Fat pets weigh in for slimming contest

FAT Scottish pets are going head-to-head in a competition to lose the most weight.The four – two from Edinburgh and two from Glasgow – are carrying 32.4kg (more than five stones) in extra weight between them.

They join the line-up of 18 of the UK’s biggest pets in Pet Slim Club – run by the PDSA.

Casper the cat was put forward by his owner Christine Collins, 54, from Edinburgh, after he could no longer squeeze under the fence or get on the sofa due to weighing in at a hefty 8.6kg – making him 91 per cent overweight.

Commenting on Casper’s weight problem, Christine said: “He is such a lovely, affectionate cat, but he is also very lazy – if you try to get him to chase a toy, he just lies down. He doesn’t get lots of treats or titbits.”

The other Scottish candidates include Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Otis, Baily, a Border Collie from Glasgow and Billy, a Cocker Spaniel, also from Glasgow.