Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio.

Walking into the 2025 Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat Show & Expo, there is no mistaking where you are.

On the main stage, performers belt out Taylor Swift’s song “22,” but they have replaced the lyrics with meows—it’s “Cat-aoke,” after all—and they are joined by a trio of dancing, cat-themed Furries. Nearby, there’s a four-foot-tall cat tower with two adult humans sitting atop cosplaying as Rum Tum Tugger and Electra from the Broadway musical Cats. They mew as I walk past.

Vendors sell cat houses that look like more like condos, or even the White House. A booth demonstrates a $900 futuristic-looking box that promises to dry your freshly-bathed pet quickly and quietly.

It's cats all the way down here at one of the largest cat shows on the planet, organized by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), the world’s largest registry of pedigreed cats. The show took place Oct 11 and 12, and drew nearly 10,000 people and 550 cats.

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