That is just so sick!

I can understand why shelters and responsible pet store owners would not want to adopt out Black Cats in October.

The reason why black cats are not adopted in October is that in the Northern Hemisphere Halloween (Samhain) is a pagan sabbat where the veils are the thinest between our world (world of the physical) and the otherworld (world of faeries).

Cats (any colour) have always been linked with witches. It was written in the dark ages that witches used cats to spy on other people by transforming themselves into the cat. So by killing a cat you are also killing the witch. Black cats in particular where mostly the *harbourer* of witches since they are the most powerful of the domestic cat.

This of course is a complete fallacy but the fear still is ingrained in some people that black cats are evil and have a witch inside them etc ....

I would like to point out though - that being pagan myself - we have a rule of *harm ye none* that INCLUDES animals. The people who want black cats in October in the northern hemisphere would probably want to harm the animal. The person at hte shelter did right by not giving that lady that cat. Animal Abusers come in all shapes and forms.

Sorry for the long post. End of rant.