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Well, only in a good way as cats and their owners ponder over who will be the cat that gets the cream at this year's Feline Oscars.  Twenty magnificent moggies have been announced as finalists in Cats Protection’s prestigious Rescue Cat Awards ahead of an award ceremony in August.
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Four cats have been shortlisted in each category – Hero Cat, Ultimate Survivor, Most Incredible Story, Best Friends and the Purina Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Finalists include heroic puss Tom, who alerted his owner to a burglar in the house; brave Bomber, who helped prevent a house fire; Marmite, the “moggy midwife” who helped his pregnant owner when she went into labour and Rambo, who at 27 may be Britain’s oldest cat.
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The Rescue Cat Awards, organised by Cats Protection and sponsored by Purina PetCare, are designed to celebrate the real-life stories of heroism, bravery and survival in the cat world. 
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Winners will be chosen for each category with one lucky puss winning the overall title of Rescue Cat of the Year 2010.
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Owners face a nail-biting wait until Wednesday 4 August when the awards ceremony will be held at the New London Theatre in the West End – a fitting venue as it was the home to musical Cats for its record-breaking 21-year run.
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Celebrity judges who will announce the winners on the day are TV comedian and presenter Iain Lee, actress Lesley Joseph, children’s TV favourite Sarah-Jane Honeywell and TV vet Emma Milne.
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According to Kate Bunting, the Awards organiser at Cats Protection, narrowing down the entries to a shortlist of 20 was a difficult task. 

She said: “We were really impressed with the quality of the entries this year, all of which summed up what is so special about rescue cats. Some of the tales we heard were incredibly moving, whilst others were amazing and inspiring – and that just illustrates the many qualities of the UK moggy.
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“It was a tough job to narrow the entries down, but all these fantastic cats certainly deserved their  place in the final for showing just how remarkable rescue cats are.”
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TV presenter and comedian Iain Lee, who will be judging the Best Friends category, said: “My cat Velvet is a great feline friend – as well as being great fun to have around, she has an uncanny knack of turning up for cuddles and strokes whenever I am feeling low.  I’m looking forward to hearing other uplifting stories of friendship between cats and their owners.”
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To find out more about adopting one of the 7,000 rescue cats currently in the care of Cats Protection, please contact the charity’s National Helpline on 03000 12 12 12.

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