Int’l cat breed show attracts dozens of rare cats in Ho Chi Minh City
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 17:23 GMT+7
An international cat breed competition commenced in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday with the participation of 60 domestic cats and 12 felines from other countries.
The competition, named the WCF (World Cat Federation) Coral Jubilee Cat Show, was held by the Vietnamese Cat Association to honor local and international cat owners and professional cat breeders, following Asia’s first cat festival held in Hanoi in June.
The event helped boost the professional cat breeding and spread the love of animals, according to Nguyen Thi Hong Tham, a representative of the organizer.
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| Cats are carefully groomed before the competition. |
Taking a 5.5-month-old British cat to the event, Pham Thong Duy, a 27-year-old resident in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, said the cat which is worth US$10,000 had been transported from Russia to Vietnam three days earlier at $1,000 as a shipping fee.
Duy expected his cat to win a prize at the competition, adding that his pet had her hair groomed professionally before the contest.
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| Cats pass through four rounds before a panel of professional judges. |
Ly Bao Tran, 34, from Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa City in south-central Vietnam, brought her maine coon, which originates in the U.S., to Ho Chi Minh City to join the show.
The feline weighs eight kilograms and has silky white hair.
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| Two Chinese people bring two beautiful cats to the show. |
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| The event takes place on October 28 and 29, 2023. |
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| Judges also check cats’ ability to adapt to the surrounding environment. |
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| Visitors are excited to see and touch rare and valuable cats. |
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| A maine coon was brought from Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa City in south-central Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City to join the show. |
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| The show organizer plans to hold a world show for cat breeds next year. |
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