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Everything's better with cats. Take, for example, a boring square box. Now put a cat in it. See? Much better. Same goes with everything else. Which is why it comes as no surprise that they're the purrfect material for advertisement. They're beautiful and nice to look at, graceful and expressive, and they can subconsciously make you follow their every whim, which is great for sales.
These commercials are not necessarily about cats themselves. Sure, there are some obligatory cat food ads, but the list isn't only about that: sometimes they can convey a relatable, powerful, and simple-to-understand message without even moving a paw. That's the power of gracefulness that most cats have. There are also euphemisms like "fat cat" and "scaredy cat" that can be used as a snappy shortcut that anyone can connect with instantly.
So here you go, enjoy this comprehensive list of print cat ads. Fan of the ad side of the post? Bored Panda has more in these respective links: I, II, III, IV. Hate commercials, but love cats? Bored Panda has a whole cat-egory for beloved felines, so you can scroll there for days. In any case, share your thoughts in the comments below!
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May Day 5 years ago
I used to have a cat that you could brush and get the equvivalent of an extra cat in the brush. And she would still shed buckets of hair.
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Sorry, but it gives off the wrong message. "Want even more cat hair on your pants? Use this!"
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Jan Feline 5 years ago (edited)
Oh look - one of these guys grew up and got into modeling - https://i.pinimg.com...c90d30a41f7.jpg
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Jan Feline 5 years ago
A number of cats like to play in water - Turkish Van, Maine C**n, Bengal, American Bobtail, Turkish Angora, and some others that I'm not thinking of at the moment.
Up All Night 5 years ago
And even more cats like to play fetch! (With tiny balls, of course.)
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Layla Corman 5 years ago
This flood looks EXACTLY like my little dude Linus! I miss him so much!
R3belB4nny 4 years ago
Quit talking about animals dieing! It makes me so sad (;_;) (´；д；`) ( ；∀；) (´；ω；`) （Ω Д Ω） o（ｉДｉ）o ಥ‿ಥ (இдஇ; ) ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚ (ू˃̣̣̣̣̣̣︿˂̣̣̣̣̣̣ ू) ｡･(ू˃̣̣̣̣̣̣ ꞈ˂̣̣̣̣̣̣ ू) (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀) ╥﹏╥ o(╥﹏╥) o(ㄒoㄒ) o(TヘTo) くぅ ((o(;△;)o)) (/□＼*) （┬┬＿┬┬） (｡ﾉω＼｡) (╯︵╰,) （；へ：） (´；д；) (*´；ェ；`*) Ó╭╮Ò υ｡’ ᵔ ‘｡υ (。♋‸♋｡) (。♋﹏♋｡) ｡：ﾟ(｡ﾉω＼｡)ﾟ･｡ ゜:(つд⊂):゜。 (ﾉｎ｀*) (´• ᴗ •̥`✿) ( ´ •̥ ̫ •̥ ` ୨୧) ˢᵒᵇ(ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣ ہ ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣̣ ✿)ˢᵒᵇ ｡:ﾟ(｡ﹷ ‸ ﹷ ✿) ｡ﾟ(இ ‸ இ✿)ﾟ｡ ( ˘•̥ _•̥ ˘ ) ( ᵒ̴̶̷̥ ‸ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥ ✿) ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´з`ﾟ )ﾟ｡ (´•̥ ᵔ •̥`)*ᶜʳᶦᵉˢ* ᴵˈᵐ ᵒᵏ(ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣ ͜ ᵕ̣̣̣̣̣ ˶ )♡ (´• ͜. •̥`)✧ (✼ X̥̥̥ ‸ X̥̥̥) ಥ_ʖಥᵇᵒᵒʰᵒᵒ ಥ,_｣ಥ ಥ益ಥ ლ(ಥ益ಥლ) (༎ຶ _｣ ༎ຶ ) ゜・（／。＼）・゜ ゜・．（ｉДｉ）｡：ﾟ ・゜(。┰ω┰。).・゜ ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД｀)･ﾟ･｡ ｡○(ᐢ´•̥ ו̥ `ᐢ)○｡ ｡･ﾟﾟ･(థ Д థ。)･ﾟﾟ･｡
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Teak_the_FoxWing 5 years ago
...and I will waist them jumping off this wall and onto my human's face
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Anybody else who has done this before? I make a few stripes for entirely practical purposes - I can easily see in the dimly lit corner if the cat has used the box. A small mound they make is not so noticeable as the sharp lines disappearing.
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Jenny Gordon 5 years ago
It could be a Norwegian Forest Cat, but I think it's a Maine C**n. I've got one, he's only 6 months old and he weighs over 10lbs already!
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Mainecoonsandhuskies 5 years ago
so true, but a lot of owners are leaving their pets behind because they think that they transmit the virus.
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zims 5 years ago
CBD oil. Unless you mean the picture, in which case it's a knockoff of Tim Burton's Cheshire Cat
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Up All Night 5 years ago
CGI, but the artist has no idea what a cat looks like. It's more like a bear in cat costume, lol.
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Ivana Junas 5 years ago
It's about not thinking of all the places that your cat has placed his nuts?
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
There's a bit in this about these kitties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxM8Eb_IoFY
May Day 5 years ago
Does the ad suggest that the cat is going to pee on the floor? I don't get it.
Melissa Nunya 5 years ago
No it is suggesting you never know what has been on your floors while showing a cat with his nuts pressed to the floor lol
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Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
Cats are not humans. They are cats. Dont humanize cats. They are their beautiful self
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Annabeth Chase 5 years ago
It's as if the car jumped from the big log pile to the small one, but everything is actually on the floor (the photographer probably stood on a ladder to take the shot).
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Picture of a "hope it's still alive" cat. The sinister shadows on the body and closed eyes are unfortunate choices.
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Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
Cats don’t wear garments. They have beautiful coat that covers them like in a beautiful pajama for athletic sports
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Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
Nice idea. Except cats don’t need light, they are comfortable at night. But very nice idea to show stuff
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Matleena 5 years ago
The mouse that eats cheese (mouse is vegeterian) gets eaten by the cat, so "deep down" the cat is vegetarian too
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Tanya Davies 5 years ago
Cats are obligate carnivores. They literally NEED to eat meat or they will go blind and then die a slow, painful death. Unlike other animals, cats can't synthesize the amino acid taurine, so they must get it from their diet; and taurine is only found in meat-based proteins.
Up All Night 5 years ago
Isn't this a self goal for a vegetarian restaurant? "Eating mice is essentially the same thing as eating cheese! Be careful what you order!"
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Aw. A kitty that's a manticore until you flash light on it. The art is really good.
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Imagine if we were pets for a superior being who cares about us, but only as long as we are not inconvenient to him. He would say that he loves us, but we would rarely see him or even understand his actions. Sometimes we would be punished for our natural behaviors. Whenever he neglects us, we would make excuses for him, thinking we owe him devotion for he is so much bigger and wiser and he always knows better.
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Kristina Thomas 5 years ago
This only is funny if you've seen the movie Totoro. For everyone else, no, terrifying.
Blazestar 5 years ago
I love the cat bus! My friend dressed up as the cat bus for Halloween a couple years back.
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Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
Yes. The cat could actually do that. No problem . Then photo is taken from above, though, the cat is laying down
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Kristina Thomas 5 years ago
LOL, took me a minute to get it. They put the ad on a roof so cats can see it.
Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
Its horrible to denature a beautiful tile roof with an ad. Neon on top of that ! Visual and light pollution
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May Day 5 years ago
Meant to get your attention by looking wrong, or ironic. Strong message but maybe a bit hard to interpret. They should be more direct.
Up All Night 5 years ago
It's hard to be more direct than this. Fantasy vs reality. Children should live in a safe world.
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Beatrix CHOI 5 years ago
Logicaly, humans are also animals. "Animals" also see us as "animals"
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togcrewsc 5 years ago
ITS THE TEN DUEL COMMANDMENTS. THE TEN DUEL COMMANDMENTS. NUMBA ONE THE CHALLENGE DEMANDS SATIS... sorry
Helen Haley 5 years ago
Don't be sorry. That was my first and second thought.
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Jody Bennett 5 years ago
Because they love their couch so much they don't want the cat to scratch it!
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Bone marrow transplant ad. "Do one good deed that worth for many". Help someone so they can survive and lead a productive life (for example helping cats if this is their passion).
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Kristina Thomas 5 years ago
Is nobody goung to point out this wouldn't even work? The cat would be flailing and thrashing around trying to get the first broom off before you even put on more of them. Bow, replace the cat woth a child, and suddenly this becomes funny because it's possible... But glue it to their clothes not their body, geez.
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Tap the link to see the other two pics! The concept is to scare animals. Ask Peuguot why...
Cecile Desjardins 5 years ago
If that’s how a Peugeot owner treats cats, i would be deterred to buy one. I suppose these ads are perfectly targeted ...
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