Photos: More than 100 felines fluff up for weekend expo
Published 4:00 pm Monday, March 24, 2025
Adjudicator Elaine Hawksworth-Weitz handles a cat at the Cascadia Cat Club weekend long cat show. The event was organized by Mark Baur and Jill Dougherty and drew competitors from all around the northwest United States.
Jim Armel adjudicates a cat at the first ever Cascadia Cat Club cat expo in Astoria on Sunday, March 23. Around 120 cats were present at the event.
A crowd applauds after adjudicator Alex Chisholm selects her first place cat, a solid black Maine Coon.
About 120 cats — and their owners — settled in this weekend at the Clatsop County Fair & Expo Center for the Cascadia Cat Club’s inaugural cat show.
The show featured cats and kittens of all types and breeds, and judges assessed the competing felines on categories such as overall health, adherence to the breed standards and how well they had been groomed. Categories included shorthair and longhair breeds — and kittens as well. (Kittens had to be at least 4 months old to compete.)
The show even included a “home pets” category to offer tips to owners interested in entering their cats in future shows.
Seven judges worked through the weekend to judge the entrants. At the end, an all-black Maine coon cat was named best in show.
The event, organized by Mark Baur and Jill Dougerty, attracted cats from throughout the Pacific Northwest.
