Black Cat Blues

 Maybe you have heard the saying that if a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck? Well, it's not true. They are just like our pet cats that you and I love. I don't believe black cats should be treated differently. There is no evidence black cats are bad luck.

Why are black cats thought to be bad luck?

According to AZ Animals, it was believed in ancient times that witches could turn into black cats. Today, some people still associate black cats with bad luck.

How did this effect black cats and how did that change?

Have you heard of National Black Cat Day? National Black Cat Day is on October 27th. This day is so that people can celebrate black cats, raise awareness for them or you could volunteer at a shelter. According to AZ Animals, Cats Protection founded this holiday in 2011. It used to take 10 days longer for a black cat to get adopted than other cats but thanks to Cats Protection it now only takes 2 days longer for black cats to get adopted than other cats!

Black cats are lucky.

In China black cats are considered lucky and in Japan they bring prosperity and help single women find suiters. In Scotland they bring prosperity. They were worshiped in Ancient Egypt. In the UK, getting a black cat on your wedding day symbolizes a happy marriage.

Black cats on Halloween

Unfortunately, a lot of black cats get injured on Halloween. If you own a black cat keep the inside on Halloween night.

For more information go to AZ Animals.

Thanks for viewing! Don't miss last week's post Bat Blues.

Syd