Gizmo the Beauty Queen
Gizmo is an older, blind shelter resident who made her beauty pageant debut at a cat show last weekend and placed with the winners.
Gizmo is a permanent resident of National Cat Protection Society at Spring Valley California. When NatCat attended the San Diego Cat Fanciers Association CFA All Breed cat show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds last weekend, taking an adoption booth that came with one free contest admission, Gizmo entered the show. The first time contestant, who appeared alongside pampered beauties, is a 16 year old tabby with cataracts that make here nearly blind. She is also very personable and sweet. While the show was primarily for cats to compete for best of their breeds, it included a housecat competition, where Gizmo was entered.
NatCat said of their girl’s win, “Our little Gimzo won the cat show judges over today at the cat show! She got put through 4 rounds along side some pretty fancy kitties and ended up with enough ribbons to make any show cat jealous! Gizmo showed us that even an old broken kitty can be a pageant queen! Go Gizmo!!”
Gizmo usually lives at the group’s clinic but spent this past week ensconced out front in the lobby doing meet and greet’s like any other beauty queen.
Oh Gizmo I am happy that you are such a winner. I wish that you had found a home but it seems that you are loved where you are.
@Tracey-it does seem that she is obviously loved. Maybe this exposure will bring an adoption. But, also I wonder if it might be best if she stays where she is. She is 16-and I just don’t know what might be best for her. I’m really glad they entered her though!
Donna,
Did you see my reply at Facebook the other day? You and another woman seemed to think your comments had been deleted from beneath a post. They were still there but you needed to click the “see more” arrow to view them after another comment was posted.
Oh, hi, KAREN. It was you that sent me the message. I e-mailed you about it – and about how much help you were to me about Dexter, Clark Kent, and now about the BAST— that just got sentenced. Please read the e-mail-I would like the judges address.
Thanks for all your work – all of you. Donna
Hi Donna,
You can try this:
Judge Charles A. Chiapparelli
Borgerding District Court Building
5800 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215-3330
That is the address for Maryland’s District Court, District 1, Baltimore City. You’ll have to address your letter Attn: Judge Charles A. Chiapparelli
beautiful girl!!!
Hi Donna, I work at the Shelter where Gizmo lives. Indeed her forever home is at our shelter. We were doing an adoption event at the show but brought Gizmo along because she was the only cat we felt would enjoy being in the show. We decided to let her live out her life at the shelter because of her age, her health issues and when she came to us several months ago she had been through a lot – her owner was dying and went into hospice care. When the hospice care worker visited her home she found Gizmo living outside and brought her to us. We adore her and plan to spoil her rotten for the rest of her days.