What affects us affects cats
A study conducted in Colorado, USA at two animal shelters, Dumb Friends League and Larimer Humane Society, confirmed what is often discussed anecdotally, namely that black cats are harder to adopt out from animal shelters. They made some suggestions which may help get them out of the shelter and into good homes. Scientifically speaking …
Halloween is a time when the woke movement could be employed to protect black cats. A lot has been said about the woke movement. My interpretation of the word “woke” (the past tense of the word “wake”) is that it means a person has woken up to the need to fight injustice and prejudice. …
You will see a range of answers to the question between those who say that black cats are, indeed, friendlier to those who say that they aren’t. The question is interesting because, in general, black cats are less popular than other cats of different coat colours and types. But they remain ubiquitous i.e. there …
It is probable that black cat became bad luck during the Middle Ages thanks to Christianity. The fear that all black cats are agents of the devil led to the common superstition which has survived to the present day namely that if a black cat crosses your path, it will bring you bad luck. …
I am going to stick my neck out, metaphorically speaking, and claim that the black cat superstition may have started with a Papal Bull of 1233 made by Pope Gregory IX. In the 13th century the church wanted to root out heretics and they sent an inquisitor whose name was Konrad von Marburg to …
The Russian breeder, Лариса Десятова, of this very interesting-looking black purebred cat describes him as a: 🧚♀️ Bengali male 🧚♀️ melanistic, born 30/11/20/. I believe that she means “Bengal male”. There is no breed called the ‘Bengali’ to the best of my knowledge or at least I have never heard of such a breed. …
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 harder to link black cats to Halloween because Halloween is a celebration in which …
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 against black cats at animal shelters. This means that they stay longer in the …
