Have you seen the latest Fancy Feast commercial? It’s very sweet and charming:
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My human gets a little misty-eyed every time she sees it. But Tamar from the blog I Have Cat made a good point in a recent Facebook comment: she thinks that it’s time they got a new cat — not a purebred, but a “mutt!” I do think she has a point. A kitty can come from anywhere these days and find herself living a life of luxury. A lot of you out there who are reading this came from kill shelters, so you know what I’m talking about. A pampered lifestyle is the right of all cats now!
You know what I think should be the next commercial for Fancy Feast? A couple (maybe even the couple in the commercial) walks into a city shelter and picks out the saddest, roughest, most pathetic looking cat there. They take him home and lovingly groom him and spiff him up, then give him a huge cat tower, a cushy bed for napping (although we also see him sleeping in the humans’ even cushier king-sized bed) and loads of cat toys. If it’s the couple from the commercial, we see the now-grown-up fancy cat bonding with the shelter cat. We see the shelter cat bloom into utter happiness… and at the end, he’s presented with the company’s product.
It’s a great chance to rebrand for today’s kitty. What do you think?
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Mew know. Mew idea of the purebred sharing his meal with a shelter kitty is great! Vincent eat Fancy Feast and he live in shelter. I not sure I want give up the Fancy Feast kitty all together cos is like familar furrend. But I like idea of other kitty. Maybe have commerical where FF kitty invite street kitty in fur dinner.
I love this ad. Even I don’t eat Fancy Feast !
Mom used to buy 3 cans for trail
but I just sniff and ignore. But I love their AD. so sweet !
I think it’s a brilliant idea Sparkle. You should contact Fancy Feast and tell it to them.
It IS a brilliant idea, Sparkle. Seriously.
But that was good–made the mom’s eyes get all leaky. Very touching. Yes, even better would be a shelter kitty!
-Nicki and Derry
That is a fantastic idea. We should all write to Fancy Feast. They could even let someone actually do it. Fatten a shelter kitty up on Fancy Feast. We should get a petition going. Brilliant. I might make this a project. Have a super Sunday.
Love your idea for a commercial. Hope they use it. It’s time for us mutts to get some air time.
pawhugs, Max
We couldn’t agree more!
Aw, we hadn’t seen that one yet. And it is adorable…our mom’s eyes got a little misty too. But,you’re right, Sparkle, maybe that little white kitty can get a “mutt” as a playmate!!
That does seem a good idea.
luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
That’s a great idea Sparkle. We love the ad too, but it could be so much better if it was a sad cat from death row, or like my sister Jonesie who came to our yard on death’s door, fur missing….and with love and kindness blossomed into the most magnificent cat.
My Marmie agrees. Some kitties are just diamonds in the rough…like me! When I was just a parking lot cat, she rescued me and turned me into the worthy-of-Fancy Feast king I am today. However, Marmie would never feed me Fancy Feast…she doesn’t like the ingredient list.
I think people would really react well to that idea!
Great idea Sparkle! Yous a Wonder Cat!
We think this is a great commercial idea!
I think it’s a grand idea!
That is a sweet commercial. We like your idea Sparkle. Even in this one, It would have been great to see the guy getting a shelter kitty.
Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, and Hollie
It is very sweet but I think you are right about the shelter cat.
I love the idea Sparkle! Thanks for taking my comment and really running for it! So many wonderful shelter cats (like mine) are FANCY FEAST WORTHY! 🙂
I liked the commercial, got all choked up over it — but a shelter kitty would have been awesome — Fancy Feast could promote a shelter or rescue by showing the guy going to the shelter or rescue to get the kitten — would have been a GREAT promotion for shelter pets!!
I think this is a great idea Sparkle. I was rescued from the local dog pound and now, I am super lucky and some might even say I am pampered.
We think you have a good idea.
We’ve never seen that particular commercial and now Mom is all leaky eyed!!
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
Awww – we hadn’t seen that commercial yet. But we agree – the kitten needs a friend and it should be a shelter kitty!!! Tell us who we need to write.
It reminded mom of an adoption a while back – this young couple had come in to the shelter looking at kittens. The girl had fallen in love with one but they decided to come back. He said he had dropped his phone and asked the adoption staff to put it on hold for him. He came back the next night and finalized the adoption. He planned to surprise the girl with the kitten and had a blue ribbon for it to wear with the ring he planned to propose with (and there was a big sigh from everyone in the room).
Our mommy was to chicken to watch the commercial and is leaky eyed just from thinking of what could be on it. She is absolutely the biggest sensitive sap ever. Anyway, we think you have a great idea for a commercial and we hope they do it!
I agree, that is an excellent idea fur sure!!! Oh, you could be the producer Sparkle!
I think your idea is catabulous! Sadly, Fancy Feast has always used a purebred kitty as their spokescat….I say it is time for a change!
We think you should totally submit your commercial idea to Fancy Feast – it is perfect! We think all cats should be pampered, no matter where they came from!
That was a nice commercial, but I would not have know that was a purebred cat. Maybe I’m not so bright when it comes to these things, cats are all beautiful to me and I can’t tell the difference. But that’s such a good idea, to use a shelter cat. On the other hand I would never feed FF to my cats…yuck!
The ad is very sweet, but I think you have a great idea, Sparkle. I guess Fancy Feast tries to go after the more affluent cat owners, with the idea that they have the means to pay for their product. But what a great idea to encourage affluent people to give homes and LOVE to some wonderful, shelter kitties.
Mutt? Who you callin’ a mutt? Me, I am a proud mancat descendant from the time of the Pharoahs!
But, yeah, okay I was prolly born in Golden Gate park to a feral momcat of undetermined origin. Still….if you go waaaaaay, waaaaaaaay back…..
Me and the Human LUBZ your commercial idea!
We LOVE that idea!!
Fabulous idea for a follow up commercial! What the heck, submit it and see what happens! (Oh, and around here, the term is “purebred alley cat” as opposed to “mutt.” LOL!)
How ADORABLE, “the best ingredient is love!”it’s so sweet!And thanks for sharing!
Luna
This is a great ad! We are all mutts I think, well, we all were rescues in one way or another. Hey, maybe Armani could be the next FF cat! He kinda looks like this cat, only a little more mutt like. MOL!
–JB
Sparkle, that is TRULY a great idea. I have thought the same thing from time to time. I he that our mommy’s write FF company and suggest that.
xox
We think that’s a great idea. Neither of us are purebred, but Mom has us living pretty well. Like many kittehs.
This is a very cool video, but I like your idea, too!
Daddy says that with my Tortitude, FF Commercials would never be the same, hee, hee! ;-D