This Cat Needs A New Home After Living In A [South Carolina] Home Depot For 13 Years

The Consumerist ^ | January 21, 2014 | Mary Beth Quirk

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The world was Depot’s oyster, and that world is the Home Depot. See, Depot is a cat and her home is Home Depot (try saying that three times fast). She’s lived in a South Carolina store for 13 years, but that life of trolling for pests, snuggling up with paint cans and greeting workers in the morning is about to end. She’s getting the boot after triggering the store’s security alarms one time too many.

Management says her adventures in the garden section will need to come to an end, reports WTOC, because she sets off the alarms at night. That means it’s time to find her a home, and some customers are upset that she’s getting evicted.

“Being an animal lover, I’d get rid of management before I’d get rid of the cat,” one customer told the news station.

Despite a petition on Change.org asking to let Depot stay, it’s not like she’ll be kicked out on her furry, adorable behind. Home Depot officials have said they won’t throw her out until someone steps up to adopt her.

If you live near Bluffton, S.C. and need a new furry friend, check out the contact info for the store in the source link below.

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Video at source. Thanks to Gefn for the link!

[MeshugeMikey]

Real America...In Clear Focus!

Thank you very much!

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[Slings and Arrows]

My pleasure. I suspect that Depot will find a good home.

[MeshugeMikey]

The fact that they are throwing the cat out...is very heart warming indeed.

[AlexW]

She is welcome to join my 10, or so, Philippine cats, but shipping her 12,000 miles would be a bit much :/

[Maurice Tift]

  My calico cat, Kali, greeted customers at my computer repair shop. She lives at home with the other cats now.

[gunsequalfreedom]

The cat no doubt lived off the mice and rats in the garden center. Don’t be in that section moments before closing. They don’t wait for lights out to go for the goodies they live on in the garden section.

[Slings and Arrows]

Wouldn’t be the first time that getting rid of a cat backfired.

[Bobalu]

I’m certain she will end up in a nice new home.

I sure love cats!

I have warm feelings for my Border Collie too :-)

[Slings and Arrows]

I love ‘em all.

[Bobalu]

Have you watched any of those cat cam videos on youtube?

People put those tiny cameras on a cat and see what they are up to when out of site.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cat%20cam&sm=12

Feral Cat Cam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwAmesMywFo

[Secret Agent Man]

they never say a bad word to ya. beautiful trait. joy wrapped in fur.

[Slings and Arrows]

Once in a while. Not too often - my tribe gets jealous.

[johncatl]

the local Lowes should offer to adopt her. It would be a PR coup.

[Joe 6-pack]

Yep. Wait ‘til the store finds out the rats will also set off their motion detectors....

[Slings and Arrows]

Bravo!

[Yorlik803]

would be funny is someone named Lowes adopted the cat.

[Celtic Conservative]

I wish I could take him. I lost my beloved scooterpie this morning. she had cancer and had to be put down. she was 19. Bye pookie! (sniff)

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[Celtic Conservative]

You mean like in the dark ages?

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