KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it an occasion for cat fanciers everywhere: Roughly 130 cats and their owners are gathered this weekend in Trucksville for what is billed as the Fabulous Feline Festival.
The event at the Rock Rec Sports Complex features dozens of different breeds and many more non-pedigreed cats.
One cat owner from Dauphin County has participated in various cat shows like this for 16 years.
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"Friends. Show my cats. My cats enjoy it. I enjoy it and being able to see people from all over. It's wonderful," said Middletown cat owner Gwyneth Hayes.
"The enthusiasm has really grown, that people get it, it's a lot of fun, and the cat people like it. We had a big entry this year of cats," Fabulous Feline Festival Co-Manager Sara Thornton explained.
The Fabulous Feline Festival continues again on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Luzerne County's Back Mountain.