The Meshoppen Cat Rescue received a call last summer reporting that there were roughly 19 abandoned cats in the area in need of a home.
However, when staff workers got there, they discovered a whooping 40 kittens and cats, almost all of them were black-coated.
Paula Christine Foux, a representative for the shelter, told The Dodo that “they were all scared.”
The cats were swiftly transferred from the shelter to the rescue, where they underwent spaying and neutering and received the required vaccinations.
The topic of adoption then came up. Black cats are frequently overlooked at the shelter, so staff members were concerned that it would be difficult to find homes for the animals.
Foux has repeatedly observed that black cats seem to be less popular, and she is baffled as to why.
Black cats and kittens are extremely difficult for us to place, according to Foux. “We just believe that it is due to people’s extreme superstition. Although [the cats] make an effort to be heard, it looks as though they are just ignored.
Foux understood they had to take significant action. She mentioned to her vet that she wanted to organise a special adoption event for black cats, and the vet came up with the ideal name: they would hold a “Black Cat Bonanza.”
