American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Wild Bird Centers of America (WBCA) announced the winners of the children's poster competition for the fourth annual National Keep Your Cat Indoors Day on May 11, 2002. The posters help to publicize the event which aims to educate cat owners that cats, birds and other wildlife all benefit when cats are kept indoors. The event coincides with International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) which involves thousands of people in birdwatching and education activities across the country during the spring bird migration.
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Linda Winter, Director of Cats Indoors Campaign for ABC stated, "Once again, it was a hard choice. We received so many excellent posters from children all across the country showing happy indoor cats." The overall winner and winner in the age 8 - 9 category is Lillian Chen from Cedar Knolls, NJ. Lillian is 8 years old and attends the Mountview Road School. Lillian wins a $200 gift certificate from WBCA, and a $150 gift certificate for her school, Mountview Road School. The winner of the 10 - 12 age category is Holly Popp from Salem, OH, and the winner in the 6 - 7 age category is Mike Eidem from Horicon, WI. They each receive a $100 gift certificate. The winning posters can be viewed and downloaded from ABC's Web site at: www.abcbirds.org/cats/catsindoors.htm and on WBCA's Web site at: www.wildbirdcenters.com.