Judge Darrell Newkirk looks over one of the entrants during the Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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The Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show drew hundreds of cat fanciers to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton Saturday.
The event features at least 180 pedigreed and household pet cats being judged in 10 rings, along vendors of cat-related products, a cat food drive, and local rescue and shelter cats available for adoption. The show includes cats visitors can pet, speakers discussing all things feline, and a kids’ stuffed animal contest at noon.
Melissa Johnson of DeKalb gets a closer look at Nona, one of the many cats at the Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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The show continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors 60 and older and kids 6-11, free for kids 5 and younger, or $40 for a family four-pack of two adults and two children. The DuPage County Fairgrounds is at 2015 Manchester Road.
Desiree Bobby lets out a giggle as a guest pets “X,” a Sphynx hairless cat, at the Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. The Sphynx cat, also known as the Canadian Sphynx, is a breed of cat known for its lack of fur.
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The show is sanctioned by the Cat Fanciers’ Association, the world’s largest registry of purebred cats.
For details, visit the Lincoln State Cat Club’s Facebook page.
Judge Jeri Zottoli examines a cat during the Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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Some of the awards at the Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show Saturday in Wheaton.
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At a cat show, cats are benched in rows of cages as they await judging in different rings. Spectators can walk through the rows and look at the cats. The Lincoln State Cat Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton continues through Sunday. Only preregistered cats are permitted.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com