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| Black cat awareness day: 'Beauty is more than fur deep' | Black cat awareness day: 'Beauty is more than fur deep' |
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| Black cats, despite their reputation for bringing luck, are being neglected when it comes to people choosing to adopt a cat from rehoming shelters, according to a charity. So today - in an attempt to rectify the balance and prove monochrome moggies are just as much fun as their ginger and tabby rivals - it's national black cat day. | Black cats, despite their reputation for bringing luck, are being neglected when it comes to people choosing to adopt a cat from rehoming shelters, according to a charity. So today - in an attempt to rectify the balance and prove monochrome moggies are just as much fun as their ginger and tabby rivals - it's national black cat day. |
| It seems internet-users are on board, as there's been a spike in the number of online searches for black cat, and a surge in tweets using the hashtag #blackcatday. | |
| Why are the sooty pussies being ignored? Research by Cats Protection found on average, black cats have to wait 22% longer to find a new home compared to their more colourful friends. | |
| The study indicated one reason was that black cats are perceived as "less playful and friendly" than their striped, tabby and tortoiseshell counterparts - which the charity says is simply not true. | The study indicated one reason was that black cats are perceived as "less playful and friendly" than their striped, tabby and tortoiseshell counterparts - which the charity says is simply not true. |
| Get in touch with BBC News about your black cats via Twitter, Facebook or email england@bbc.co.uk Please include your name - and the cat's | Get in touch with BBC News about your black cats via Twitter, Facebook or email england@bbc.co.uk Please include your name - and the cat's |
| Some of your cats: | Some of your cats: |
| "There is a tendency to see the black cats as less exciting, which we think is because they are much more common among the cat population," says Gemma Croker from the organisation. | "There is a tendency to see the black cats as less exciting, which we think is because they are much more common among the cat population," says Gemma Croker from the organisation. |
| "When people visit any of our branches and adoption centres, they can be faced with a large number of black or black-and-white cats so their eyes tend to wander over to the brighter-coloured tabbies, light tortoiseshells and gingers who look more exciting to adopt. | "When people visit any of our branches and adoption centres, they can be faced with a large number of black or black-and-white cats so their eyes tend to wander over to the brighter-coloured tabbies, light tortoiseshells and gingers who look more exciting to adopt. |
| "But beauty really is more than fur deep." | "But beauty really is more than fur deep." |
| Black cat folklore | Black cat folklore |
| What some black-cat lovers have to say: | What some black-cat lovers have to say: |
| How big a problem is the black cat issue for cat charities? | How big a problem is the black cat issue for cat charities? |
| Cats Protection's Danielle Draper says it's a "real struggle". | Cats Protection's Danielle Draper says it's a "real struggle". |
| "People find black cats a little dull when compared with other colours. But the reality is that you really can't predict what a cat's temperament will be like based on the colour of its fur. | "People find black cats a little dull when compared with other colours. But the reality is that you really can't predict what a cat's temperament will be like based on the colour of its fur. |
| "Black cats are just as fun-loving, mischievous and playful as any other cat and have just as much to offer in terms of companionship." | "Black cats are just as fun-loving, mischievous and playful as any other cat and have just as much to offer in terms of companionship." |
| One person who agrees is Jane Scott, from Wallington in Surrey, whose cat Caspar is not only the furry face of the Cats Protection campaign but "truly lovely". | One person who agrees is Jane Scott, from Wallington in Surrey, whose cat Caspar is not only the furry face of the Cats Protection campaign but "truly lovely". |
| "He is very friendly, playful and loves to be around people," she says. | "He is very friendly, playful and loves to be around people," she says. |
| More of your cats: | More of your cats: |
| And even more... | And even more... |