Don't fear black cats

[rhett o rick]

This is a cool video re black cats in support of North Shore Animal League America, the largest no-kill animal rescue in America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JOgI_vnqF8

Please support this video

[elshiva]

1. K&R Black cats rule.

[Skittles]

2. I got my black cat Clancy from the pound 11 years ago

he....sleeps a lot :D

[Warpy]

5. Clancy's gorgeous

The only way a black cat makes me cross the street is when I go over to pet one.

[elshiva]

8. Awww. Sleepy, sleepy!

[Quantess]

3. Perfect time to remind people to keep your black cats indoors this week!

There are some sick people who want to do cruel things to black cats this time of year.

My brother's black cat vanished the day before Halloween never to be seen again, a couple of years ago.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, but it is a related topic.

[barb162]

6. Keep all cats in!

Actually mine are so afraid when they hear the kids on Halloween, they run to the closets and hide.

I bet your brother's cat was so frightened he ran really far and couldn't find his way back. A very sad story.

[Quantess]

9. No, black cats really are sought out for rituals this time of year.

My brother kept hoping the cat would come home, but he never did. If he was going to run off, he would have done it on July 4th.

Most black cats make it through October without meeting foul play, but, there are just enough sick fucks out there, to be concerned over their safety.

[barb162]

14. Oh I agree, black ones are way more at risk than other cats.

And I really am VERY sorry about what happened to your bro's cat. There are a lot of crazy people out there.

[Cincinnati Kid]

15. You are so correct

When I adopted my black domestic shorthair "Karma Kitty" from the ASPCA 11 years ago I had to sign a form that specifically related to black cat abuse/torture/killings at halloween time. There sure are some sick people in this world to pick on the most defenseless of creatures.

[Skittles]

11. neighbors once asked if they could borrow my black cat for Halloween party

I was disgusted; told them my pet is not a party prop :mad:

[petronius]

28. We make a habit of keeping our outdoor black kitty in around Halloween,

just in case.

Although I have posed my other black cat next to a jack o lantern for pictures...

[CrispyQ]

49. I've heard that advice before & it should be repeated every year at this time!

Also, our local shelter won't let people adopt black cats this time of year. If they really want the cat, they have to come back well into November.

I'm so sorry about your brother's cat.

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. great video

and how tragic that it's even needed.

[Lex]

7. My sweet ol' boy cat was an all black cat

except for a little white on his belly. He was lovely, purry fellow. Black cats rule!

[Skittles]

10. this is why black cats are my fave

there's just something about the way their eyes dominate their face - yes :thumbsup:

hey Lex, what was your purty boy's name?

[Lex]

13. It was Nixon

because he was born on the very day that Pres. Nixon died.

Nixon the cat died last year. :(

[Skittles]

18. so you had him 15 years?

aw, lovely cat

[Lex]

19. Yes. He had a blood clot from

a heart murmur that got him. So sad. I cried my eyes out. I still miss him so much and I have his sister (litter mate) still.

Here's his sister, Oz:

[Skittles]

21. omg you have a tuxedo too

you had the same cats I do - a black cat and a tuxedo :)

aw I know what it's like to lose 'em - the little devils take pieces of our hearts with them - my grandma called it "the price of love" :cry:

[Individualist]

51. Same here

My rescue kitties are a black male and his sister, a tuxedo female.

[Paul_D]

54. Tuxedo cat

I have a tuxedo cat and a black cat with a small patch of white between his back legs. He's Smokey, the tux is Butters. Butters has two 2 week old babies she's caring for now - they live in our shed. I never thought about Smokey's welfare around this time of year - I'll bring him in just in case for the next few nights.

[Louisiana1976]

12. What a beautiful video! Right now I have my black cat Lucky snuggled next to me in my chair.

[rhett o rick]

55. Mine is usually draped across my left arm when I am trying to blog. nt

[scrinmaster]

16. Here's mine

[Jennicut]

17. I had a beautiful black kitty named Smokey. He was huge, weighed over 20 pounds.

I miss the big guy, he died 3 years ago. It was my husband's cat but he quickly became mine when I met Smokey over 10 years ago. Now I have this beautiful orange tabby named Daisy. Hey, she is still Halloween-themed, like a pumpkin. :)

[swishyfeet]

20. Black cats rule.

So says Munchy:

[Skittles]

22. THAT CAT KNOWS SOMETHING WE DON'T

I CAN TELL

is that white on his chest? if so, TECHNICALLY he is a tuxedo, I think :D

[swishyfeet]

27. He's probably restin up before a killin

We got him from the Humane Society with no claws - but we let him out because he's never considered himself an indoor cat. Claws or no, he's a killing machine... birds, bats, mice, moles, and frogs do not survive around our house.

[Skittles]

33. what are those blue/purple flowers behind him?

they look too perfect to be bluebonnets

[swishyfeet]

62. Blue Salvia

[Arugula Latte]

73. We've got an all-black bunny named Munchy.

As well as three wonderful felines. :loveya: No black kitties in the current crop, but I sure miss my wonderful tuxie boy.

[REP]

23. I fear this one:

he's freakin' enormous (and super sweet).

[lonestarnot]

36. Nevermind. My pics don't work any more and I'm too tired to figure them out.

:(

[Individualist]

52. He's gorgeous!

[rhett o rick]

59. I had a cat that looked like that. She was fearless. And quite small.

She would hide in the bushes and wait for one of the neighbor ladies to walk their little yap yap dogs by. Then she'd run at them and give them a heart attack. lol. I saw her challenge a full grown raccoon once. Her name was Riggs, named after the Mel Gibson character in Lethal Weapon. She lived up to the name.

[REP]

60. That's Stewie; he's 20 lbs, sweet as pie and strong enough to carry a gallon of water in his mouth

Which he does for fun. He's a very, very strong cat but uses his strength a fur-dozer to get my attention when he's not being petted enough. He's very shy, but will overlook that to be groomed, by anyone anytime.

[rhett o rick]

63. Riggs was less than 10 pounds with an attitude. She was very attached to my son and

tolerated the rest of us.

Could you tell me how to post pictures? And how to put a picture in signature? I would appreciate it.

[REP]

71. I just hotlink my photos

See user options for .sig

[DireStrike]

68. Did you sneak in and take a picture of my Rogue?

Big kitty. Loves to play with our other cat Echo, but Echo doesn't like to play and they wind up fighting. He's very jumpy and loves having his ears rubbed.

Looks exactly the same, huge cat with long and thick fur.

[REP]

70. Well, Stewie's actually a black smoke

his smoke isn't showing because these are photos oh him in his winter coat! Stewart is REALLY shy, except around me. Most people don't believe I have a black cat, until I pull out the photos!

[DireStrike]

74. What exactly does smoke mean on a black cat?

Rogue has some extremely dark brown fur, as most black cats do. Not many are purely black. And yeah, Rogue is very hard to find when a stranger comes.

Here he is, taking up two seats and daring anyone to try for one of them:

Oh my. That picture posted way too big. Lets try again.

[REP]

75. Black smoke is black with grey undercoat

You can see it some in the baby pic I posted. Your boy's a cutie.

[EndersDame]

24. Here is my 14 yo Frisky!

and here is him high on catnip

[R. P. McMurphy]

25. Onyx is my black kitty's name.

I got her right before Halloween in 2003. The lady that gave her to me (already had ten cats and couldn't take another one in) found her sitting in the middle of the road ans was afraid she would be run over.

Onyx has been my little sweetheart ever since.

[aquart]

26. No sane rescuer will adopt out a black cat in October.

Too many completely insane bloody-minded torturers out there.

[spinbaby]

43. No, sane rescuers ask for references

I could walk into our local shelter today and adopt a black cat because they can call my veterinarian who will confirm that I'm a good cat owner.

[Gormy Cuss]

53. And IIRC black cats are far more likely to go unadopted because of superstition

so it's better to check out potential owners rather than just lock them away as a precaution this time of year.

If I had an outdoor black cat I'd lock it away near Halloween just because around here there are plenty of knucklehead teens who TP trees and play mailbox baseball, and "borrowing" a black cat for a costume or party wouldn't surprise me.

I've decided that my next cat will be a black one, if for no other reason than its fur will blend in with my clothing.
:D

[aquart]

57. Yeah, I'd trust that.

I'd be wildly convinced that you had to have a black cat in October so much that you were providing references.

No way, Jose. And my contempt to anyone who hands out a black cat on anyone's say so in October.

Not to mention my concern over the sense of entitlement that couldn't wait a month.

[spinbaby]

64. You'd rather a cat sit in a cage for a month?

Because of some stupid idea that I might be a satanic cat-sacrificing weirdo with references from my veterinarian?

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. We have 2 of 'em, and a tuxedo.

The tuxedo I went out and found.
The 2 black ones found us.
What a difference in temperament.
The Tux is loving and purry, the 2 black ones are all legs and tail and independent, and they stomp when they walk, very assertive.
I sweat there is Siamese in the short hair black ones.They like to climb, they use their front feet a lot for poking and smacking things off the tables.
And they always seem to have a teeny bit of white on their chest.

[Feron]

30. Here's my black kitty:

He likes catnip. Can you tell? :D

We found Kramer as a kitten in the neighbor's yard. To this day we don't know what happened to his mother or the rest of the litter.

He's a real sweetheart. I joke that he is more of a dog than a cat because he clings to me. Unfortunately he's getting up there in years and I'm going to be heartbroken when he's gone.

[WolverineDG]

31. Black cats bring good luck

at least in my family they always have.

dg

[Skittles]

32. in England I believe black cats are considered good luck

[WolverineDG]

35. Always heard that was an Irish tradition

but then, we're Irish, so who knows? :shrug: My cousin had 4 at one time & when they all hung out in the living room, she had her own home-grown Rorschach test. ;)

dg

[pansypoo53219]

34. i love black cats.

had 2 males so far. wanted another, but no black ones in the litter. tho, black females can be awfully loud. my dad's cat and mother of my 1st 2 was black and my grandparents had a black cat for years. maybe when i need 2 more spares. oh, and my uncle got a black kitten when they needed an emergency cat after their young cat died from a fall. needed another to go with burt's sister.

[juno jones]

37. Spooks

was my mom's cat whom I took in after she died. The old guy's gone now too.

We now have Caliban, who is simultaneously the silliest and most elegant animal I have ever met. I love black cats and always want to have at least one around.

My two recent babies have never been allowed out unless supervised. the streets here are too busy.

[onestepforward]

38. I have 2, Xavier and Duma, plus a tabby. They are my boys!

[Dorian Gray]

39. I adopted

my black cat from the North Shore Animal League. She's the sweetest kitty ever. So affectionate and loving.

[FirstLight]

40. Kiki is out first Black Cat

SHe was found in a car engine at 1 month old, and we adopted her at 2 mos... that was about 3 weeks ago!

She is already fluffier and healthier since she has love and a house to romp in... and she 'headbutts" when she's loving on you. Her nickname when she's being frisky is 'black lightning' cuz she is so fast...like a moving shadow!

Almost all of our cats have been tan/black tabbies...so this is a new one for us. I love her pretty face and her black nose :D
She is going to be an INDOOR only cat, too...

[RebelOne]

41. I have been donating monthly to North Shore for over 10 years.

It is a great organization.

[rhett o rick]

44. That's wonderful. It is a great organization. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

42. Jack and I K&R!!!!

[Berry Cool]

45. Snopes is actually inconclusive on whether black cats are really in greater danger this time of year

as seen here:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/blackcat.asp

but that doesn't mean keeping your animals in on Halloween is a bad idea. It just means that while there's very widespread popular belief that black cats are being napped for satanic rituals at this time of year, there's very little proof to back it up. And every time an animal disappears this time of year, people assume it was kidnapped by others up to no good.

[tabbycat31]

46. thank you for posting this

all the black kitties I've known have been complete sweethearts. And please keep those kitty pics coming.

[rhett o rick]

47. Thanks. I dont know how to post pictures. nt

[Jokinomx]

48. In September we found a black cat kitten -

We tried to find the owner..but to no avail.... so we now have a beautiful all black cat we named Onyx.



He loves to be held and has become a favorite pet of several nieces and nephews when they come to visit.

[Individualist]

50. Here's Salem in his Halloween costume

and this is his sister

[Kitty Herder]

56. Black cats are good luck. ;-)

Says me, anyway. I love black cats. And every other color of cat.

[Ikonoklast]

58. We always have had a black cat.

They are elegant, intelligent, and loyal.

Our late, great kitty Hobbes, who we lost this past year, age 18. He was an awesome kitty.




And our current feral rescue, Thomas, aka 'Chubbs', is the little black guy we kept out of this litter. My son just couldn't let him go after losing his beloved Hobbes.

He is so happy to be here, and has become my son's shadow. All the other kitties got forever homes.

[ddeclue]

61. I have two black cats!

Meow!!

[spinbaby]

65. Me, too

And they're both sweeties.

[DireStrike]

66. Every black cat I've ever known has been paranoid, wary, and jumpy.

I wonder if this is a relic of their being hunted and killed by superstitious humans. Mostly the skittish and skeptical cats survived.

[Edweird]

67. I love 'em. I had 3 at one time.

[rvablue]

69. I had a black cat who sat on her haunches and ate out of her hands.

It was the craziest thing I'd ever seen and gave me a smile at every dinner time!

[Arugula Latte]

72. Kickin' for the kitties -- especially the beautiful black ones!

:kick:

And remember, without cats life has no meaning. :D