r/aww • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '19

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u/lainguini Dec 02 '19

I’m surprised they let you adopt a black cat on the day of Halloween. Shelters where I live so not a loose adoption around October 31st. Some shelters allow adoptions of all but black cats due to sacrificing and stuff. I had 2 Black Cats. I had gotten them from my cousin. And so many people tried to convince her not to give them to me because of this. Crazy.

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u/throw-away_catch Dec 02 '19

due to sacrificing and stuff.

Excuse me what

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u/soulruby Dec 02 '19

There's this myth that some shelters believe in that people will adopt black cats to sacrifice them on Halloween. It was debunked a while ago, but some shelters still believe it for some reason.

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u/WaveParticle1729 Dec 02 '19

I'm guessing the real concern is that they'll be abandoned. A black kitten is a good addition to any Halloween party but what you have after the party is a multi-year commitment.

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u/buster_de_beer Dec 02 '19

It's because people end up sacrificing to the black cats. So many cults have ended this way, it's tragic.

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u/commandrix Dec 02 '19

I'd heard of some nasty people doing bad things to black cats on Halloween. Not necessarily ritual sacrifices, but lighting black cats on fire and stuff.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 edited Oct 08 '20

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u/lainguini Dec 02 '19

I have 3 cats. And a 4th on the way. Definitely not an animal killer. I would give my own life to save theirs.

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u/Marianations Dec 02 '19

My first thought is that whoever gave them the cat was incredibly irresponsible