Black Cat Appreciation Day
Research by the ASPCA shows that black cats are the least likely to be adopted from shelters of any type of cat. This can be partly because of the superstition behind black cats such as their association with witchcraft or bad luck, or because they appear dull next to more colorful cats. ...
Black cats have been found to have lower odds of adoption in American shelters compared to other colors except brown, although black animals in general take more time to find homes.
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(ALL of my cats have been black.)
I've had two black cats: Bouchon (cork, can't remember why I named it like that), and Arthur.
ReplyDeleteBoth were smart, independent yet very affectionate. You could could have swore they had been Siamese in a previous life :-)
Black cats are definitely underrated.
Not all of my cats have been black, but most of them. I got two 5-year-old long-hair rescue black cat brothers during the Pandemic. They are very friendly and sociable - I'm afraid someone will be so s,itten that they nab them. They go and visit most of the neighbors, who all really like them. Some have said they are more like dogs (which they meant as a compliment). Bravo i gatti neri!
ReplyDeleteManrico - Our cat follows me around so much that I sometimes call him my "Puppycat".
ReplyDeleteLaurent - Definitely underrated. (I like the name Arthur.)
ReplyDeleteMy current cat is black, fourteen years old. His green eyes
ReplyDeletejust jump out at you and you can't turn away.
The cat who lives with me is named Blackie the Gray. He was a little farm kitty who decided it was nicer indoors. He specialized in rodenticide.
ReplyDeleteMy current cat is black (and spayed –– I'm a responsible pet owner). Because of her all-black color and the way that cats behave, I named her Ninja.
ReplyDeleteMa voisine a un chat noir nommé Eole , c est une véritable boite a ronron , il est adorable il suit ces maîtres partout , avec les enfants c est une poupée de chiffon....et pourtant je suis sur que ma mere l aurait détesté a cause de la superstition...
ReplyDeleteGF - Yeah, their eyes are mesmerizing.
ReplyDeleteLeftField - I love stories like that.
Larry - Ninja is a very good name.
Anon@10:01pm - La superstition a tué de nombreux chats noirs.
I often refer to my black cat Benjamin as my shadow because he follows me around so much.
ReplyDeleteWill - Our cat does that with me, too.
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