Cat Living In Home Depot For 13 Years Will Be Allowed To Stay

[KamaAina]

https://www.thedodo.com/cat-living-in-home-depot-for-1-401344728.html

Earlier this week, a Home Depot in South Carolina made national news after revealing plans to evict a kindly stray cat which had been living in the store for the last 13 years. But after the decision sparked outrage and calls for boycott among animal-lovers, the home-improvement chain has had a change of heart....

Although the friendly feline, named Depot, has been a well-liked fixture for more than a decade, greeting guests as they shopped, management at the Bluffton store said the cat had begun triggering security alarms at night -- so it had to go.

As word got out that Depot was being evicted, customer Daniel Goodell led a charge to convince the store to allow her to stay. He launched a petition on change.org, receiving more than 1,500 signatures.

"The cat did nothing to management, and if the cat is put into a shelter she'll be destroyed due to her age," wrote Goodall.

Meow!

[joeybee12]

1. Home Depot's a bunch of assholes...but at least they respond to

pressure. Exactly, no one is going to adopt a 13-year-old cat...did these yahoos even consider that?

[Arugula Latte]

2. Or they could have advertised within the store to the customers familiar with Depot

Something like: "We hate to do this, but Depot has been triggering alarms so we're looking for a good home for him." It seems likely that someone who enjoyed the kitty at the store would have given him a good home.

[joeybee12]

3. Or even an employee...I mean come on, it's just one

cat and there are hundreds of people who have probably come into contact with the little guy over the years and would want to help.

[Arugula Latte]

4. Exactly.

Jeez, use a little common sense, Home Depot management.

[KamaAina]

5. Actually...

Goodall says that offers to adopt Depot have poured in from as far away as Germany, but until the time comes that the cat needs extra care, she'll get to remain in her long-time home.

[In_The_Wind]

9. That is good news!

[hamsterjill]

6. Good for Mr. Goodell.

Or Goodall (as it's spelled both ways in the article).

I'm always impressed by one person taking action. It's amazing sometimes what CAN happen when one person stands up and says "uh...NO!"

[intheflow]

7. If that Home Depot is like the Home Depot by my house,

the cat's probably been working OT keeping the rodent population in check in their garden center. All Home Depots should have cats.

[surrealAmerican]

8. I was wondering that myself.

The cat has probably stayed there for a reason, and is likely preforming a valuable service for them.

[jmowreader]

10. How did it make it 13 years?

The one I worked at usually had at least one cat living off the mice and rats in Garden...about six months after they moved in, a customer would catch the cat and take it home. Then a month or so later, another cat would move in and begin anew.

[CFLDem]

11. Really?

That's pretty awesome.

[jmowreader]

12. We even got some pregnant ones

Kittens were always lots of fun, and the customers snapped them up quick.