Our show for 2024 is done and dusted. The two big winners were Niterap Noah (SIA b 21), and GMC Willow (NPS n 03 22). Congratulations to their owners. You can find more results, and links to the full results and judge’s report on the Show Page.

Saving Wildcats

This year the Nor’East and Siamese and Oriental were hosting Saving Wildcats, an organisation dedicated to helping save Scotland’s Wildcats. These beautiful felines are incredibly rare – it’s one of the UK’s rarest animals, and has suffered greatly from lose of habitat, persecution, and of late breeding with domestic cats.

Saving the gorgeous cats will help many other species, as part of the work involves encouraging the return of Caledonian pine forests, which are the habitat for several other rare species including the capercaillie, black ground, and the Scottish crossbill.

There is also a captive breeding program taking place at the Highland Wildlife Park, near Kincraig, and last but not least a Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return program in Badenoch and Strathspay. This also ties into encouraging responsible ownership of pet cats, which should be neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.