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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2005lucky day for black cats / Friday 13th
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_black-cats-20050511 Thought this was cool > http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_black-cats-20050511 > > Thought this was cool Egads!!!! Those people don't know how many sickos there are out there that will adopt a black cat just to kill* it on Friday 13th!!!!  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep * I use the word kill in place of manymore horrifying adjectives that some people *do* do to cats :( > Egads!!!! Those people don't know how many sickos there are out there that > will adopt a black cat just to kill* it on Friday 13th!!!! In the UK black cats are considered to be lucky through when it comes to re-homing- not so lucky as they tend to get neglected when people come looking for a cat. Sarrasine and Redunzel though are two "not so lucky" black cats tomorrow. It's Dave's birthday so we are going to an art gallery, for a meal and to a gig so guess who are going to spend most of the day on their own? Lesley Slave of the Fabulous (and no I haven't told them yet!) Furballs http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_black-cats-20050511 > Thought this was cool Not a good marketing technique, IMO. Sherry > Not a good marketing technique, IMO. > > Sherry Agreed. I hope at least they do thorough screening on the people adopting. We are also very careful around Halloween with the black cats. -Kelly > > Not a good marketing technique, IMO. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -Kelly I do, too. And the fact that they've put the black cats "on sale" bugs me. It rather indicates they are of less value or something. Anyone who will pay $50 for a cat, will also pay $80. If a $30 savings makes or breaks the decision to adopt, can they really afford the cat anyway? Sherry > I do, too. And the fact that they've put the black cats "on sale" bugs > me. It rather indicates they are of less value or something. Anyone who > will pay $50 for a cat, will also pay $80. If a $30 savings makes or > breaks the decision to adopt, can they really afford the cat anyway? I know, like it's buying a toaster or something. "Oh this one's on sale, I'll take it!" I've never had an adopter make a decision based on price. Our senior (7 yrs +) cats have a lower fee than younger cats, but I don't think it makes a difference. We've done "Adopt-A-Thons" before during typically slow months, where we lower the adoption fee to try to get more cats moved, and they never work. No one goes, hey cats are on sale, think I'll get one. Plus they used my least favorite phrase in this article (granted, could have been the writer's choice, but I still hate it) "get rid of". Signature-Kelly > I know, like it's buying a toaster or something. "Oh this one's on sale, > -Kelly I think the way this works is you show up thinking your going to get a black cat, and they say...sorry sold out just an hour ago, can't keepem on the shelves, but we have this niice tabby..he's super friendly, had all his shots. I agree, I hope they can be selective, why not, they do it with people. If you goto adopt a child they screen you heavy, or at least thier supposed to. I don't know if it's lore or what but a black cat is very appealing to me.....all cats hold some kind of mystery to me but the black ones just a bit more mysterious to me.......I think I just talked myself into a black cat for my rescue cat if I do that.......lol......I didn't realize that people shyed away from taking black cats from a shelter do you think its just because of folklore.....?? Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" > I don't know if it's lore or what but a black cat is very appealing to > me.....all cats hold some kind of mystery to me but the black ones [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Brad Solid black cats are hard to place at shelters. It's just not one of the colors that most people choose. I do love them, though I've never had one. Especially the shorthaired, sleek, lanky ones that look like panthers. :-) Sherry >> I don't know if it's lore or what but a black cat is very appealing >to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Sherry That describes Sabra perfectly, Sherry. He was very much that way. I am going to miss my little panther. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) glsum...@neptunelink.com wrote: > >> I don't know if it's lore or what but a black cat is very appealing > >to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Ginger-lyn I didn't know you had lost Sabra? I'm so sorry, Ginger-Lyn. I know how much you're missing him. Sherry >> >Solid black cats are hard to place at shelters. It's just not one of >> >the colors that most people choose. I do love them, though I've [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Sherry Thank you, Sherry. The vet helped him cross to the Bridge on Thursday. He apparently had lymphoma, and had stopped eating and was very weak. There is a hole in this house , even with 7 other cats. I miss him; he was such a special character. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) glsum...@neptunelink.com wrote: > Thank you, Sherry. The vet helped him cross to the Bridge on > Thursday. He apparently had lymphoma, and had stopped eating and was > very weak. There is a hole in this house , even with 7 other cats. I > miss him; he was such a special character. I'm very sorry about Sabra, Ginger-lyn. It's nice that you have a vet willing to come to your house so that he could pass in his own environment. My condolences... Candace >glsum...@neptunelink.com wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Candace Thank you, Candace. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) Suddenly, without warning, sriddles@aol.com exclaimed (5/13/2005 6:27 AM): >>I don't know if it's lore or what but a black cat is very appealing > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Sherry I got one of those. I didn't go to adopt a black cat, but she took the decision out of my hands and adopted *me* (Meep's a UK Cats Protection League rescue). Oh, and wish her a happy birthday, she turns 9 on Sunday! Her very own webpage: http://www.jodi.ws/meep/meep.htm jmc > Suddenly, without warning, sriddles@aol.com exclaimed (5/13/2005 6:27 AM): >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > jmc What a gorgeous kitty! > Oh, and wish her a happy birthday, she turns 9 on Sunday! > > Her very own webpage: http://www.jodi.ws/meep/meep.htm > > jmc Happy Birthday, Meep! She is *stunning*. Love those gold eyes and shiny, shiny coat. Sherry > I got one of those. I didn't go to adopt a black cat, but she > took the decision out of my hands and adopted *me* (Meep's a UK [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Her very own webpage: http://www.jodi.ws/meep/meep.htm Happy Purrday Meep! I love black cats. I have one, and had one other. Just so panther- like and sleek. I noticed in Meep's last picture, the profile of her, that she has something that I've noticed in female cats lately. I used to only have males, but in the last 2 years I now have 2 females, too. They both have a large boney protrusion on the chest like Meep has, and my males don't have this. Is this a gender characteristic I wonder? SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > Is this a gender characteristic I > wonder? Hodge has it, too (male). Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/ > Suddenly, without warning, sriddles@aol.com exclaimed (5/13/2005 6:27 AM): > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > jmc I love the one at the Memorial! >Suddenly, without warning, sriddles@aol.com exclaimed (5/13/2005 6:27 AM): >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >jmc Maybe its those eyes the way they standout against the black like in that first picture that intrigues me.......good picture....so you know if black is a very dominant color as in female usually has litters of black I thought I heard that somewhere. Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" |
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