Cat graffiti on signs in South East?

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Cat graffiti on signs in South East?

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I've recently seen this graffiti showing up on signs around Kent and East Sussex, and was wondering if anyone else had seen one further afield and what it may mean, if anything. Seems it's a distinctive cat sticker put on signs. Even though I hate all sign "art" I kinda like this one for some reason...
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Well it IS appropriate on a sign to the RSPCA!
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Saw some on a trip to Rye today. Not sure about anywhere further afield though.
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They are quite prevalent through out Bexley area as well. No idea what they are for.
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A little news article about these stickers
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury ... ns-221700/
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Nathan_A_RF wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 18:58 A little news article about these stickers
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury ... ns-221700/
I didn't expect much when I clicked on the link but it's actually a well put together piece with some good pictures. It made me smile :) . SABRE even gets a mention.
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owen b wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 19:46
Nathan_A_RF wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 18:58 A little news article about these stickers
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury ... ns-221700/
I didn't expect much when I clicked on the link but it's actually a well put together piece with some good pictures. It made me smile :) . SABRE even gets a mention.
Well, that should just be Nathan because hardly anyone else mentioned it before :D

Sticking cat faces on signs... sounds like my idea of fun
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One of the village name plates in Hamstreet has one. I always thought it was something the council had put on there so that cars slow down for wandering cats!
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Nathan_A_RF wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 18:58 A little news article about these stickers
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury ... ns-221700/
And the KM Offices in Ashford were themselves hit by the “cat Banksy”. 😛
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agc2070 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 15:11 One of the village name plates in Hamstreet has one. I always thought it was something the council had put on there so that cars slow down for wandering cats!
Update: the above cat has disappeared but there is one on the village sign for Newingreen on the A20.
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I've spotted these in Catford ;) and on Worthing Pier recently.
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...also Lewisham Hospital and Foots Cray Tesco!
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There's one on a keep-left bollard at the junction of Herbert Road and Woolwich Common, SE18.
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Found one *inside* a building today, on the A2 corridor. Any guesses?
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I saw one on Friday in Ramsgate

Should have been a black sheep really :D
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