{"id":9868,"date":"2014-08-17T01:13:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T01:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/black-cat-appreciation-day\/"},"modified":"2021-10-27T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:42:10","slug":"black-cat-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/black-cat-appreciation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Cat Appreciation day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Black Cat Appreciation Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Black cats are the least adopted type of cat.&nbsp; To raise awareness about black cats August 17 is Black Cat awareness day.&nbsp; Black Cat Appreciation Day is a virtual event \u2013 people post to Facebook to express their appreciation for black cats.&nbsp; It was started by Wayne Morris as a way to honour the memory of his sister and a family pet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do Black Cats Deserve their own Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lot of cultures consider the black cat to be good luck.&nbsp; In Scotland black cats are said to be a sign of prosperity.&nbsp; In Japan, black cats are considered good luck.&nbsp; But in the west (particularly North America) black cats are still considered a sign of evil and bad luck.&nbsp; This superstition has its root in European cultures \u2013 where much of the black cat superstition begins.&nbsp; One black cat superstition for example says that it\u2019s bad luck for a black cat to cross your path.&nbsp; It seems that the number superstitions about black cats have motivated many people to avoid black cats all together.&nbsp; As a result black cats are adopted far less frequently and euthanized far more often.&nbsp; It looks like black cats have all the bad luck instead of being a cause of bad luck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But black cats aren\u2019t bad luck, and they\u2019re not bad cats.&nbsp; Looks of black cats are just as cute and cuddly as any other cat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>That is why we celebrate Black Cat Appreciation Day.&nbsp; Shelters everywhere ask people to look past the colour when adopting a cat.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Share with us: would you ever adopt a black cat?&nbsp; Tell us on our Facebook page \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DoonGo?ref=hl\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DoonGo?ref=hl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this infographic about cat adoptions to see where black cats rate: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/21\/black-cats-_n_4137673.html\">http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/21\/black-cats-_n_4137673.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to read more about black cat superstitions check out: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_cat\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_cat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this FB page for black cat lovers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackCatAppreciation?fref=ts\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackCatAppreciation?fref=ts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Black Cat Appreciation Day? 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