lucky day for black cats / Friday 13th

http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/serv...-cats-20050511

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bigbadbarry wrote:
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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!!!!

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* I use the word kill in place of manymore horrifying adjectives that some
people *do* do to cats

bigbadbarry wrote:

http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/serv...-cats-20050511

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Not a good marketing technique, IMO.

Sherry

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

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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

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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

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

wrote
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".

--
-Kelly

KellyH wrote:

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!"

Brad wrote:
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

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