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Even in 2019, you still hear of black cats being associated with superstitions, witches, black magic and such. Black shelter pets are less likely to be adopted than pets of other colors. They still face so much hate nowadays and the more I read about this topic, the sadder I get.
Skuxlife
#blackcatlivesmatter
FearalAonu
Goths of the world unite! Save those adorable cats!
Heavenissize17socks
Itscalledart
FreakyFishGuy
I have 2 beautiful black cats, and you just made me cuddle them both
MyleKeville
I love and miss my Black kitty. She was such a great cat.
TsundereOctopus
Love my black rescue cat. I heard a more modern problem is people don't adopt black cats/dogs because they don't "photograph well". Wtf...
jobe
Fuck that, I went out of my way to get a black cat, now all my black clothes don't appear covered in hair
embericed
#StopCatRacism
IntrovertFriendly
#BlackCatsMatter
GraeYstaG237
Was driving on a scooter once. Car went out of their lane and into mine to try and run over cat for fun. Luckily only caught it by the tail.
Twinklepot
This is sad :(
RyalC89
We adopted 3, the first one around Halloween, was asked if we were going to sacrifice her. Now it's my wife's baby.
cinematicheart
My mom passed a tradition on to me. A house isn't a home with out a black cat. They actually bring luck and love.
SanshinDojo
worldsokayestspeler
If i saw somebody kill a cat on purpose you would find that person’s mangled body on the ground
kadaeux
That's nice of you to leave a body to find. I'm not sure I would be so magnanimous. (Evidence etc.)
mithiwithi
Making an example of an animal abuser vs. staying free to deal with the next one. Tough call.
nebuchadnezzarispooping
Black cats ward off evil so people should be much nicer to black cats instead of being arseholes to em
MorrighanWolf
Or we could just remind the arseholes why they were afraid to try such shite once. Horrifically.
CirclejerqueDuSoleil
Specifically, creepers.
PhloydPhan
It's a terrible day for rain....
md22mdrx
It can’t rain all the time ....
m1ndk
In a loop.. One of the best movies for sure!
Jjvapeanimal
It is
stabbermcshooty
But it's not raining.
FormulaFuzzball
Other than Scrubs, this has to be pretty high on my top-tear list
ScrippyChan
That entire scene in the first anime run fucked me up so hard when it aired. I just bawled.
Beastest87
I have 2 house Panthers myself, I'm a big fan of black cats. I don't let mine outside unsupervised because of this issue ?
awkwardbeautiful
This hit me so hard.My black cat was hit by a car 10 yrs ago.I have to believe that it was accidental cause i don’t think I can handle it /
awkwardbeautiful
If it was done intentionally. That would break my heart all over again
Feralkyn
FWIW hitting animals with cars, while sometimes done intentionally, isn't likely to be the case with animals with black fur. You just can't
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see them--either to swerve to hit OR avoid. The kind of violence you hear about with Halloween isn't usually car-related.
Waitoverthere
If you run over any animal intentionally, you're an asshole and the world's better off without you.
LEOLEMONS
I was forever scarred when at 19, many many years ago, my friend stopped so I could jump out and rescue a box turtle crossing the road...
LEOLEMONS
A guy in a truck behind us saw me and sped up. He went into the far lane to run over the turtle on purpose, just 3 feet in front of me. I
LEOLEMONS
remember screaming as the truck sped away faster and yelling obscenities I hadn’t before.
GadenKerensky
*Does not apply to Cane Toads in Australia*
GiantSquanchy
I knew it looked familiar.
Damn you OP these always make me cry
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
This is why I got my Pixie. She was in a rescue and I knew the stats. She's not the most loving, she doesn't cuddle, but she's always safe.
Arklytte
Same. We ended up taking in three all at once because one was black. Only wanted one, of the litter of three, one was black and we knew 1/?
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that she wouldn't fare well in the shelter, since, basically, people suck. One had a birth defect, and we were worried she would 2/?
Arklytte
be put down because of it. So we took all three and love them all, along with their little brother from a later litter.
Bothsides1
What great thing to say. Best comment I've seen all day.
TheToofFairy
I agree. Both his or her’s comment and name lol.
SashaTheBlackCat
I love my black kitty https://imgur.com/z5CtNdz
Arklytte
Gorgeous. :)
titaniumsnail
Pretty kitty.
MuldoonJP
LucasTheArchaneer
We must show the evil in the world as much as we show the good lest we grow complacent and the same goes for the reverse
srslysterling
She's so good on Mindhunter. Totally forgot she was on Fringe.
SaltyInternetPirate
Aaaah! This is from the episode where Walter tells her the truth about Peter ?
SaltyInternetPirate
Correction: from the episode before it. Both were so emotional. I didn't need more feels now.
Alex0469
Pretty good show.
TChallaVanDam
Agreed. First few seasons were especially amazing.
showmanic
Just so you know, people who do this are JERKS. You KNOW people are looking at the comments wondering ''WHAT SHOW??''. JERKS.
Zombieboobs459
Fringe
turianfleet
Sauce?
Disturbed12CG
Fringe
m1ndk
Not a 'watching series person' here. You must watch it..
jockspice17
If, in this modern age, you are a person who believes in such things, I don't think you should be allowed a pet. Or children.
CaffeineManic
You could say the same about anti-vaxxers.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Or to walk free in the daylight.
Lfa3
Not only these people usually have more than one pet, they also have more than one kid. Welp
VibratingNipples
Animal abuse is now a federal law. So if caught, they could be facing a federal offense ;)
Lfa3
Depends on the country, sadly :(
TheMellowPeril
There’s no shortage of people, myself included, who like black cats. Hell, at some point in my life I had three.
freckledkink
I use to only adopt black cats. They drool so much!
10tacles
RavenInFlyte4ever
I loved my house panther, he was the biggest, cuddliest romeo.
fanciestface
4 of my neighbors have black cats. A runner came by while each black cat was in their respective driveway and she said, What is happening!?
TheMellowPeril
It’s the witching hour.
jennym123
We have two and we love them very much.
ZircZZ
We have two too! Black cats are the best.
SnarkySophia
I have two. When I don't have kids I'll probably turn into a cat lady.
SnarkySophia
When I don't have kids sounded weird. When my kids are grown and moved out. There were go.
lemonzesterofdestruction
I have 3 black cats!
MyDadsIphone
Most of the animals I’ve had or favored were black or dark colors
tinybluedot5
We just adopted one! She’s great. Really smart
tronda81
My one and only now is all black. She is a sweetheart, I dont see why anyone would have an issue with something as simple as a color. Stupid
weinereater2019
I had like 8, sweetest cats ever
jzbstl
I have four cats, one of them is a micro-panther and he's awesome. All cats are awesome.
blueKD
What's the difference between a micro-panther and a cat?
TheMellowPeril
One's an asshole that kocks shit off your shelves at 2 AM. The other is an asshole that kocks shit off your shelves at 2 AM, but in black.
TheMellowPeril
Cuddly assholes
ExpectTheUnexpectedSpectacle
Phrasing
CheddarDreams
I just adopted 2 a month ago! The sweetest babies
nickhuta
Favorite pet I ever had was a black cat. Lived 18yrs. If I ever get another cat, it will definitely be black. Love them.
EvilAbdy
We had a black kitty and she was the absolute best sweetest cat ever. Miss her dearly. We did recently adopt another back kitty though :)
SaveAChocoboRideAnAirship
Currently have 4 black beauties!
shyriath
Our pet when I was a kid was a black cat named Dusty. Considering that my sister and I were always bugging him, he was a very tolerant cat.
Holzter
Seeing this comic made me tear up over the loss of mine...
anonnymoosecommenter
Rookie numbers, I knew a lady with 11. She would only let 1 or 2 out at a time, so no one would know how many there were. Sadly, many 1
anonnymoosecommenter
weren't fixed, which is why she had so many. I got my Tsuki from her, she was inbred as hell, but she was my first black kitty, and I'm 2
anonnymoosecommenter
sad she's gone. I had to put her down due to paralysis and cancer last year. I'll get another black kitty later when i can afford it. 3.
BishlamekGurpgork
There is a shortage, though - at least by comparison. Black cats in shelters for example, have a real problem getting adopted. One of the
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reasons my first attempt to find a fried was a black cat. (She was super-stressed out in my home for some reason, and they asked that I take
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her back and try someone else.) Apparently, aside from the bad luck thing, people also think they don't photograph well, which are both
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terrible reasons, but there you have it.
MisterLemons
BC2k2
Oh Lawd, he comin'!
DaveTheScientist
Damn, his face looks so much like my chonk.
GadenKerensky
You know that belly is just begging for raspberries.
GigliSawsMakeMeGiggle
Beautiful!
okillshutupnow
I keep my black kitty inside it October because I dont want people to be assholes to her
ArmedSharks
Same. My baby girl Khosha stays inside where no one can hurt her.
Shawnthegirl
Our neighbors have a super friendly black kitty. They let him roam on Halloween, and I considered it a Halloween Blessing when this purring>
Shawnthegirl
fluffball let me pet him and was just so happy to see me. It was the most chill, nice, Halloween I ever had.
vindik8or
I keep my cat inside all of the time so it doesn't hunt native critters and will never get into fights with other cats or hit by a car.
stolenkiss37
Mine almost died on his first. He came home and emergency vet kept him alive and my amazing country vet made him whole he was amazing!
KrazyKatLady84
Same, both of my black cats stay inside because I don't want anyone to hurt them. Black cats are the most gorgeous in my opinion
DIINKELBERG
I feel like my country is extreme safe and cool with the mpst things. Never heard here of black cats missing
basicallyacat
Same. this is ours /a/hNwsOnK
KeyHollo
They should honestly never be allowed to roam for their safety and the environment
lewdfionastuff
Nah my dude, I don't run a prison
SleepyTrex
It's sad that you must. I get excited to see black cats around October.
SleepyTrex
And the rest of the year too.
RoboCoonie
Yep, I housesit and have explicit instructions in October to bring the girls in for the days of Halloween no matter how much they whine.
frozenkhaos12
I have a black cat as well. He stayed in the week of holloween. He also isn't allowed out at night.
LooseSeall
Same. My Timmm-bo will not be some superstitious fuck’s victim. And if he was, bitch better pray I never find out who it was
nighttmindd
Seriously? I can’t believe this is actually a thing. I think black cats are super badass and beautiful.
Lfa3
It is. Black magic and other kind of rituals are still a huge noise in many places. BUT they use black (or fully white) cats all year.
GANGOF3DOGOS
Same here, he hates being stuck inside but I'm not going to risk it.
Gregreth
Even though I live in the Appalachian mountains where superstitions run rampant, I've thankfully not come across this one as much.
TheMayo16
Thankfully my black cat has wood to retreat from the people and she is smart
As3th8r
Where is this? usa?
Lfa3
Any third world country and yeah, sadly some first world as well.
RebelSkull
Not Rome, that’s for sure. That city treats cats and dogs really well in my experience.
Royalwerewolf
I'd straight up fight anyone in the street if I saw them trying to hurt a kitty. Even if the person was twice my size
Arklytte
Same! The way some people react to black cats is fucking sick! I keep all four of my baby cats (only one is black) locked up around 1/?
Arklytte
Halloween just to be safe. None are outside cats, but I've had assholes throw things at them when they're in the windows.
BoblobIaw
I wasn’t aware anyone was serious about the black cat thing...(-_-;)
Lfa3
We need to insert the 'sweet summer child' meme here. It is, and it's big in some places/countries.
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
Are people so fucked in the head to just mess with random pets because it's october? Shit we really are worse than animals.
SilverSatyr77
We do the same with our tiny house panther. Gotta keep him safe.
purgethefilthyheretics
Lmao really? What kinda retarded place do you live at?
Malus333
Same place people believe if you give the guy who talks to the sky guy money, you will have a mansion after you die
RebelSkull
Lol +1
TheFirstFurst
Earth.
purgethefilthyheretics
Visit Scandinavia bruv
As3th8r
Have you traveled around the globe? At least europeans won't hunt black cats. It's a matter of education.
VVArgost
Even Europeans can be stupid and cruel... (cough cough lookin at you British History)
purgethefilthyheretics
Stupid and cruel in the name of greed and personal glory maybe, but for the sake of superstition, except for the Italians mostly lmao
TK421isAFK
Most Humane Societies ban adoption of black cats within a month or 2 of Halloween, too.
Lfa3
Also Friday 13th
bananafoen
Is this really a thing? Wtf
Lfa3
Yep. Applies to fully white cats too, and on Fridays 13th as well.
ZeusesBoner
My dad has the most beautiful void with green eyes, she is kept indoors during fireworks and Halloween time.
ItsAlwaysDaDamnedGuvment
Yup ain't noone getting my Cole Train
xRocketman52x
You know it, baby! The Cole Train... is a smoooothh ride.
LivelyRequiem
Damn Cole, those things were almost as big as you. "Yea, ALMOST"
ANonJewishPolack
COLE TRAIN RUNS ON WHOLE GRAIN, BABY! WOOOOH!
PopTrogdor
Was a tester on that game, those lines are what got me through testing insane mode
CommunCreator
It truly was … a love supreme.
mikeatike
Roscoe P.
Brocid3n
WOOOH NO ONES STOPPIN THE COAL TRAIN BABY
ItsAlwaysDaDamnedGuvment
Name was totally based on Gears of War
Counterfit
Not John? =(
ItsAlwaysDaDamnedGuvment
Well tertiarily sure
Brocid3n
WOOOOH
ihatemynekofetish
It’s not whoo whoo it’s ????????
TheMellowPeril
I keep my cats inside at all times. It’s too dangerous outside. I mean, people leave out cans of food laced with rat poison.
Mandaglorian
Yup! Cats only out in the yard under direct supervision, they are quite happy to be indoors the rest of the time.
Darkspire
Cars, predators, general hazards, other cats, there's tons of reasons to have indoor cats.
Lfa3
Not to say the damage they cause to local birds. Had a nest of almost fledgling hummingbirds nearby destroyed. Pets inside = good for all!
TheMellowPeril
Yes!
Orthy
That makes me want to do to them stuff that’d make torture look like a family friendly activity.
analnipple666
That's absolutely abhorrent, people like that 100% have no soul.
Taxicat
Mine have only gone outside in a carrier or on a harness-and-leash. Safety first!
rooik14
tbh I think we should just make walking your cat a thing. Some people do it, but for some reason people see it as strange.
Ironbunny
I try to walk my cat but it does not work the way you'd hope for
TheMellowPeril
Starting with the cat itself
thejoeymonster
When my voids were little they would ride my shoulder like a bird. They still try someone but it's a lot more claws then pads now.
Blud4BludGod
Had a black cat growing up (she was a character, lots of stories there too haha). She disappeared for weeks at a time every October...
Blud4BludGod
...if we left her out. After a few years of that we just made a point of keeping her in, too. Glad she always came back, lived to be 23.
Imissmycats
...this is movie material. A black cat whose siblings were killed only due to the color of their fur has to survive attempts at her life
Imissmycats
every halloween, but this year she has a litter of kittens to protect aswell. Join her and her friends (i'm thinking regular striped cat,
Imissmycats
pompous white persian with irresponsable owners who let him outside and a crow who she hires every october to be a lookout in exchange for
Orthy
I have two Bombay’s and I’d hang someone from a lamppost if they hurt them.
LazySpider
I’d flay someone for doing this to ANY animal
ThomasThundersword
i was gonna say what i’d do but i decided it would get me on a list. let’s just say it involves acid (think breaking bad) and GC violations
LazySpider
Seems too quick, they gotta really taste their penance
ThomasThundersword
i do wonder what would happen if someone drank that kind of acid. must’ve horrible.
EspiKitsune
My childhood pet, a black polydactyl cat, was murdered by some punks because my mom's a witch. Since then, I only adopt black cats and dogs.
memmaster
Das sad I’m sorry
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
I hate humans sometimes. Knuckle-drugging mud-apes.
BadAdviceTerry
I'm sorry that happened. Side note. I read pterodactyl and that affirmed your statement that your mother was a witch
EspiKitsune
Its okay, I kept reading it as pterodactyl when I wrote it, too.
Marikhen
I would sincerely hate to have been you because I'd probably be in prison now.
EspiKitsune
Oh I would be, too, if I hadn't only been in kindergarten at the time.
greenteaneko
I’m so sorry about your childhood friend :(
TK421isAFK
What's their problem with your mom? Every Wiccan woman I've known was awesome (and a bit of a freak in bed), and everybody loves Samantha.
EspiKitsune
Area I live in is overly Christian/Catholic dominated and bigoted at that. Pagans = the devil = must be run out since burning us is illegal.
TK421isAFK
You can't blame them for fearing an organization called People Against Goodness And Normalcy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIm8qNirTOk /s
EspiKitsune
Omg that's a good one. How have I never seen this before?
TK421isAFK
Where were you in the 80s?
selkieselk
bloody hell! Is the area you live in The Past? Everyone just gets on here. A new vicar to the area wrote to the local paper after a big 1)
EspiKitsune
Well I live in America so.... Close enough I suppose.
selkieselk
oh no :( Come to europe, we drink and dance round big fires, it's ace fun :)
selkieselk
2) local midwinter festival saying the pagan elements were a bit 'satanic'. All the other local vicars wrote in to tear strips off him. Most
selkieselk
3) of the local churches are part of the festivals & everyone just enjoys each other's quirks.
alpacasaurusrex
This is why I don’t tell my gran in the Ozarks that I’m a pagan agnostic that worships Freya et all. It would break her little southern bap
alpacasaurusrex
brain. She already thinks I’m practically hell bound cause I say dangit.
EspiKitsune
Its funny. My dad's devout Lutheran and is utterly okay with it, so is my extended religious family. The locals, however, are not....
alpacasaurusrex
My deeply religious & republican aunt does NOT understand it. My mom however, was a witch & taught me all she knew. I just quit practicing
AwwDamn321
Your...your moms a witch?
christophmoore578
Yeah, please extrapolate on that.
EggFooYung
Dad a muggle?
Colopty
That's what it says yeah.
EspiKitsune
She's pagan, but she prefers to use the term 'witch'.
TheRighteousIndignation
Your mom is amazing.
EspiKitsune
She really is. She likes to play video games, too. Call of Duty especially. She's not good at it but she likes to play it.
WarriorFox
Blessed be and merry met
SneakorsMcSneakorsface
Do you follow her practices?
EspiKitsune
To some extent, yes. I'm pagan myself but I don't follow her exactly. She believes in more Native American practices while I'm more Norse.
SneakorsMcSneakorsface
Have you noticed results from any of your activities?
TheMellowPeril
Where the hell do you live?
TheDogEnd
Please say Salem, please say Salem, please say Salem
3Davideo
Salem, Oregon, maybe.
TK421isAFK
Wiccan is a hell of a lot more peaceful a religion than Christianity or Islam. Wiccans/Pagans love everybody.
TheMellowPeril
I don’t mind them, they come across as new age goth-hippie herbalists. I can defo live with that.
EspiKitsune
New Jersey, though I have been to Salem, Mass, before.
MorrighanWolf
There's pagans all over the world.
TheMellowPeril
I have no doubts about it, I used to know a guy who was into Wicca. I’m just wondering in what kind of place it’s actively looked down on.
selkieselk
Witches are in lots of places. I live in Cornwall & we have loads. I went to a hand-fasting conducted by 3 witches a couple of weeks ago 1)
TheMellowPeril
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_(disambiguation)
selkieselk
2) There are several in the band I'm in, and one's a published author. All our standing stones & sacred sites are regularly frequented by
rayneayami
I'm a witch and live in Montana.
LEOLEMONS
Well, Blessed Be, my friend.
Ashliarco
May the lord open
Lokiswifesigyn
Asatru here! Hail the gods!
WarriorFox
Shaman here. May the good spirits walk with you.