Meet PETA’s 2018 Cutest Rescued Cat Alive Winners
After PETA pawed through hundreds of photographs of adorable rescued cats and painstakingly narrowed the list down to 10 finalists, the last votes have been cast for the winner of PETA’s 2018 Cutest Rescued Cat Alive contest.
While we recognise that all the cats in our competition were worthy of the title (the judges are still recovering from purrfect overload), the results are in – and Tickles has won!
Tickles will receive a new cat toy and a first-place certificate. And her guardian will receive a “My Cat Is a Rescue” T-shirt, a PETA T-shirt and a copy of Ingrid Newkirk and Jane Ratcliffe’s book One Can Make a Difference.
Cutest Rescued Cat Alive 2018 Winner
Tickles and her two siblings were found after their mother died. Arushi got two kittens adopted and fell for Tickles at the very sight of her. Tickles is a now a very important part of Ayushi’s family.
Cutest Rescued Cat Alive 2018 First Runner-Up
Mimi was found by guardian Sushmita with an eye infection and ulcer as well as a respiratory tract infection, but after months of care and veterinary treatment, he overcame his illness and is now a healthy cat.
Cutest Rescued Cat Alive 2018 Second Runner-Up
Shruti found Nanu and his brother soaked to the skin on a rainy day. She picked up the lucky feline and took him home with her, and now he has a loving family to spend the rest of his life with.
Our first runner-up will receive a copy of One Can Make a Difference, a certificate, a “My Cat Is a Rescue” T-shirt and a cat toy. Our second runner-up will receive a copy of the book, a certificate and a cat toy. All three cats will appear in an upcoming issue of Animal Times, PETA India’s magazine for members.
The winner and runners-up were selected by PETA based on several factors, including vote count.
Buying a cat – whether from a pet shop or a breeder – means that a homeless cat living in an animal shelter or fighting for survival on the streets loses his or her chance at finding a loving home.
Want to help out with the kitty cause? Help animals find loving homes by pledging to adopt cat companions from shelters or the street instead of buying them from stores. Also, don’t forget to sterilise your feline friends in order to prevent adding to the overpopulation crisis. Spaying (sterilising) just one female cat can prevent 370,000 births in seven years, keeping more cats off the streets and in safe, loving homes.
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