2000 Special Awards Presentations

FRISKIES PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR AWARD:

Winner: "My Pet World" (syndication) by Steve Dale
Award: A Baccarat cat figurine and $500.

IAMS® CAT FOOD RESPONSIBLE CAT OWNERSHIP AWARD:

Winner: Your Cat's Life by Joanne Howl, DVM (Prima Publishing)
Award: $500 and a commemorative plaque

MERIAL HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AWARD:

Winner: "Cats Get A Chance at 10th Life" by Arden Moore, Cat Fancy, April 2000,
Award: $500 and a commemorative award.

PET CARE FORUM VETERINARY ISSUES AWARD:

Winner: "Your Pets Don't Need Every Vaccine" by Dr. Kim Robertson, Pets.com, May 22, 2000
Award: $500 and a commemorative plaque.

PETS.COM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE WRITING: Best Single Online Cat Story fo the Year

Winner: "Is Your Cat Having Trouble Keeping Up?" by Wendy Christensen, Pets.com October 1999
Award: $750 and a commemorative award is presented, plus $250 toward travel expenses when the recipient attends the Awards Banquet.

PETS.COM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE WRITING: Best Body of Online Cat Writing for the Year

Winner: "Cats at Petplanet: Parts of the Cat" by Sandra Toney, PetPlanet.com February 2000
Award: $750 and a commemorative award will be presented, with an additional $250 toward travel expenses when the recipient attends the Awards Banquet.

PURINA CAT CHOW NUTRITION AWARD:

Winner: "Dear Hobbes" by Dusty Rainbolt, City + County Pets, October, November 99, and January 2000
Award: $500 and a commemorative plaque

PURINA CAT CHOW SPECIAL CARE HEALTH AWARD:

Winner: "Does Tabby Tip the Scale?" (Tabbies 98-99) by Joanne Howl, DVM
Award: $500 and a commemorative pewter bowl

PURINA SPECIAL HEALTH CARE AWARD:

Winner: "Raw Meat Diets: Just Say No" by Diane Smith, TICA Trend, August 1999
Award: $500 and a pewter bowl.

PURINA KITTEN CHOW KITTEN AWARD:

Winner: "Think Like a Cat " by Pam Johnson-Bennett, (Penguin Press)
Award: $500 and a pewter bowl.

TIDY CATS FELINE BEHAVIOR AWARD:

Winner: "Home Alone: You Can Have a Happy Cat" by Suzanne Delzio, Cat Fancy, December 1999
Award: $500 and a monogrammed pewter bowl.

VISIONARY JOURNALIST IN FELINE HEALTH AWARD

Winner: "Riding the Natural Product Wave" by Fran Pennock-Shaw, CATS, January 2000
Award: $2000 prize and a commemorative trophy.

WORLD'S BEST LITTER-ARY AWARD

Winner: "Feline Hip Dysplasia" by Kathy Joiner, Whole Cat Journal, June 2000
Award: $500 and a commemorative trophy.

Pictured Right: Sally Bahner(l) and Kathy Joiner(r)

KUYKENDALL IMAGE AWARD:

Winner: "Bryant & Harrison", Paul Glassner
Award: Commemorative plaque

PRESIDENT'S AWARD:

Winner:Domestic and Animal Violence: Fitting the Pieces Together, Nancy Marano
Award: Commemorative plaque