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Do you think if billboards were changed from selling things to pictures of animals, people would smile more?

Instead of pictures of shoes on buses, have animals etc. Looking at animals makes people happy. Maybe if they swapped advertisements for animal or human baby pictures. People would smile more. I dunno who would pay for it, don't burst my bubble please!

Public Comments

1. Maybe if they get rid of highway billboards and let us look at real animals in the fields, we'd all be happier too. Fortunately I live in a community where there are lots of wild birds and animals. The other day I saw an otter. What a thrill.
2. What a great idea! I know I'd smile.
3. and who do you suppose is going to pay for all of these smiles? Billboards are paid for by an advertiser to let it be known that they are offering a service or selling "goods" which makes advertising a BIGGGG business, especially on buses or other highly visible billboards.
4. billboards definitely have an impact on people. our shelter had one up for about 6 months (created, sponsored & paid for by the ASPCA)...it showed about 15 dogs in cages, all looking very sad, with the tagline, "fix them or kill them, it's your choice." some people called to complain about how bad the boards were...but there was no getting around the fact that our adoption rates went up almost 25% during that time. giant signs attract attention. so, if i had to choose between a billboard with a car on it or a billboard with puppies tumbling about in the grass, i'd go for the pups every time.
5. You could do that or you could do what they do in Singapore to make sure everyone is a cheerful, smiling monkey: slap them with a huge ticket if they are caught in public not smiling. People have a right to smile or not whether anyone else likes it or not.