{"id":5164,"date":"2021-08-17T03:31:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2021-08-17T03:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:31:43","slug":"newsday-tuesday-black-cat-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5164","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday — Black Cat Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Black Cat Appreciation Day was established in 2011 to help bring attention to the many beautiful black cats that are overlooked by those seeking to adopt from a shelter or purchase from a breeder. It\u2019s true, black cats are the most overlooked cats in shelters. However, I know people who adopt almost only black cats\u2014who go out of their way to take in black cats. No they aren\u2019t witches, they\u2019re just doing what they can to protect and save some of the least admired cats. If they\u2019re going to\"\" rescue a cat, they\u2019ll rescue the underdog\u2014um\u2026er\u2026undercat. Some of those who appreciate the black cat don\u2019t really need another cat and aren\u2019t in the market for one, but will rescue one that\u2019s in danger of being euthanized.<\/p>\n

\"\"Here\u2019s a site with interesting information about the black cat. For example, there are 22 breeds of cat that include pure black cats. I have a grandcat who is a munchkin and he is pure black and absolutely beautiful. Such a sweet boy. Love \"\"him to pieces. Black cats also appear in the British shorthair breed, American shorthair, Maine coon, Bombay, the Rexes, and Persians.<\/p>\n

While in former centuries black cats got a bad rap\u2014they were thought to be evil and related to witchcraft–other groups of people considered them good luck. Fishermen and sailors liked having a black cat aboard for luck (and to keep the rat population down). In Japan\u2014sort of the cat capital of the world\u2014there\u2019s at least one cat caf\u00e9 devoted to the black cat. Learn more interesting facts about the black cat and Black Cat Appreciation Day here: https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-black-cat-appreciation-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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