Black Cats and Halloween

@Keepee (67)
United States
October 11, 2010 11:48am CST
For those of you that have outdoor cats, do you do anything special to protect them with Halloween coming up? I know black cats (and really any black animal that is outdoors) are especially in danger. I lived in the mountains of NC for a few years and our local humane society pulled all the black cats from the adoption lists for the month of October. You could not adopt a black cat until Halloween was over, because people would get them and use them in some horrible "satanic" rituals on October 31st.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Oct 10
i know. thats horrible. i really wish people would stop doing such awful things to these poor innocent animals on halloween. its been like that for hundreds of years. wish whoever started that crap had bad luck theirselves. also, im hoping that everyone with black kitties are responsible like i was. i always kept mine in. actually my cats were usually indoor cats. was always afraid of bad people with them.
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@unique16 (1531)
• United States
11 Oct 10
hello Keepee, Yes, I feel sorry for the Black cats at Halloween! They get picked on and tortured compared to other cats. It is all because of they are black. They could be child friend or buddy etc... and if people see them cross in front of them they get all panicy etc... I am surprise the black dogs do not go through problem it only cats because of the old stories of witches and there cats. I think SPCA is correct in pulling black cats off the adoption list for the month of october. I know if I was a black cat I would hope someone would do that for me! Thanks and have a great day! Sincerley Unique16
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 10
Since I never celebrate Halloween, I never know such believe exist. It must be horrible if something like that happen to my cat. I have black cat. In fact, I love black cats. They're beautiful. If I were in that area, I probably have to hid her until Halloween is over.
@syberpro (22)
• Canada
11 Oct 10
some people say these cat dont give lucky ... i dont belive it