Results of the 2012 Most Purrfect Cat Contest:

        

Precious, owned by Marie Gasquet, won Most Purrfect Cat 2012 in the recent photo contest sponsored by the Natchez Adams County Humane Society.  Precious received 269 votes earning the most money for the Humane Society.  Callie, owned by Sonia Blaney, came in second with 152 votes.  Pepi, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greene, came in third place with 45 votes.  The event raised $979 for the operations fund of the Humane Society. Special thanks to all of the participants and those who voted; The Natchez Mall for hosting the event; The Natchez Democrat for their help in publicizing the event; The Miss-Lou Magazine for reminding the community to vote; and Mr. Ron Smilo and the UPS Store for donating the post office box for the contest.





Precious was a “wild” cat with a very rough beginning.  Her siblings and mother were  discovered by Ginna Holyoak when she was only about a month or so old.  The mother cat was taking them various places trying to protect the kittens from harm.  One of those places was Ginna’s garage.  They were all in very malnourished and in sad shape.  Thanks to Ginna’s effort, Precious and her mother were trapped and rescued.  Ginna was able to get the mother spayed and Precious was fostered by Annette Byrne.  When I first saw precious she was no longer “wild” and as sweet as she could be.  I knew the first minute I saw her, she was mine!
 
Now she is very affectionate and lovable.  She gets along very well with my other cats.  Although she is the smallest, she will pounce on the larger cats seizing their sleeping spot.   She has made a wonderful addition to our household.  I can’t imagine life without the precious cat.

Marie Gasquet
2-13-12