A collection of black cat tales
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A collection of black cat tales


In honour of National Black Cat Day, we’ve collected photographs, stories, tweets and more from around the internet in celebration of black and black-and-white cats and kittens.

Why do we celebrate monochrome moggies every year? Sadly, black and black-and-white cats are often overlooked for rehoming by adopters in favour of their more colourful counterparts. Don’t forget that darker cats are just as lovely and make wonderful pets.

Find out more about National Black Cat Day.




- Black Cats: Five Common Misconceptions
People think black cats look bad in selfies, that they're boring or bad luck. They’re all total myths! But black cats in Cats Protection’s care do take 13 per cent longer to be adopted than other colours. To celebrate monochrome cats on National...

- Bigging Up Black Cats
Cats Protection’s annual celebration of black and black-and-white cats is back on Tuesday 27 October 2015 to encourage the adoption of monochrome moggies. Black cats in CP care are often overlooked by potential adopters and take on average a week longer...

- Why We Celebrate Black Cats
Next week, on 27 October is National Black Cat Day, Cats Protection’s official annual celebration of black and black-and-white cats. Our Social Media Manager, Gemma Smith has been interviewed by website Days of the Year, which brings together all of...

- On The Prowl For A Black Cat Champion
Is your monochrome moggy utterly brilliant? Cats Protection's National ‪Black Cat Day‬ 2015 is on 27 October and we’re once again on the prowl for this year’s Black Cat Champion in our brand new competition. To enter, visit our national Facebook...

- The Most Popular Black Cat Names
It seems that many owners of monochrome felines favour traditional names for their pets. We conducted a survey of over 18,000 cat owners on Facebook (see the results in our infographic) which revealed the most common cat names from across the UK. Based...



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