

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Samoa as the Queen of Diamonds

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Newman as a Joker

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Blake as Vlad

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Ko as a Booty Witch

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Taz as God of the Sea, Neptune

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Marvel Ann as a Little Princess

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Orvis as Warlock

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Jacob as Hairdresser

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Graycen as a Witch

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Onyx with her Witch outfit

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Garage Cat as Basement Cat

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Itza Guido the Italian Kitty as Dracucat

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Jasper as Super ManX

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Meio as a mummy

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Mercy as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

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Enzo the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz

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Nike as the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz

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Reebok as the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz

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Riley as the Wizard of Oz

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Sophie as a Ballerina Munchkin from the Wizard of Oz

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Pebbles as Glinda the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz

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Joy as the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz

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Melody as Auntie Em from the Wizard of Oz

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Pixie as a Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz

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Mr Emerson the Vampire Bat

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Kali as a Ladybug

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Simba as a Cowboy

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Mazi as a Bumblebee

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Charlie as “Operation” Kitty

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Lucky as a Skunk

Beanie Mummy
Beanie as a Zombie — The Night of the Living Dead

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Hazel Lucy as Candy Corn

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Tabby as a Hippie

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Piewackit as the Egyptian Queen

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Zeke is the Werecat Warrior Prince

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Ziggy as a Little Lamb

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Hallie Baloo as Hallie Krishna

The finalists will be annownst tomorrow (Sunday). You still have time to enter, so drop by and uplode yer best Halloween foto!

Don’t furget to leeve a comment and let us know hoo yer faverite is!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVRYBUDDY!!!!!

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10/30/09

Halloween Pet Photo Contests
Karen Nichols

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After you’ve entered TCM’s Halloween Photo Contest, why not take a few minutes to enter that great photo in other Halloween photo contests as well? There are a few that are still open for entries:

World’s Coolest Cat Contest

The Costume and Shades Category is purrfect for your Halloween efforts!
Deadline: November 18th
Eligibility: All Catsters (Not a Catster member? It’s free, and just takes a minute to join!) One entry per cat in each of the 15 categories.
Grand Prize:

  • A Flip Ultra digital camcorder
  • One-year CatsterPlus membership
  • 250 Zealies

Judging: Dogster luminaries and one Feline Fashionista pick the categories winners. Voting determines Best in Show.
Link:Enter the World’s Coolest Contest


Marin Humane Society’s Pet Photo Contest

Deadine: Midnight Oct 31st
Eligibility: All companion animals. Multiple entries appear to be okay.
Prize: Gift certificate for grooming service courtesy of Aussie Pet Mobile Grooming and a basket of goodies for your pet!
Judging: Local media purrsonalities
Link: Marin Humane Society Halloween Contest

Good Housekeeping Pet Photo Contest


Deadline: 11:59pm Halloween
Eligibility: All companion animals. One entry per household.
Prizes: There’s a bunch of them. The Grand Prize includes round-trip coach airfare for four (4) people from major airport nearest Winner’s residence. Grand Prize Winner will also receive $600 worth of Bissell Pet Cleaning products and $2,000 cash. The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $6,500.
Judging: Popular vote.
Link: Good Housekeeping’s Pet Photo Contest

Walgreen’s Cutest Costumed Pet

Deadine: November 4, 2009
Eligibility: Click here.
Prizes: $7424.50 (ARV) in prizes will be awarded, including:

  • Ten (10) First Prize winners (5 from each contest): $250 WPhoto Gift Card and the following prints credited to the Entrants’ Walgreens.com photo account: (500) 4″x6″ prints, (50) 5″x7″ prints, (25) 8″x10″ prints, (10) wallets sets. (ARV: $489.15)
  • Twenty (20) Second Prize winners (10 from each contest): The following prints credited to the Entrants’ Walgreens.com photo account: (150) 4″x6″ prints, (20) 5″x7″ prints, (10) 8″x10″ prints, (5) wallets sets. (ARV: $89.15)
  • Fifty (50) Third Prize winners (25 from each contest): (100) 4″x6″ prints credited to the Entrants’ Walgreens.com photo account. (ARV: $15.00)

Judging: Popular Vote
Link: Walgreen’s Pet Photo Contest

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10/30/09

TCM’s Halloween Photo Contest is Heating Up!
Karen Nichols

Here are just a few of the best entries so far:

Calvin King of Hearts Halloween 2009
Calvin the King of Hearts (need to grab a hankie??)


Jacob as a Hairdresser

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Baker the Beach Cat

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Bonnie the Jester

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Jack Kayden the Groom

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King Louis the Sun King

You have until 11:59 pm on Halloween to enter. Grand prize includes a $25 gift card (to Petco, PetSmart, Amazon or Shutterfly), 50 zealies and a trophy (trophy for US and Canadian cats only).

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10/28/09

Win a $25 Gift Card, 50 Zealies and a Trophy!
Karen Nichols

TCM-Halloween-Parade

ENTRY DEADLINE: Halloween

For the whole scoop, dig around over here.

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10/26/09

Win 50 Zealies and a $25 Gift Card in TCM’s Halloween Photo Contest!
Karen Nichols

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We’re celebrating Halloween all week, and you’ll have a chance to win big in The Cat’s Meow’s Halloween Purrade and Photo Contest.

Grand Purrize Package:

  • 50 zealies
  • $25 gift card. Winner’s choice of PetSmart, Petco, Amazon or Shutterfly.
  • Trophy*

Eligibility:

  • Each entrant must have a Catster profile page or a cat blog.
  • All cats in any household may enter, but only one cat per household can be a finalist.
  • Photos that are enhanced using a software graphics program are eligible. However, judges will consider the significant degree of difficulty involved in posing a cat in an actual costume when selecting finalists. A well-executed non-Photoshopped entry will place higher than a similarly well-executed Photoshopped entry.
  • Photoshopped entries that include a cat’s head on a human body are ineligible to participate in the purrade or receive a prize.

How to Enter:

You’ll upload your photo to the Blogger contest blog. Here’s how you do it:

  1. Go to blogger.com.
  2. In the upper right-hand corner, sign in with username: TCMhalloween and password: halloween.
  3. On the dashboard, click the blue “New Post” button.
  4. Enter a Title in the Title box. (Best Title: YOUR NAME as COSTUME ["Fluffy as Michael Jackson"])
  5. Click the COMPOSE tab to make it active
  6. Click the photo icon (3rd from right) to upload a photo from your hard drive.
  7. Provide a link to your Catster profile or blog.
  8. Optional: Add explanatory text.

Entry Deadline

  • 11:59 pm on Halloween — Saturday, October 31st.

Halloween Purrade

  • Entries will be posted on The Cat’s Meow on Halloween in our Halloween Purrade.
  • Entries submitted after 9 pm PT on Friday, Oct 30th might be subject to a delay in being published to the Purrade. You’ll be posted to the Purrade sometime on Halloween, but it could be later in the day.

Winner Selection

The finalists will be announced on The Cat’s Meow on Sunday, Nov 1st. The winner will be drawn at random (via random.org) from the finalists, and announced on Monday, Nov 2nd.

Click here to go to the Contest Blog.
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* Trophy can only be sent to a winner who resides in the U.S. or Canada.

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10/21/09

Contest: Win “Ask the Cat Keeper” with Your Black Cat Pic
Karen Nichols

Got a beautiful black cat? Enter a photo in the Cat Channel’s Beautiful Black Cats Photo Contest, and you could win a copy of Ask the Cat Keeper, a new book by Marc Morrone, Martha Stewart’s resident pet keeper.

In Ask the Cat Keeper, Marc offers cat owners the most unusual and surprising questions and more than 100 answers ranging from litter box training to coughing up hairballs, and clicker training to nail trimming. With additional anecdotes from his decades of cat-keeping and fun illustrations by famous illustrator Jason O’ Malley, this book is a must-have for any cat owner in search of a creative new way to find all the answers to their cat crises.

Entry Deadline: 27 OCT 2009

Click here to enter.

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10/20/09

And the Winner of the PetSmart Halloween Costume is….
Karen Nichols

Mayhem! Her prize is the PetSmart Halloween costume of her choice — and we’re even throwing in a 50-zealie bonus! Concatulations, Mayhem!

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