Ronald the cat is suing the makers of the “Ocean Sensations” cat food as well as several area pet stores that carry it on the grounds of what his attorneys claim is unauthorized use of his likeness.
“Ronald has a pretty active social media presence,” said Carol Detweiler, the head of the cat’s legal team, “and it’s clear that the cat food company took a photo from his feed and photoshopped it for the box art and advertising.”
A spokesperson for the company said, in part, that the claims were “preposterous.”
“We flatly deny using Ronald’s likeness. The cat on our boxes is clearly named Felix. He’s a totally different cat,” said the spokesperson.
Ronald’s lawyers aren’t buying it.
“Unless they can produce this ‘Felix,’ we don’t believe for a second that this isn’t Ronald,” said Detweiler. “We’ve retained the services of a forensic photo expert who will testify under oath that there is 99% certainty that this is a photo of Ronald from his Instagram, with some minor photoshop touch ups.”
The cat is seeking $5M in damages.
Via Dr_Cunning_Linguist.
