<p>Organised as part of the second day of Mysore Pet Show, species of birds, cats, rabbits, goats among several other domestic animals had their ‘day out’ here. <br />From the minimum of ` 250 to the maximum of over ` one lakh, animals carrying varied price tags were on display.<br /><br />Expensive<br /><br />‘Cockatoo Greater Sulphur’ a species of parakeet was the cynosure of all the eyes- for being a highest money spinner for its owner-` 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />“The princely amount it carries is not a matter of worry at all for animal lovers who patiently wait to own it”, said a breeder.<br /><br /> And, the only one that was in the reach of common man (if he or she is a bird lover) was love birds available in a myriad of colours like white, green, yellow etc., sold between ` 250 and ` 500 per pair. <br /><br />For cat lovers, they had persian and siamese cats sold at ` 18,000 and ` 12,000 respectively. If you thought that the commonly seen pigeons were available for a song, here is a shocker. <br /><br />Imported birds<br /></p>.<p>These birds are imported and were offered from ` 2,000 to ` 10,000 per pair. While English Budgerigar was sold at ` 3,000 for a couple, Budgerigar was easy on pocket with just ` 150 for two. <br /><br />As said ‘foreign origin’ always carries hefty price, African Love Birds were available at ` 5,000 per pair, followed by ‘Olive Fisher’ at ` 2,500. Amid all these, there was a born singer. </p>.<p>‘Red pump’ popular as singing bird was sold at ` 10,000. However, the second costliest among all was Rubino Razzle at ` 40,000. <br /><br />Till late evening, the venue remained chock a block with bird lovers thronging the place in large numbers.<br />Results<br /><br />Dogs: Best in Show- German Shepherd, owned by Vishwas, Mysore, First Place, Dobberman, Anand, Hassan, second and Boxer, B P Manjunath, Karnataka Exhibition Authority Chairman, third place. <br /><br />Birds- Niranjan Hegde, first place, Mysore, Mahesh Koti, second, Mysore and Javed, Mysore, Third place<br /><br />Fish- Best Exhibit, Marine Aquarium, first, Aqua Exotic,second and Vet Pets, third place.<br />Cats- Harish, first, Imran, second and Mohammed Hamid third.<br /><br />Goats- Mohammed Hamid, first, Maqsood Ahmed, second and Shekar, third.</p>
<p>Organised as part of the second day of Mysore Pet Show, species of birds, cats, rabbits, goats among several other domestic animals had their ‘day out’ here. <br />From the minimum of ` 250 to the maximum of over ` one lakh, animals carrying varied price tags were on display.<br /><br />Expensive<br /><br />‘Cockatoo Greater Sulphur’ a species of parakeet was the cynosure of all the eyes- for being a highest money spinner for its owner-` 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />“The princely amount it carries is not a matter of worry at all for animal lovers who patiently wait to own it”, said a breeder.<br /><br /> And, the only one that was in the reach of common man (if he or she is a bird lover) was love birds available in a myriad of colours like white, green, yellow etc., sold between ` 250 and ` 500 per pair. <br /><br />For cat lovers, they had persian and siamese cats sold at ` 18,000 and ` 12,000 respectively. If you thought that the commonly seen pigeons were available for a song, here is a shocker. <br /><br />Imported birds<br /></p>.<p>These birds are imported and were offered from ` 2,000 to ` 10,000 per pair. While English Budgerigar was sold at ` 3,000 for a couple, Budgerigar was easy on pocket with just ` 150 for two. <br /><br />As said ‘foreign origin’ always carries hefty price, African Love Birds were available at ` 5,000 per pair, followed by ‘Olive Fisher’ at ` 2,500. Amid all these, there was a born singer. </p>.<p>‘Red pump’ popular as singing bird was sold at ` 10,000. However, the second costliest among all was Rubino Razzle at ` 40,000. <br /><br />Till late evening, the venue remained chock a block with bird lovers thronging the place in large numbers.<br />Results<br /><br />Dogs: Best in Show- German Shepherd, owned by Vishwas, Mysore, First Place, Dobberman, Anand, Hassan, second and Boxer, B P Manjunath, Karnataka Exhibition Authority Chairman, third place. <br /><br />Birds- Niranjan Hegde, first place, Mysore, Mahesh Koti, second, Mysore and Javed, Mysore, Third place<br /><br />Fish- Best Exhibit, Marine Aquarium, first, Aqua Exotic,second and Vet Pets, third place.<br />Cats- Harish, first, Imran, second and Mohammed Hamid third.<br /><br />Goats- Mohammed Hamid, first, Maqsood Ahmed, second and Shekar, third.</p>
