Furniture Store Promotes Adoption of Rescue Cats
This is definitely a first. I have never seen anything like it. And it is very nice.
A furniture store, Furniture Village, in Preston, Lancashire, England has agreed to place cut out photos of named rescue cats on their furniture as seen in the pictures below to promote adoptions.
Cat rescue adoptions promoted in a furniture store
Cat rescue adoptions promoted in a furniture store
A spokesperson said that it was natural to promote the adoption of rescue cats because “customers arrive at stores looking for new and attractive items to enhance their homes and I think that these felines fall comfortably within such as description”. I like that a lot. Others should follow.
The rescue organisation working with the furniture store is Lancashire Cat Rescue founded by Christine Lomax in 1994.
Christine said:
“We are always happy to bring our cats to the attention of those who might offer them a good home. Though our four-legged residents might be blissfully unaware that they are making British retail history, I suspect that they would approve. I hope that people will consider them, and their other friends, for adoption.”
I think this is a wonderful idea. The furniture store might even go one step further, and promote furniture with tightly woven fabric, which is almost “cat proof”. Maybe another store could do this, placing pictures of cats on that kind furniture. Imagine the ad that says “Check out our comfy “cat proof” furniture!”
My cat, Mitzy, always uses the dining room chairs to stretch up, and I wondered why in all these years, there’s been no damage to the fabric. I began to do some research, and found that the reason is because this is “tightly woven” fabric, which is basically “cat proof”.
Since I’m moving, and these aren’t my chairs, I’m going to find one, so she can continue to do her stretching.
I think this could be a new area of promotion for furniture stores.
Even something like this “Adopt a cat, receive a discount on “cat proof” furniture.” This could solve two problems at the same time.
Nice thoughts Sandy. I might do some work on the tightly woven fabric idea which is cat proof.
Most customers will think to themselves, “Oh, I see. They want us to adopt cats to destroy our new furniture so we have to buy more furniture in a year. What a scam.” Then walk-out and never return, rolling their eyes all the way.
The good thing is that in the UK people don’t think that cats destroy furniture. People don’t associated domestic cats with destroyed furniture. That is your perspective and one which leads to declawing. People in the UK don’t declaw (ever). It does not cross their minds.
So, your comment is pointless, stupid and biased. You’d do well to learn from the British.
Wonderful article. I love this idea to aid in the adoption of rescue cats. Every adoption counts. Every life matters.
I felt the same way. It is imaginative and people who would not consider adopting a rescue cat may decide to do it.