Haggis the blind kitten wins pet competition after being rescued by Scots couple

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A blind kitten found dumped behind a skip in Cyprus and rescued by a Scots couple has won a global pet competition with half a million votes.Haggis, the five year old feline, was found as a tiny kitten at death's door and had to have his eyes removed due to an infection.

John and Laura Watson, from Glasgow, adopted the stray and paid £1300 to bring him home to Scotland.The couple entered him into an online pet competition called KingPet on Facebook and were shocked to find he had placed first in both the UK and globally - with almost half a million votes.Laura, 57, and John, 55, said: "We're as proud as punch with him winning the titles."We've watched and nurtured all of our rescue cats to full health and Haggis is so special - he's a wee fighter who deserves to be world champion." Haggis has been awarded a special certificate for his win and John and Laura are expecting to receive £2,159 in prize money.John and Laura were first introduced to Haggis in 2019 when he was spotted by an animal rescue worker and friend of the couple behind a skip in Larnaca.Laura, an advocacy worker, said: "He had one eye partially closed and was suffering from cat flu."We were already in the process of adopting another kitten at the time but we were committed to rescuing cats."It took a good few weeks to trap him but when he was, he was taken to the vets for medical check ups.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and