You can easily link black cats with the specific superstition that they were agents of the Devil. Some people still believe it. You can link black cats to witchcraft and cat familiars i.e. cats belonging to witches, but it is … Continue reading →
Despite Cats Protection reporting that their campaign to promote black cats has been successful and that they now spend 11 days less on average in their care before they are adopted, in general we know that the public is prejudiced … Continue reading →
Some good news for people who love cats, all kinds, no matter what their colour. We know that normally black cats have a harder time attracting the attentions of an adopter visiting a rescue centre. They tend to “stay on … Continue reading →
He said that he couldn’t resist. He had to adopt a black cat named Dennis Quaid from the Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia where he had been for a year waiting for the right person to come along. In an … Continue reading →
In human behaviour reminiscent of medieval times, in Vietnam black cats are being killed and rendered down into a black paste or liquid which you can see in the photograph. They’re doing this as a cure for coronavirus. Or I … Continue reading →
I have discovered that one reason why black cats are less likely to be adopted at rescue shelters is because adopters think that they are harder to photograph. In the modern world where it seems that everyone has a smartphone … Continue reading →
Cats are linked to superstitions more than any other animal, unfortunately. Luck and cats, particularly black cats are very common. Cats bring good and bad luck which proves how silly they are. Here is a list of 20 sayings linking … Continue reading →
He issued a public decree or charter (a papal bull) in 1233 in which he denounced the black cat as diabolical. In doing so he gave his official blessing to the widespread persecution of cats for 5 centuries.
Continue reading →There is a question on Quora.com which politely asks whether a bias concerning black cats and black people are the same. Having thought about it for about 30 seconds, it’s clearly apparent that they are very different. Note: in the … Continue reading →
Why do most black cats have yellow eyes? ANSWER: Black cats have a high content level of melanin (pigment). Melanin comes in two varieties: brown-black eumelanin and red-yellow pheomelanin. Where there is little pigment in the iris, the eyes are … Continue reading →
