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A Canadian shelter sells older cats like used cars, and it's pretty effective ... and hilarious.

 

A Canadian shelter sells older cats like used cars, and it's pretty effective ... and hilarious.

  • August 29, 2015

Can I interest you in a pre-owned cat?

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These mustached Canadians decided to treat older shelter cats like used cars.

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Why? Because in a world where around 8 million pets enter shelters and only around 4 million get out, that's a lot of sad math.

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In an attempt to stop that sad math, the kind folks from the Calgary Humane Society got creative.

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The fastest domestic cat running speed appears to be 29.8 mph. This salesman knows his product!

They got weird.

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They discovered some very adept cat performers.

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Call Hollywood!

They pulled out all the stops to help future cat owners realize that pre-owned cats are the way to go!

And in addition to the commercial, the cats were priced to go on a very special Saturday.

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Kittens are popular. There's no way around it. They're kittens! I used to be kitten-crazy (I was a child!), but I've adopted older cats and so have my friends. They're special. They're cute. They're soulful. And instead of adorably biting your fingers until they grow up past kittenhood, older cats chill out on your couch and teach you about relaxing.

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I'm sharing this because it might save a pre-owned cat.

We missed the Big Sale Saturday (but let's be real, pre-owned cats are always priced to go), but the love for pre-owned cats continues. And this commercial, well ... it's timeless. And worth a watch.


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What a cute idea!

I hope it worked, and a bunch of cats found new homes.smile



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That is a cute idea!

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Why would anyone buy a cat?



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Why would anyone buy a cat?

The adoption fees cover the shots and the spay/neuter.

It's not really buying a cat.smile 



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I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

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Fort Worth Mom wrote:

What a cute idea!

I hope it worked, and a bunch of cats found new homes.smile

It did. 



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I love this idea!

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I should do this to get someone to take MY cats! LOL!

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Ohfour wrote:

I should do this to get someone to take MY cats! LOL!

 Oh no.  You have those cats for a reason! 



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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

 Plethora? Isn't that like a Packard or a Buick? smile



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ed11563 wrote:
Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

 Plethora? Isn't that like a Packard or a Buick? smile

 You must be thinking of Quebec's Plethore.

 

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weltschmerz wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

 Plethora? Isn't that like a Packard or a Buick? smile

 You must be thinking of Quebec's Plethore.

 

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That's pretty.

Is it from Hot Wheels? Mattel? Hasbro?

Will it fit comfortably underneath an Escalade or a Humvee?

 



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Yes, it will.

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weltschmerz wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

 Plethora? Isn't that like a Packard or a Buick? smile

 You must be thinking of Quebec's Plethore.

 

pitch_htt_plethore_supercar_lead.jpg

That car is Awesome!!!! 



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I want the black cat. To bad I'm allergic to cats.

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Could I have one for each foot? Will they strap onto my feet?

 

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Lindley wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

I have a plethora of free kittens available, but it is a cute idea, and the adoption fees usually are considerably less than what it would cost to get a cat fixed and vaccinated on your own.

 Plethora? Isn't that like a Packard or a Buick? smile

 You must be thinking of Quebec's Plethore.

 

pitch_htt_plethore_supercar_lead.jpg

That car is Awesome!!!! 

 Got an extra $800,000 lying around? Maybe under the couch cushions?



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Give me a few minutes, I'll look ...



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The shelter here sometimes has days when they go out to events in the community and they will offer to waive the fee if you adopt. Really the fee isn't much and it involves all their shots being up to date, spayed/neutered, and microchipped. Microchipping is the law here in my town. Also if your dog isn't fixed you have to apply for a special breeding license to keep strays down. If your dog or cat is picked up and you don't have that license they will not release them until you pay for the spay/neuter.

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And they also won't release them until they are microchipped. So you'd have to pay that. They're really strict here too. But we also don't have a lot of strays.

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