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 to find a new home than their more colourful counterparts.
Our recent research shows that the myth that black cats are unlucky seems to be taking hold with the younger generation who perhaps are being influenced by American attitudes. A notable 12 per cent of those surveyed aged 18 to 24 stated that they think black cats are unlucky, while only two per cent of those aged over 55 agreed with this view.
Gemma Smith, Social Media Manager at Cats Protection says: “Black and black-and-white cats are just as deserving of a loving home as any other colour so we’d urge people to give them a chance and not just walk past their pen in an adoption centre. They’re just as funny, sweet and wonderful as any other cat.”
To celebrate we ran a Black Cat Champion competition on our national social media accounts which invited our supporters to share their black cat photos and stories. The competition is now closed but the winner will be announced tomorrow on Black Cat Day!
Here’s how you can support our campaign:
Pictured above is Bobby, the beautiful Black Cat Day Champion of 2014, who sadly passed away due to suspected poisoning earlier this year. Bobby won the hearts of our supporters, with his competition entry receiving nearly 1,000 Facebook likes.
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Cats
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 to find a new home than their more colourful counterparts.
Our recent research shows that the myth that black cats are unlucky seems to be taking hold with the younger generation who perhaps are being influenced by American attitudes. A notable 12 per cent of those surveyed aged 18 to 24 stated that they think black cats are unlucky, while only two per cent of those aged over 55 agreed with this view.
Gemma Smith, Social Media Manager at Cats Protection says: “Black and black-and-white cats are just as deserving of a loving home as any other colour so we’d urge people to give them a chance and not just walk past their pen in an adoption centre. They’re just as funny, sweet and wonderful as any other cat.”
To celebrate we ran a Black Cat Champion competition on our national social media accounts which invited our supporters to share their black cat photos and stories. The competition is now closed but the winner will be announced tomorrow on Black Cat Day!
Here’s how you can support our campaign:
- Join our Thunderclap
- Tweet using #BlackCatDay
- Sponsor a black cat
- Download free social media covers and a printable mask
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| Photo by More Than Paws |
Pictured above is Bobby, the beautiful Black Cat Day Champion of 2014, who sadly passed away due to suspected poisoning earlier this year. Bobby won the hearts of our supporters, with his competition entry receiving nearly 1,000 Facebook likes.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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