Cannes Lions

PET ADOPTION

LEO BURNETT, Hong Kong / HONG KONG ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTRE / 2012

Awards:

3 Shortlisted Cannes Lions
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Overview

Description

Hong Kong Animal Adoption Centre believes that every animal should have a home where they can be cared for and be loved and nurtured. HKAAC hopes to build empathy with people and to highlight the joyous experience with pets, so that more animals will be adopted.

Execution

We borrowed from cultural contexts of iconic animals in comics that we all known since we were young. We then created 3 visuals using real dogs and cats to resemble these icons in their classic scenes. We chose these characters because of one underlying commonality – they all have a very close and unique relationship with their owners in their stories. By using these classic and memorable characters, we hope to motivate people and instil empathy in them so that they too will want to adopt a pet and create their own unique story with them.

Outcome

The posters become collectibles. People who like the designs become aware of the issue and there’s an increasing number of people showed interest in adopting animals.

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