nPostednon August 17, 2014
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Didnyou know that black cats are a LOT harder to place in adoptive homesnthan other colors of cats? Routinely, they are the last to benadopted…or they aren’t adopted at all!
Didnyou know that black cats are a LOT harder to place in adoptive homesnthan other colors of cats? Routinely, they are the last to benadopted…or they aren’t adopted at all!n
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nBacknwhen I was a young parent, my kids and I were privileged to watch ournfamily pet give birth to five adorable babies. We easily found goodnhomes for all of the kittens EXCEPT the black kitty. We named himn“Howie,” for Halloween, and we wanted to keep him, but we werenliving with a firm rule: only one cat. Luckily, my husband was ablento find a long-term shelter that was a sort of cat heaven, fornhard-to-adopt-out cats.
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nButnwhy was adorable little Howie so hard to adopt out?
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Longnago, in much of Western Europe, black cats were looked on bynsuperstitious people as evil omens or the bringers of bad luck. Somenthought that black cats were the “familiars” or animal guides ofnwitches. Some even thought that a black cat crossing your path meantndeath!
Longnago, in much of Western Europe, black cats were looked on bynsuperstitious people as evil omens or the bringers of bad luck. Somenthought that black cats were the “familiars” or animal guides ofnwitches. Some even thought that a black cat crossing your path meantndeath!n
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nSonnow you see why black cats are often associated with Halloween. n
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nButnnow that modern people do not believe in spirits and magic and evilnomens…well, I guess enough still shiver enough when they see anblack cat that they at least prefer all the other colors of cats?
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nThenfellow who created this holiday chose August 17 because his belovednsister died on this date just two months after her black cat died.nThe holiday is meant to honor his sister and her bond with her cat asnwell as get us to reconsider our preferences as to the colors ofncats.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nThe Meaning of “Is” Day
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nAnniversarynof the patenting of a wrench
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nIndonesia’snNational Day
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nInventornRalph Teetor’s birthday
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nInternationalnHomeless Animals Day
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nJanmashtami
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nJanmashtami
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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