Lost Cat Sign Art seen in Santa Fe

I was walking around Santa Fe’s Railyard Arts District when I saw this unusual “Lost Cat” sign. I’m assuming it’s a joke, or some sort of artistic statement, since the “cat” in question is an image of a stick. I didn’t call the phone number listed, and have blurred it out here for privacy’s sake, but I do find this to be a curious thing.

Just for fun, I thought I’d see what A.I. could do with this stick image, turning it into a cat … and here’s the best result that I came up with:

strange looking cat created by A.I.
A strange looking cat created by A.I., based on an image of a stick from a “Lost Cat” sign in Santa Fe.

I thought I’d try a couple more A.I.-generated images, from a different A.I. engine this time, these are a little less cat-like but kind of interesting in their own way.

strange cats created by A.I.
Images of strange cats created by A.I. based on a visual prompt of a Lost Cat sign seen in Santa Fe.

I wonder how many people see this sign and actually call the number?