ALL-AMERICAN CAT PHOTO WINNERS

Happy July 4th to everyone!  Thank you for submitting your amazing patriotic photos of your beautiful cats!!  Choosing one winner for the All-American Cat Photo Contest was impossible… so I chose two!  One for Instagram and one for Facebook!

Drumroll please… the winners are…

Sophie from Facebook and @Talk_to_the_Paw from Instagram!

Check out the gallery of amazing runner’s up!  You all look great in the red, white and blue!  Have a happy and safe Independence Day everyone!  Tell your friends to keep their cats indoors today! Animal control reports sharp increases in lost/missing pets on July 4th.

Here are some quick safety tips for July 4th to keep pets safe!

 

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