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more about #rspca more comments → tiredfairy: Aw! This makes me sad. Both my kitties are black cats adopted from the ASPCA. I had no idea that people usually don't adopt black cats. It's weird tha... more » suzannelb: My family's black-and-grey tabby, Jasper Maxwell, passed away on Saturday morning after 15 and a half years of tormenting everyone. I've moved out and... more » PinkSoxHat: We adopted our girl around Halloween time a few years ago. Our shelter had a strict No Black Cats in October policy. They wouldn't even tell you if ... more » TheatreChick73: I adopted my Jack this time last year (after my grey fur monster Roxie died in September). He was the last of a litter at the animal shelter and had ... more » ElleL: We have a black Manx cat named Max, and he is the sweetest, most loving cat I have ever known. He loves being held like a human baby, and never stops... more » dirtybee: Always around Halloween, I get asked to make sure my pretty little Neko doesn't get out. I mean, who would want to hurt this precious little furball? ... more » Ack: My best friends growing up were my two black cats. One had a big white spot on her belly so I don't know if she counts, but the other was a big, furr... more » siandt: I poke, toss, cuddle, and otherwise annoy my black cat equally during all times of the year. It's the only way. Actually, I only got him because he w... more » SlayBelle: I always assumed those reports were another Halloween urban legend. I've had two all black cats -- Roo, who was promptly renamed 'Roocifer' and Grist... more » babyruthless: When I was six, my mom took me to the vet to pick out a kitty (I guess my vet did pound duty. I don't remember the details--I was six). It was a cou... more » aisuru113: I head locked my sister into adopting a black kitty. Citing that she probably won't ever get adopted because she is a black cat. Now my sister has ... more » sweethickory: My family's old black cat was the most bad ass MoFo in the whole kittyverse. Named Beau, he lived for 21-human-years. My parents got him after they ... more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I love my black cats more than any other human I have ever met and if anyone EVER tried to harm them I would rip out one of their vital organs and bas... more » SidheDragon: 3 of our 9 cats are solid black: Portia - a stray who came to us completely de-clawed (front and back - GRRRRRR), starving, and practically bald - sh... more » CherriSpryte: Gah. I desperately want a cat, but have NO time for one. (No, seriously.) Also, I'm adding "The Poor, Neglected Harbingers of Evil" to my list of poss... more » -
#superstition
Dark Days
"Reports of deliberate cruelty to black cats rise especially in the weeks around Halloween in Britain, the RSPCA animal charity said on Wednesday." The RSPCA is asking people to come forward and adopt the poor, neglected harbingers of evil. [Reuters]
