Three-hundred pedigreed cats representing more than 40 breeds competed in 2006 Cat Fanciers' Association-Iams Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City this weekend. The two-day competition also marked the 100th birthday of the Cat Fanciers' Association.

Watch this slide show to meet some of the contestants and hear Allene Tartagalia, executive director of the CFA, describe the feline festivities.