(Image provided, Independent Cat Society)
The Independent Cat Society (ICS) is now taking votes, by mail, online, and in person for their annual ICS Sweetheart Contest. The nonprofit out of Westville, Indiana, will be sharing more about each cat individually over the next couple of months on Facebook, and there will be weekend events February and March 2026 until a week before the main Sweetheart Event on March 21, 2026, at the Moose Lodge in Valparaiso. There will also be many fundraisers as well as an online auction. Here is a link to the Independent Cat Society’s website for more details.
Each contestant will have a mini event weekend at the Independent Cat Society shelter in Westville, Indiana, where items and baked goods will be for sale to raise funds for the shelter. Each mini event will run Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 1pm to 4pm. Mini event weekends are scheduled for February 7th and 8th, February 14th and 15th, February 21st and 22nd, February 28th and March 1st, March 7th and 8th, and March 14th and 15th, 2026. Here is a link to the Independent Cat Society’s Facebook page for more updates – https://www.facebook.com/INCatSociety .
