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You are here: Home / Diary / Finalist Friday!

Finalist Friday!

July 6, 2012 By: Sparkle Cat47 Comments

The downside of being a finalist - having to do a special, unexpected photo session!

Thanks to your votes of support, I am a finalist in the Petties Category Best Blog Post for my fun and informative “Clawing Down Cat Myths!” I am honored. I can’t say I am humbled (being a cat and all), but I am honored!

I do want to mention that I am in especially good company this year — the other finalists in my category are all friends of mine. I have read their articles and they are all awesome! I think we are all winners already.

But only one of us will get a Petties statuette, and only one of us will get to donate $1000 to a rescue or shelter of our choice! As in years past, instead of choosing a rescue myself, I am going to ask you for your suggestions. Just tell me in the comments below which shelter you would like me to donate the money to, should I win. It has to be a 501(c)3 U.S. shelter because that’s the rule the Petties humans have set down.

I will take your suggestions until 11:59 PM Sunday, July 8 (Pacific Time), after which I will run a poll on my sidebar and you will get to vote. The shelter with the most votes at the end of the day July 31 will be the one I donate the Petties money to, if I win. But it gets better — since there is no guarantee that I’ll actually win, I will run a chipin for the rescue on my sidebar for the whole month of August! That way the rescue gets some attention and donations, no matter what!

So let’s get started! Comment below with the name of your favorite shelter or rescue (it can be a repeat of someone else’s — lots of us have the same favorites), and when you are done, click on the Petties badge below or in the sidebar and vote for me and your other favorite bloggers!

Vote for Sparkle for Best Blog Post in the Petties!

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  1. denise Wake says

    July 8, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    way to go Sparkle! I vote for Forever Home Feline Ranch, Rochester, IL. http://www.felineranch.org. They are a 100% volunteer organization. Not only do they rescue and rehome felines, they are a cat sanctuary for the older “unadoptable” ones AND they have a pet food bank to help not only our feline friends, but the canine companions as well.

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  2. Judi says

    July 8, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Congratulations! Sparkle looks confident in a win!

    Our WCB Sunday Round-up is up: http://judi-mindovermatter.blogspot.com/2012/07/weekend-cat-blogging-369-sunday-round.html

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  3. Penelope says

    July 7, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Me will be there! Yous Rocks Sparkle!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  4. Deb Barnes - Zee and Zoey says

    July 7, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Great post Sparkle and congratulations! We are honored to be among your company and the shelter we suggest is one that is a favorite of Layla at Cat Wisdom 101, Brigid’s Crossing in Naples, FL.

    Good luck!

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  5. Sherri Leopold says

    July 7, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Awesome! I vote for the Forever Home Feline Ranch in Rochester, IL! My FAVORITE Feline Rescue!!! I love kitties!

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  6. Ryker's Boyz 'n' Allie says

    July 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    YAY! YAY! YAY! One of our fave blogs!!

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  7. Fraidy Cats says

    July 7, 2012 at 7:38 am

    Concats, Sparkle! you look very proud 🙂 We choose PAWS also.

    Pip, SMidgen, Minnie, Hollie

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  8. Hannah and Lucy says

    July 7, 2012 at 5:22 am

    We were so happy to see you are in the finals again Sparkle – we have been over and voted and are going again today and tomorrow and until it closes.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  9. Andrea Cartier says

    July 6, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Congrats Sparkle. I would like to nominate Good Mews Animal Foundation in Marietta, GA

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  10. Carol says

    July 6, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    Yay for Sparkle! Of course you have my vote. I’d like to nominate Winging Cat Rescue.

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  11. Cheryl J says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    Congrats! I would like to nominate the Forever Home Feline Ranch.

    http://www.felineranch.org

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  12. The Island Cats says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Congratulations, Sparkle! We are so excited that so many of our furiends have been nominated this year! We would suggest Wee Paws Animal Sanctuary as a rescue to donate to.

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  13. Gronk and Izzie says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Great work getting nominated Sparkle! Also thanks a bunch for stopping by our blog and helping us out! We appreciate it!

    Gronk and Izzie

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  14. Abby says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    PeeSss
    Sparkle
    I wanted to highlight one further rescue that is rather large but the work they do is for those kitties you are FIV/Felv and more…it’s rustichollowshelter.org.
    Please check them out if you’ve never seen them. I was so happy to come across a shelter that does work with very ill kitties.

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  15. Layla Morgan Wilde says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Huge purry Concats! I so glad we’re not nominated in the same category so I can vote for you. My shelter choice is Brigid’s Crossing.

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  16. Abby says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Yay for you Sparkle.
    That is so pawsome.
    We sure hope you win.
    One rescue that I really like a lot is over at Covered in Cat Hair.
    Kitten Associates.
    One reason I really like Robin’s rescue is because it’s a one woman show and she does such great things with what little resources she has. The big rescues get lots of attention but those small rescues out there just barely making it those are the ones that need to be propped up with a little (or BIG) boost.

    Just my two cents.
    purrs
    >^,,^<
    ♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥

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  17. Spitty the Kitty says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Sparkle, I have already voted for you and I will vote efurry day (well, I might have to throw a vote or two to Glogirly also cuz we loves her also)!! We would be happy with any shelter that gets chosen because they all are doing Ceiling Cat’s work here on earth! XOXOXO

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  18. BeadedTail says

    July 6, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Concatulations Sparkle! We’re very happy that you are a finalist and some of our other furriends are in other categories too! We’d like to nominate the Blind Cat Rescue. We’ve been following their page on FB and since our mommy can’t adopt all of them she’d like them to be helped!

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  19. Patcharee Wilkins says

    July 6, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    Sparkle, this is a great one I foster kitties here

    http://www.pawsinthecity.org/

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  20. Marilia says

    July 6, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Concats!!!!!

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  21. Cat's Cats says

    July 6, 2012 at 10:29 am

    Congratulations on being a finalist Sparkle, we’ve voted for you!!! Our very good friends are from Animal Shelter Volunteer Life so we hope you nominate PAWS of Norwalk, CT to receive the prize money 🙂

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  22. Noir the Texas Tabby says

    July 6, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Ahhh…..Sparkle–you had me at those emerald eyes! I like Lost Paws here in Dallas

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  23. Cheysuli says

    July 6, 2012 at 9:14 am

    We love Purrfect Pals! And good luck!

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  24. Cathy Keisha says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:49 am

    I already voted for you. My shelter, just like last year, is A Call 4 Paws. They’re making vast improvement to the Cat Sanctuary they have and would be able to start to provide AC for the senior cats with the donation. Thanks for all you do for shelter cats.

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  25. Sweet Purrfections says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:48 am

    Congratulations on your nomination! We’ll keep our paws crossed for you.

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  26. Heather says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:25 am

    Hi Sparkle, I will be voting for you. If you win, my choice would be Purr Ever Sanctuary.

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  27. Cassandra says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Congrats! I would like to suggest Pets Without Parents in Columbus, Ohio (where we adopted our cat from) or Union County Humane Society in Marysville, OH.

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  28. Erin says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Congratulations Sparkle! What an honour!

    I would really love for you to support Blind Cat Rescue in St Pauls, NC. They help the kitties that no one else wants and they do such a good job.

    Ear scratches!

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    • Erin says

      July 6, 2012 at 8:12 am

      You can see who they help here: http://blindcatrescue.com/

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      • Sparkle says

        July 6, 2012 at 11:07 am

        Hi Erin – I do know lots about Blind Cat Rescue and they are awesome! Everybody should find out more about them!

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  29. meowmeowmans says

    July 6, 2012 at 8:00 am

    Congratulations, Sparkle! We are so proud of you! Thank you so much for your friendship and all of your support. We love your idea for determining which shelter you’ll be helping. As you can guess, we’d choose PAWS of Norwalk, CT. 🙂

    Okay, we’re off to vote now…

    Big hugs!

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  30. Famous SpokesGoat Pricilla says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:54 am

    It is so exciting that both of my friends are in this. And Daisy the Curly Cat is in another category. So much fun.

    I would vote for AniMeals as they do lots of good work here in the hinterlands.

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  31. Fuzzy Tales says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:22 am

    Congratulations and good luck, Sparkle! Regardless of who wins, it will be a “win” for the shelter that receives the donation!

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  32. Glogirly & Katie says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:15 am

    Hi Sparkle!
    We can’t think of a better kitty to share the spotlight with than you! You know that Glogirly and I think the world of you. And Glogirly even likes your human! ; ) We would be thrilled if you won and we love how you’re determining the shelter. Very cool. We are also big fans of PAWS. Two of our wonderful blogging friends (Maggie from Shelter Cats and Kevin from Animal Volunteer Life) blog about the kitties of PAWS. So we vote for PAWS.
    xo,
    Katie & Glogirly

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  33. Selina says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:07 am

    We SO voted for you & aren’t surprised you’re in the finals!

    We’d recommend Blind Cat Rescue in St. Paul, NC. They are WONDERPURR!

    PURRS & GOOD LUCK!

    Selina

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  34. Brian says

    July 6, 2012 at 7:02 am

    Congrats on making the finals, but we are not surprised cause you rock!

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  35. Marg says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:57 am

    Yay Sparkle. We have already voted for you and will continue to do so. We are huge fans of Tabby’s place so that is our choice. Take care.

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  36. Callie (a.k.a. Trouble) says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:33 am

    Since we are fans of both you and Glogirly, we are splitting our vote – so we can pledge 1/2 of our votes!

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    • Sparkle says

      July 6, 2012 at 11:10 am

      I know! If I weren’t in the running I would be voting lots for Glogirly too! And actually the other two finalists have really great stories too – do check them out!

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  37. Wanda Kruse says

    July 6, 2012 at 5:14 am

    You SO deserve the nomination (and winning!).

    I know this is a stretch for us cats, but St. Louis Senior Dog Project is an incredible volunteer organization. It is all foster, and they rehome dogs from seniors and feature senior dogs as well as dogs of all ages. It is one of the few senior specialty organizations in the US. http://stlseniordogproject.typepad.com/

    Have my paws crossed!
    MaggieTKat

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  38. Small Town Mommy says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:52 am

    Congratulations! I am not surprised you are a finalist. You are definitely a fabulous cat blogger.

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  39. The Poupounette Gang says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:26 am

    We’ve been over already to vote for you today, Sparkle!

    We suggest The Last resort Animal Shelter in West Milford, NJ (http://www.thelastresortrescue.com/)

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  40. Simba says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:25 am

    Concatulations, Sparkle! If you win, we would really be happy to go with YOUR choice of where to donate the money.

    Can we split our votes between you and Glogirly? This is tough!! Your posts are so different and both great!

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    • Sparkle says

      July 6, 2012 at 11:12 am

      I think a lot of kitties are splitting votes! My human and I love Glogirly and Katie too!

      Reply
  41. We love Luna says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:21 am

    wow I’m happy that you are finalist!ConcATUlations!!!!
    purrs and love and success!
    Luna

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  42. Daisy the Curly Cat says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:13 am

    Congratulations, Sparkle! Being nominated is soooo exciting! As always, I suggest Cats Exclusive.

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  43. Fui, Suey and Lishy says

    July 6, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Congratulations Sparkle! We would like to suggest PAWS of Norwalk, CT.

    Good luck! 🙂

    P.S. The ‘You Might Also Like’ suggestion was ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ from 2009. Binga in a Santa hat. Awesome 🙂

    Reply

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