An idea I had: Do a good deed for a black cat on Friday the 13th.
I was reading this post on Tumblr and it made me really sad. (I don't have my own Tumblr but we read the ones some of our friends have and we found that post through it.) I already knew that black cats get adopted much less than cats of other colors, and that a lot of people, even if they aren't superstitious about them, just seem to see them as not being as likable as other cats. (And the idea that they're "all the same," like one of the comments mentioned, is so sad too. If black cats are seen as being all the same, how come not all white cats are seen as all the same? Or gray cats, or orange cats, or tabbies that all have the same pattern, or things like that.)
Someday I think if we can ever buy a house, it's going to be full of black cats that we saved from shelters. It's so wrong that cats should have to die and not be loved just because of their color. (I hate using the term "put to sleep" because it's just a way to make killing sound less unpleasant. Even if most shelters try to do it more humanely than they did in the past, it's still killing. Plus, I think you should never say an animal was "put to sleep" around children, because they might think it really means putting them to sleep forever, and become afraid that it might be possible for them to fall asleep forever and never wake up. It doesn't matter whether you're not sure if a child understands that death is permanent or not- I think it's still better to say death, and to explain what euthanasia is when it really is necessary. Otherwise you might just end up making them afraid of sleep.)
Anyway, today, if you have a chance to adopt a cat or help someone else adopt one, try to make it a black cat. And if you have a black cat, give them extra scritches or treats or play with them more or whatever they like, because they're lucky to be loved by a human. Or you could donate to someone who has a black cat who needs help (like the one we mentioned in our last post), or to Black Cat Rescue or another no-kill shelter with a lot of black cats, or foster one in your home. (I know it's late and probably the 14th already for a lot of people reading this, but it's still the 13th over most of the Pacific Ocean! Or you can make tomorrow the honorary 13th.)
-someone who doesn't have a name at the front yet
Someday I think if we can ever buy a house, it's going to be full of black cats that we saved from shelters. It's so wrong that cats should have to die and not be loved just because of their color. (I hate using the term "put to sleep" because it's just a way to make killing sound less unpleasant. Even if most shelters try to do it more humanely than they did in the past, it's still killing. Plus, I think you should never say an animal was "put to sleep" around children, because they might think it really means putting them to sleep forever, and become afraid that it might be possible for them to fall asleep forever and never wake up. It doesn't matter whether you're not sure if a child understands that death is permanent or not- I think it's still better to say death, and to explain what euthanasia is when it really is necessary. Otherwise you might just end up making them afraid of sleep.)
Anyway, today, if you have a chance to adopt a cat or help someone else adopt one, try to make it a black cat. And if you have a black cat, give them extra scritches or treats or play with them more or whatever they like, because they're lucky to be loved by a human. Or you could donate to someone who has a black cat who needs help (like the one we mentioned in our last post), or to Black Cat Rescue or another no-kill shelter with a lot of black cats, or foster one in your home. (I know it's late and probably the 14th already for a lot of people reading this, but it's still the 13th over most of the Pacific Ocean! Or you can make tomorrow the honorary 13th.)
-someone who doesn't have a name at the front yet