The recently released film Black Panther, which is doing so well in earning $400 million in 10 days, but being the exact opposite of the sort of film that I like, has dramatically increased the popularity of black cats. I … please continue reading
When all 40 cats at a rescue center are black because potential adopters refused to adopt a black cat then we know that we have a dire situation. The reason given is that people want to take nice photographs of their cats and upload them to social media and black cats don’t look good in photographs. They are wrong. please continue reading
With his long lower canine and bat-like ear, rescue centre staff dubbed him “Count Catula”. He’s cute for me. And my heart goes out to him. His name is Raphael. His unusual appearance with his prominent canine and a deformed … please continue reading
Yes, it sounds unbelievable but a family took their three-year-old, well-behaved, black cat to their veterinary clinic and asked the vet to kill him (euthanize is the wrong word) because he had fleas. Yes, I am as shocked as anybody … please continue reading
I would have thought that almost anybody could tell you why black cats are unpopular. The colour is too dull, too plain. It is not exciting enough. It is not interesting enough. The color is out of step with modern … please continue reading
By Ruth Monty was either born under my porch or brought there soon after. Of all his litter he was the only one I could catch. He was not only starving he was riddled with round worms. We had to … please continue reading
On the subject of black cats raised by Jo in her latest article, here is an interesting photo of a black cat with white whiskers. There may have been some photoshopping but I don’t care. It is a nice photo … please continue reading
I recently announced our formal adoption of Edgar Allen Poe, the adorable five month-old black kitten. As I was reading the comments, I was both thrilled and delighted with all the supportive, happy feedback. In fact some folks called us … please continue reading
“Pedigree or Moggie? – They All Deserve Forever Loving Homes” was written by me and was published on this site on September 4th. At that time we were adamant about purchasing or adopting Oriental Shorthair, Siamese or Rex Kittens. I … please continue reading
My cat is beautiful. Let me start there! He was a rescue so I have no information on him. The vet said that he is approx. 2yrs old as of April 2015. He is solid black. Deep dark rich black. … please continue reading
