The top 10 reasons to adopt a black cat

[jenluckenbach]

10. You'll save $$ on their Halloween costumes.
9. You can always find them in the snow.
8. Holding a black cat is very slimming.
7. Black cats will match any decor.
6. A lint brush isn't required for a black-tie affair.
5. When you love a black cat, luck is on your side.
4. Black cats are like onyx, a beautiful gem.
3. Hey, they don't care what color you are!
2. Love knows no color.

And the number one reason to adopt a black cat...

1. They are the least likely to be adopted.

[sirrahbed]

This is a cute list! Lisa (CCL) was just telling me about all of the black kitties they have at the shelter she runs and that they are so hard to adopt out!:rolleyes: I hope she sees this.

[catmandu]

I MADE,THE MISTAKE,OF GIVING JET,A STARRY KITTEN UP,AND CHARCOAL,WAS FIP POSITIVE,I WOULD LOVE,TO HAVE A BLACK CAT,AS NICE,AS FROSTING,THE BLACK CAT,WHOM,I HAD AS A TOT.
ALL BLACK,WITH WHITE FROSTING,ON HIM.
THEN SOMEONE,STOLE HIM,OFF OUR PORCH!

WE NEVER DID SEE FROSTING AGAIN,MY MOTHER,WAS UPSET,YERAS LATER,WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FROSTING,IN THE HOSPITAL.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/catmandu/catphotos848.jpg

[catnapper]

Hmmmmm... is that a hint to adopt Angel? ;)

[jenluckenbach]

Originally posted by catnapper
Hmmmmm... is that a hint to adopt Angel? ;)
Sure what ever it takes. :p

First she is a tabby and now she is black. :rolleyes: whatever!

[catnapper]

LOL... A black tabby.

I don't adopt non-tabby cats. :cool:

Besides, isn't she purrty? Please tell the world that photos just don't do her justice!

[catfamily]

I find that Black cats are the most loyal to their owners.They love them more than anything.No need for playing with the other cats as much.They just love their owners so very much.The 3 I have are all the same as far as that goes.Nice cats.But really want to be the only cat.Very sensitive and jealous but very loving and always want to sleep near your head.They are so very affectionate.

[Abby&Buddy'sMom]

they are just so darn cute!!:) ..... see sample below---> http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Helga-G-Pitacky/abbybeautymay2005.jpg edited to add... if you look closely at Abby, you will notice that she is laying on Buddy in this pose. you can see his nose in the top left hand corner of the picture.:)

[jenluckenbach]

Carla just described our black cat, Jasper to a "T"!!

And quite a few of our all black fosters (black tabbies do NOT count) were exactly like our Jasper. So much so that Charlie would call them Jasper Jr.s ;)

[Abby&Buddy'sMom]

omg...you have just described my Abby exactly....she absolutely love her mother (me:) ) more than I ever thought a cat was capable of...and of course she is VERY MUCH loved! It is funny cause I was a previous "I dont want a black cat" person before I got her. my oh my....how things change;) I wouldnt give her up for a million $.

[jenluckenbach]

You heard it here folks......now go out and adopt an all black cat!!! :D

[catnapper]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
(black tabbies do NOT count) Yes, they most certainly do! She acts EXACTLY like Carla said hers do!

[Abby&Buddy'sMom]

this is Abbys story, as was written in a previous post : I had a wonderful gray kitty that lived to be 16 and she was my very best friend when I was growing up. I got her when I was 5 yrs old , and she went to the bridge when i was 21 and it took me another 18 yrs till I felt comfortable enough to bring another kitty into my heart, because I always thought that there could never be a cat that I could love as much as my little Teeny girl. fast-forward to my age of 39, a co-workers son got a kitten who is gray and white,that I really fell for. I started telling my husband maybe the time has come to find me a new "love" (kitty ) so we went to the local humane society to find a beautiful gray and white kitten with white mittens none were to be found that day. but we did see many little blackies(but I didnt want any). I had my heart set on a gray and white and made a comment like...I dont want a black cat, I want a gray and white with mittens. ok. 3 weeks later we go again to look around. when in a corner cage there were two fuzzy little black furballs . I said OMG..here is THE one for me ! ,Husband says its not gray and white and has no mittens! I said who cares..she is coming home today with us. She is my precious baby Abby and I love her more than I ever thought I could love another kitty. She is like my second child that I could never have , and somehow I think my little Teeny girl sent her to me to love hope you enjoyed my story.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Helga-G-Pitacky/abbyrelaxedlook.jpg now who could resist that precious face:D

[Prairie Purrs]

They're GORGEOUS!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Pencats/Cats/Cats181.jpg

[CalliesMom]

How could you not want a kitty that looks at you like this? lovey eyes.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p327cb30b7d782fdbeeea7b0019701432/f37c9970.jpg

[momcat]

9 of the reasons were great, very convincing. But the #1 reason makes me want to cry! Black kitties are as sweet, cute, and loving as all others. Let's all hope that trend changes and I do mean soon!!!!!

[luckies4me]

Do you mind if I use this on my website on the page that hosts my black rescue kitty Cherry?

Here is a Cherry pic. :) She and her sister Cotton are available for adoption. ;) Hint Hint. hehe.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/BengalsBuddies/04239809.jpg

[slleipnir]

They're least likely to be adopted? Why? I've always wanted a black kitty (well black and white..)

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by slleipnir
They're least likely to be adopted? Why? I've always wanted a black kitty (well black and white..)

How bout adopting Tony? ;)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/BengalsBuddies/9fd3b2d4.jpg

[catfamily]

Originally posted by luckies4me
How bout adopting Tony? ;)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/BengalsBuddies/9fd3b2d4.jpg
Tony looks like a lovebug that I just want to hug through the screen.;)

[carole]

As the proud meowmie of a Black Princess I can vouch for all of those reasons, and way more, both my Black cats have been nothing less than awesome in nature, and yes very loyal and loving, I was suprised to read they are least likely to be adopted, why is that? is it superstition or something, I don't think it applies down under as Black Cats are seen as good luck.

There is nothing cutier than a sleek, shiny Black kittie see below.:)

[jazzcat]

They are also great office assistants!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/v9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/v10.jpg

[carole]

Lori those pics are so darn cute, brought a real smile to my face, Jazz so reminds me of Lexie.:) :D :cool:

[jazzcat]

Carole - that picture of Lexie is so cute I had to post it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/halfinhouse2b.jpg

I'm glad Jazz made you smile. We have some special black kitties!

[carole]

Thank you, I was hoping someone would be kind enough to re-size it for me, I know we are the lucky one's aren't we?

[NoahsMommy]

I'm AMAZED they're the last to be adopted. Black cats have the sweetest, most laid back personalities of all the cats I've ever met.

I LOVE my Basie Bee to death!! Yay for black kitties!! :)

[AlleyCat]

I never knew that black cats are the least likely to be adopted. Onyx was our 2nd oldest - she would've been our oldest except that there weren't any black kittens at the time we were looking. But it didn't take us long to find Onyx - we even had her name picked out before we adopted her! :)

http://www.chrisandreabeard.com/PTimages/08160502-onyx-small.jpg

[Sonia59]

All your kitties are very cute!

I also learned recently that black cats are the least to be adopted! The same in every country apparently. I can't understand that. If you love them, don't you love them ALL??

The 10 and even more reasons should be hanged in every shelter
;)

And Tony, you are so pretty, I hope you find a home soon (I am too far from you boy!).

[grybai]

You're right jazzcat, they do make great office assistants!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grybai/kittens/tunacomp.jpg

I never knew black cats were the least likely to be adopted. Tuna's my little buddy. Totally nuts and goofy, yet extremely affectionate, he and I are the most bonded of all the pets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grybai/6ea4c34f.jpg

[Lightning SuperCat]

Ive never had a black kitty, and there isn't even a stray blackie around here! Well, I correct that. There was, a long time ago, when we first moved in. Now you guys made me want to adopt one! :p

[NoahsMommy]

Need to add some Basie pictures to this thread too! :)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d928b3127cce92fb85044a1600000016109BYt2Llq2I

Zzzzz.....
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d928b3127cce92fb9b4acb6700000015109BYt2Llq2I

And his newest spot to sleep during the day...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d777b70d0000000016109BYt2Llq2I
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d777eb0d5c00000016109BYt2Llq2I

:)

[QueenScoopalot]

I agree that black cats tend to be (maybe overly:p ) affectionate. "Chip" my black Siamese is the funniest most silly boy. :) He's a "fine, fine feline" as I tell him all day, and "he's crazy, and I'm crazy about him"! His response to me is a gurgly noserub...that boy never stops talking. And what's not to love about my snaggle-toothed, half a front legged, one eyed Skippy? I'm soooo glad the vets didn't pull his fangs out when he had dentistry...they only add to his non-stop charm. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/QueenScoopalot/MyprecioussnaggletoothedSkippyDoo.jpg

There is one drawback to black cats (only one mind you) they are hard to photograph, but easy to love. ;) :) :D

[prechrswife]

I'll have to add pictures later, but I will echo what everyone else has said. Our two blackies are great cats. Saphirah is a true daddy's girl--absolutely loyal and devoted. Samson is the best lap kitty that either of us has ever had, and he was a stray that wandered into our yard and hearts one day.

[catlover4ever]

Originally posted by catnapper
LOL... A black tabby.

I don't adopt non-tabby cats. :cool:


You might find this interesting.....from Cat Fancy Magazine, October issue...."Black Beauties"

"But what is a black cat?. Genetically, black cats are tabbies. The gene that causes the banding we associate with tabbies has a non-banded form, so cats that are black with this form of the gene have no banding between the tabby stripes, masking the tabby pattern. This essentially means that he coat has black stripes on a black background."

Now some pictures of my black beauties......

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p89c49edc268b24131cd9b3722f94c0eb/f9e52b34.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p40186b47da5ab9015ee66bdc9553f935/f9e19f74.jpg

My mom's kitty Midnight......
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p61a0c660d06e8d8d0923c023f09d29fb/fb65f634.jpg

And my new baby Vegas...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid180/peb419eaf6429926b4b97d84b738e9fb7/f3041648.jpg

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
9. You can always find them in the snow.
I have to disagree with this one because finding them in snow, I would think, would be similar to finding them in a "white" house. Remember when Tubby got "lost?" Where is he?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid182/pcc29ea2cac82c228642bef298ed937a7/f2c37ea3.jpg

And since a thread about blackies isn't complete without a picture of Tubby, here is where I found him, reveling in the sun while hiding from meowmy. :rolleyes: :D (oh how I miss my big boy :( )
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid182/pdd57bdfc89a62b49095306013ce84090/f2c37e9b.jpg

Oh, and I'm not surprised that they are the last to be adopted. Just check Petfinder.com and you'll see that the majority of cats for adoption are blackies and torties. :(

[prechrswife]

Now I have time for pictures.

Here is Saphirah--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v462/prechrswife/IMG_1291.jpg

And Samson--
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v462/prechrswife/IMG_1034.jpg

[sasvermont]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid153/pa34454690595a847f38fa760e1aa04ce/f58f78db.jpg

She IS totally in love with me, and I, her. She follows me every place I go and is always flopping on the floor in front of me. She walks between my legs and is always, always, by my side! Talk about velcro kitty!

I love seeing all the other blackies!

P. S. Lucy is looking in at the bunnies, not looking out from a cage!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach


1. They are the least likely to be adopted.

Why?

[Cataholic]

Who in their right mind would adopt black cats? :D

[Sonia59]

Originally posted by Brody's Mum
Why?

Superstition, I think! :mad:

[Sonia59]

Originally posted by catlover4ever
You might find this interesting.....from Cat Fancy Magazine, October issue...."Black Beauties"

"But what is a black cat?. Genetically, black cats are tabbies. The gene that causes the banding we associate with tabbies has a non-banded form, so cats that are black with this form of the gene have no banding between the tabby stripes, masking the tabby pattern. This essentially means that he coat has black stripes on a black background."


This is very interesting. It may explain why my black and white Hercule (at the RB now) had some stripes on the black parts, only visible to the sun. These stripes looked more or less "orange". And it explains why black or black and white kitties can have tabby mothers, and that the other brothers and sisters can all be tabbies.

[Donnaj4962]

I never thought that I would want a black cat, but when I first met my Sasha (an mostly black tortie) and she snuggled into my :::ahem::: cleavage :rolleyes: , and immediatley started purring, I was IN LOVE! She is such a wonderful little girl, and keeps me laughing all the time. Next time, maybe I will go for all black! Who knows????

I love the list! And yes, black cats while being held make a person appear slimmer! :D

[momoffuzzyfaces]

My black boy Chester thanks you!

Here is an old picture of him. He's still as adorable and bossy!;)


Originally posted by tatsxxx11

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pf5e23de06f55c083a42cbeb8c421f75e/fd654e8d.jpg

[Gin]

I loved the list, especially #8. But the least likely to be adopted? I never knew that. A black cat named Bear was my lovable companion for almost 20 years. I'll agree with QueenScoopAlot, however:


There is one drawback to black cats (only one mind you) they are hard to photograph, but easy to love.

For proof of this, check the attached photo.

[momcat]

To all PT folks with those sweet adorable black kitties of ALL ages, please give them lots and lots of lovebug from me?

[catfamily]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
I have to disagree with this one because finding them in snow, I would think, would be similar to finding them in a "white" house. Remember when Tubby got "lost?" Where is he?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid182/pcc29ea2cac82c228642bef298ed937a7/f2c37ea3.jpg

And since a thread about blackies isn't complete without a picture of Tubby, here is where I found him, reveling in the sun while hiding from meowmy. :rolleyes: :D (oh how I miss my big boy :( )
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid182/pdd57bdfc89a62b49095306013ce84090/f2c37e9b.jpg

Oh, and I'm not surprised that they are the last to be adopted. Just check Petfinder.com and you'll see that the majority of cats for adoption are blackies and torties. :(
I remember when Tubby got lost.That was a nice thread...finding him happy sunning himself.We panick so much when we don't see them for a while.

[carole]

Everybody's Black Kitties are just gorgeous, I think it maybe a superstition thing in the US, but here in NZ, Black cats are considered good luck if they cross your path, and I believe in Scotland too, so my mother tells me, so I think they would be more popular to adopt in NZ for that reason maybe.

I have never chosen my cats by colour, Ash well he was a stray no decision there, and I was never going to adopt another Blackie after loosing my sweet boy Sootie, too painful a memory, but fate would have it, Lexie came into my life, and she just happened to be a black sweet girl, and she is the best.

You cannot beat a Black Beauty IMO, not that I am biased or anything.:D

[smokey the elder]

I have some black cats. CH Diva, 9 years old.

[smokey the elder]

Next, my failed foster Bubba, also 9 years old.

[smokey the elder]

Diamond, the cat who rescued me five years ago! She's about 7.

[smokey the elder]

TicTac, Diamond's son and a VERY large cat, who's 5.

[CalliesMom]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid182/p68d2411f686683d1a9fdc73e57362bcb/f2bed1e2.jpg
How could you not LOVE that face? ;)

[orangemm]

My Mikey (all black) was the most loving cat ever! In fact, he could almost drive you crazy with the leg rubbing, jumping in your lap and following you around. He used to sleep on top of my head every night ...oh how I miss that black beauty.

He was the sweetest boy you could imagine and I wish I still had him.

No, we never chose our cats by color...we did it by instinct and by their purrsonalitites.

[catfamily]

Originally posted by orangemm
My Mikey (all black) was the most loving cat ever! In fact, he could almost drive you crazy with the leg rubbing, jumping in your lap and following you around. He used to sleep on top of my head every night ...oh how I miss that black beauty.

He was the sweetest boy you could imagine and I wish I still had him.

No, we never chose our cats by color...we did it by instinct and by their purrsonalitites.
You see!!! My black cats have the same personalitys.They follow me around.Sleep on my head,if no other black cat took that spot already and very very loving.AND they drive me crazy:D .But they really don't like other cats.(At least mine don't).They want to be the only one and stay by your side always.My BooBoo is I think 17 now and I've had him since he was 6 weeks old.His brother (Black and White)KiKi died of Cancer of the jaw last year.But BooBoo never really cared to much for him.And Now with all these other cats he's so upset.Poor guy.He's used to all the attention.So he comes first.He's dying soon and I want him to have me all to his self and I can't.So I'm trying to be with him as much as possible.He has Thyroid problem plus he's not eating and he MAY have Cancer of the Jaw too.Very rare but his brother had it.His teeth are done all the time and are good but he keeps rubbing his cheek with his paw when he eats.I'm giving him chicken with Gravy baby food untill Monday when I get him to the vet.I hope they don't say it's time.I want to give him more love first.:(

Picture of my Closest dearest BooBoo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/carla_mike/catfamily%203/8-9-05boobooshinyfurcoat.jpg

[catfamily]

Now for the other 2
Here's Bowie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/carla_mike/catfamily%203/8-14-05bowieanothergreatpic.jpg
And here's Emily
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/carla_mike/catfamily%203/8-9-05emilyone.jpg

[catcrazylady]

Jen I'm so glad you started this thread! The shelter is overloaded with the most beautiful black cats! I can't understand it either. They are so sweet and so incredibly loving. I'm already figuring that I will get stuck with these two black kittens because I will not let them grow up and live their life in a cage at the shelter.
We even have two gorgeous long haired black cats at the shelter with a reduced adoption price and still no one wants them.:(
I know I don't have a black cat but I only took in the ferals that landed on my porch and it just so happened that none of them were black. Lucky is the closest I've got and he's a black tabby with very distinct tabby stripes.

Lets keep spreading the word about how wonderful they are and maybe we can get some of the beauties adopted!!:)