Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Polar Kitty


When I first spotted this poster on the end of a bus shelter I thought the kitty was floating on a cloud and had gone to heaven and then realized that he/she is on a hunk of ice floating in the Arctic like a polar bear. I guess the City of Toronto Animal services is trying to remind us about the cat overpopulation problem which doesn't get as much attention as the bears losing their habitat! I was dealing with shadows, reflections, and a wrinkled poster but couldn't resist this shot of a rather bizarre ad!
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22 comments:

VioletSky said...

Not sure how effective it will be. at first, I thought it was a movie poster!

LĂșcia said...

This is a very smart add, with a strong image... I hope it will help raise awareness of the problem.
Very good sign RedPat! ;-)

Kay L. Davies said...

I love it. I want to run right out to the SPCA to adopt an orange tabby cat.
— K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

Linda said...

I saw a cloud too!

Anonymous said...

great catch red pat. makes me realize that sometimes i do not look carefully enough at these kinds of posters. i never would have put it together. you keep showing us catches in toronto that we need to notice more. thanks.

Postcardy said...

It does take a little time for the image to sink in. I though it was a cloud at first too.

Anonymous said...

what a good signage.

Montreal Photo Daily said...

She does look like she's in kitty heaven! hehe. I think my Noel would like it there. :)
Have a nice evening RedPat!

EG CameraGirl said...

Hmmm. Interesting poster. I think it really is a problem that we tend to help animals and people in far-away places and don't see the problems right before our eyes.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Definitely a bizarre ad! I think it would get attention because people would be curious what the visual means and read the message!

Sharon said...

The ad has a clever twist to it. I wonder if it has make an impression on anyone.

Alan said...

I'm with LĂșcia. I think it's a very clever, effective ad, Pat.

Pat said...

I think it's an interesting ad because it made you look twice at it, right?

Jack said...

I can't decide if I think it is effective or not. It makes one think, and I don't know if our populace is armed for thinking when it comes to ads.

Thanks for visiting HDP today and other days. I enjoy reading your comments, as I enjoy seeing what you will show me about Toronto.

Randy said...

Very creative! I would adopt another one but my two are a handful now. Although my youngest needs a little sister to torment her. ha ha.

Luna Miranda said...

it's a great idea---a kitty o a chunk of ice. i'm sure this gets the message across.

Mo said...

She does look like she's floating on a cloud. Not sure it will reduce the cat populatin though

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It certainly would make you look twice that ad. I think cat overpopulation must be a problem everywhere Red, it definitely is here!

Halcyon said...

I can see why this sign would be confusing. Probably is not helping to bring more attention to the problem either as it's not easily understandable!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Strange sign! Don't know if it would work if that's the purpose of it....the kitty looks so forlorn -- I feel sorry for it.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love this poster. So much going on.

Unknown said...

I didn't know about the cat overpopulation problem, but it's a great reminder of the poor polar bears loosing their iced habitat.