After seeing the photos on social media, Jesse Ward, editor-in-chief of the Dalhousie Gazette, recognized the backdrop as the Atlantic Superstore in Halifax's North End.

In an interview with News957, Ward said a manager confirmed the chow was indeed for Dalhousie. But for whom?

The next morning he went around campus questioning different departments to see if anyone had recently ordered an entire pallet of cat food. Still, nothing.

"People looked shocked. They weren't sure about what Dalhousie would be doing with so much cat food," Ward told News957.