[CAT] "Cat café claws back mock election sign campaign in Chelsea, Que."

[rfmcdonald]

CBC News reports.

A new cat café in west Quebec drew laughs this weekend for putting up mock election signs with cats for candidates around the community… then it drew the attention of officials who pointed out they're against a bylaw.

The Siberian Cat Café in Chelsea, north of Ottawa-Gatineau, opened less than two months ago with seven cats for eat-in customers to spend time with.

Saturday, signs featuring them went up around the community, styled to look like the orange, blue and black signs for candidates in the current federal election: the Bloc Chat, Chat-chasseur, Libre and Nouveau Parti de Dimitri (Dimitri is one of their cats).

Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green said Saturday it was a very original — but illegal — idea since the signs were on public property.