Get ready for cuteness overload: Stray, a game where lovely red cats do cat things, helps you do great things in the real world by raising money for various cat charities. America’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) spoke with some of the parties in a news segment. you can see here (opens in new tab)publisher Annapurna’s Jeff Legaspi said the idea of partnering with such an organization “was a little easier for us.”
Brendan Gepson Nebraska Humanitarian Society (opens in new tab)The animal rescue organization says it was able to donate $5 instead of providing game codes on social media. “It was a huge success,” he says Gepson.
The segment shows some very cute real-world rescue cats, including Paro (“She’s a little gray tabby and has three legs”), whose owners did a charity stream of the game.
“The game is beautiful,” says Rafael Almeida of Brazilian rescue organization Gatos de Francisco. “Playing with cats is fun. The purpose of the game is to reunite them.” [and] That’s exactly what the shelter does after that. […] i love the game The amount we raised in the raffle was equivalent to neutering 25 cats. ”
Basically, if you want to see the really cute cats that helped Stray’s success, watch this. Sponsored a walkathon to raise funds for (which ultimately raised over $6500).
“[Raising that total] Debbie Distanisloor of the organization said, “To just make a stray cat a star in a video game is just amazing. We really hope we can do that.” [create] A little more empathy for the feral cat community.
“If you see a stray cat on the street, please help me. I don’t need a big kitten struggling on the street anymore.”
Yes, even this cynic’s heart is melting. Who doesn’t love cats? It’s nice to see a game that taps into humanity’s general love for animals to give back a little to cats who could use a little love. , I got you: Here’s a bunch of videos of cats watching people play Stray (opens in new tab).
