The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (CATS)

A project in London, UK by Glimpse
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With your help, we're going to replace every single advert on a London tube station with pictures of cats.
Backers: 683
Average Pledge Per Backer: £34

Funded: £23,131 of £23,000
Dates: Apr 21st -> May 21st (30 days)
Project By: Glimpse
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Latest News

HOLY MOLY, CAT FANS.... We did it!!!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, cat lovers and citizens of the world,WE DID IT!!! Wow. Wow. WOW! After an absolutely incredible campaign, we've had an even more incredible few days and have just REACHED OUR TARGET!!! We're so excited we can barely sit down long enough... (Read More)

Only 24 HOURS left to reach the target!

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, team CATS.Thank you so much for backing the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service. We are deeply grateful for your support and the faith you've shown in us on this amazing campaign. We have just 24 hours left before the deadline. We’ve had... (Read More)

The Kickstarter campaign to replace all the tube adverts with photos of cats has raised

May 19th - via: timeout.com
A few weeks ago, we shared the important news that The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (CATS) had started a Kickstarter campaign (Read More)

Who are we?

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The CATS strategy team hard at work this week Hi everybody,With just four days left of the campaign, we thought you might like to know a bit more about Glimpse, the group behind this project. We're a voluntary collective from London, and we're... (Read More)

A special message to the CATS "100 club"

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Mewsflash... Battersea cats join the takeover!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Big Mews Everyone...We're thrilled to announce that the world famous Battersea Cats & Dogs home has agreed to supply the images for CatsNotAds.com! That means that the final posters will feature real cats from the home, and your pledges will... (Read More)

Backers - send us your best cat pictures!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This could be mew! Hey! Thank you so much already for being paw-some and pledging your support to Citizens Advertising Takeover Service. As an early reward and to help us cross our target, we thought it would be fun to create some designs for tube... (Read More)

Your secret Monday mission

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're on a roll... Last week was absolutely amazing. We never expected this idea to travel so far, so fast. You're a big part of helping us do that. Thank you.   Here are a few inside updates we wanted to share with you: We've reached over 300... (Read More)

Logo, or no logo? Cat is the question.

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello team C.A.T.S!The warmest of greetings to you all, especially our 100 new backers! Thank you so much for joining this snowballing, purring, teeth-baring takeover. We have a quick question for you. We're working on lots of different posters,... (Read More)

Newsflash: we're getting famous!

April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Stop Press...Our CATS project is running in today's Evening Standard!! This is a huge newspaper in London, and a fantastic way to reach cat lovers and tube riders. Now we need millions more people to see it.  Please can you share the article on... (Read More)

There's A Kickstarter To Replace Tube Station Ads With Pictures Of Cats

April 29th - via: londonist.com
[LONDON, ENGLAND] - Actually a thing. (Read More)

Chapter 1: Every great journey begins with a tiny paw.

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello citizens!Thank you all SO MUCH for digging into your little electronic purse to support the CATS. Together we can transform a London tube station into a gorgeous reminder that the best things in life are free. Our campaign is off to a roaring... (Read More)

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