I’ve just read something horrible.
I saw this on a kitteh oriented thread on Ravelry.
Did you know that black cats are the ones most likely to be passed over for adoption? Black cats are also the most likely to be euthanized at kill shelters, and the least likely to be rescued. Kitten Rescue thinks this is unfair! We rescue lots and lots of black cats, and they are just as lovely and deserving of a home as any other cat. More info can be found here and the same even holds true for puppies!
Usually when discussing color like this I would make some racial comment, but now’s not the time for this! It’s terrible! I don’t understand these kinds of prejudices. Luna “NinjaKitty” Johnson has got to be one of the best decisions Jermaine and I have made.
How can you not love such a sweet and curious little one??
To cheer yourself up, please look. Have some popcorn in hand.
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That was the greatest video ever! (I had a friend with a black cat, and apparently in her neighborhood there was a really big problem with black kitties … disappearing…. on Halloween, so she and her boyfriend had to keep their kitty locked away in the bedroom (to make sure no one even saw him from the window!) all night. So sad.)
By: Amber on April 26, 2008
at 1:29 am
I used to work at a shelter. Black cats, dogs and even bunnies were the hardest to get adopted. Do people think they are bad luck or just not as colorful? You ever notice it is harder to find black yarn at a LYS then any other color? Do we as a society have something against black?
Laura, hope to meet you at MSW!
Katiebell
By: Katie on April 26, 2008
at 8:42 pm
Even though I have a grey cat, the black ones are my favorites, so I’m shocked to hear this! Clearly, this world needs more witches to give the black kitties some love.
By: caroline on April 27, 2008
at 5:02 am
would it make you feel better to know that my friend karen rescued an all black kitty, and that her mom also has an all black kitty?
By: mai on April 28, 2008
at 7:22 pm
Thanks so much for such great gifts!!!! You ROCK.
By: Susan on April 28, 2008
at 11:27 pm
OMG, Laura that is the best video ever – I must immediately alert everyone I know.
Also, yes on the black animal thing. I used to volunteer at a shelter – black cats and tabby cats are the hardest to get people to adopt. Largely because they’re thought of as more common. Thus began my love for tabbies.
By: Kira on April 29, 2008
at 3:59 pm
I have a black cat, a black dog, and one of my son’s gerbils is black. I have always been partial to black animals.
I think because Halloween is my favorite holiday.
By: Pam on May 3, 2008
at 4:12 pm