I can well understand why animal refuges are investigating new ways of making animals attractive to potential caretakers. If the high five results in more cats getting adopted, well - good!
However, I have a confession to make here. I didn't even know what a high five is until about five years ago! It seems to have become common in many countries, but not in France so much. So I had to look it up and found that it is an American expression, probably originating from the late 1970s, although apparently low fives existed amongst the Afro-American community previously:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five
Regarding the UK and high fives, see http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/20...nd-awkward (!)
So in the UK, I think that the refuges will need to train cats to shake hands politely, haha!
However, I have a confession to make here. I didn't even know what a high five is until about five years ago! It seems to have become common in many countries, but not in France so much. So I had to look it up and found that it is an American expression, probably originating from the late 1970s, although apparently low fives existed amongst the Afro-American community previously:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five
Regarding the UK and high fives, see http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/20...nd-awkward (!)
So in the UK, I think that the refuges will need to train cats to shake hands politely, haha!
