Cutest Cat Contest Picture Gallery

Is your cat the cutest cat in the world? About.com is pleased to announce the Cutest Cat Picture Contest.

The contest entry period has expired, and our panel of judges is hard at work, narrowing down over 400 entries to the 12 semi-finalists. I'm equally hard at work, processing all the last-minute photos, so watch this gallery unfold. Will it reach 500 entries? I guarantee it will be very close, at least.

Be sure to subscribe to my Cats Newsletter, as my subscribers will be the first to know when the semi-finalists have been chosen and voting commences. Quick Tip: Add "cats.guide(at)about.com to your ISPs "white list." "Spam-rejected emails" will be automatically deleted before I even see them.