- Erin Johansen’s six-year-old cat went missing out on recently from home in Brighton
- The 22-year-old utilized profiles to interest users in the location to keep an eye out for Ruby
A relieved animal owner has actually been reunited with her lost cat after developing dating profiles of the feline on apps Grindr and Tinder.
Erin Johansen’s black-and-white cat Ruby went missing out on last weekend, leading to her and her pals holding up posters and searching the streets for the six-year-old cat.
A friend then recommended to the 22-year-old that she utilize his profile on gay dating app Grindr to help discover her.
While uncertain of the concept in the beginning, Ms Johansen, who resides in Brighton’s Elm Grove location with partner Lorcan, 24, was shocked when users began reporting sightings of Ruby after seeing her image on the app.
The profile, nevertheless, still had a human’s requirements so comically Ruby was referred to as being a ‘chill, curious and goofy’ 21-year-old who is ‘single’ with an ‘typical body build’ and interests in ‘karaoke, motion pictures and checking out’, who was ‘trying to find dates’.
Ruby was lastly found in a neighbour’s garden simply a couple of doors below her home – much to her owner’s relief.
Ms Johansen, who operates at a nursery and a juice bar, said that although a neighbour wound up identifying Ruby, the apps were still a ‘huge help’ and insisted she would use the approach needs to she escape once again.
She said: ‘In completion Ruby was discovered simply a number of gardens over.
‘Someone saw among the posters and informed me, so I simply scooped her up and took her home. Although the apps weren’t the method she was discovered, I believe it was an enormous help.
‘People kept their eyes open after seeing the profiles on Grindr and Tinder. It worked rather well, so I believe I would do it once again if Ruby got lost once again.’
She continued: ‘At some point over the weekend, we were trying to find her and my friend who already had an active Grindr account said, “Let’s put her on Grindr” – and it was in fact rather useful.’
She explained that in addition to the image of Ruby, there was a note connected stating, ‘a bit weird however our house cat has actually gone missing out on. If anybody has actually seen this cat please message me to let me understand, it would be terrific help’.
Around 8 individuals called her about Ruby – 3 of whom contacted us by means of Grindr to state they’d seen her cat.
She included: ‘There’s a big LGBTQ+ neighborhood around Brighton and we were wishing to put the word out to as many individuals as possible.
‘We didn’t believe to alter the other little bits of the profile, so it said she delights in karaoke and things.
‘I believed we would get messages laughing at, however everybody took it truly seriously and were simply aiming to help.’
