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Contact: Arnold Plotnick
             Plotnick@manhattancats.com
             212-721-2287

PLOTNICK WINS SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL WRITING AWARDS

(New York, NY) -- Arnold Plotnick is the recipient of the international Cat Writers’ Association (CWA) Muse Medallion™ Award, The Hartz Glamour-Puss Award, and the Merial Human-Animal Bond Award. Plotnick was announced a winner at the 2005 CWA communication contest awards banquet held November 19 in Foster City, Calif. as part of the annual CWA Professional Conference.

The Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion™ Awards are given to the top entries in 40 contest categories including newspaper and magazine articles, books and online publications. This year, there were over 269 entries in the contest. Entries are judged by a three person panel of CWA member judges. Plotnick won the award for his article about chronic renal failure in cats, published in CatFancy magazine.

The Hartz Glamour-Puss Award, sponsored by Hartz Mountain Corporation, honors the best entry on the topic of feline skin and coat care. Plotnick received the award for his article “Brush-up on Hair Loss”, published in Catnip magazine.

Merial sponsors the Merial Human-Animal Bond Award, presented to the entry that best reflects and promotes the strengthening of the human-animal bond, highlighting the bond between a cat and its owner, as well as their relationship with their veterinarian as another direct caregiver. Plotnick received the award for his article describing the special relationship he had with his cat Ethel who died in September 2004 at the age of 20. The entire story of Ethel can be read on his website, www.manhattancats.com.

Plotnick is a veterinarian and owner of Manhattan Cat Specialists, a feline-exclusive veterinary facility located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He is one of only a handful of veterinarians in the U.S. that is board certified in feline medicine. He is a frequent contributor to CatFancy magazine and is the medical editor of Catnip magazine.

The international Cat Writers’ Association was founded in 1992 and is dedicated to providing news, information and education on all aspects of cat care and welfare, as well as improving the quality of writing about cats. CWA provides members with networking opportunities and encourages professionalism and communication among cat writers, editors, photographers, artists, and broadcasters. For more information, see its website www.catwriters.org.


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