So I saw this:
With Halloween quickly approaching, the Humane Society of West Texas is altering its adoption policy. If you go to the Humane Society's adoption center at PetSmart, you won't find any black cats there this month because they're afraid people will use them for Halloween animal sacrifices.
"DPS and police officers have literally found cats that have been gutted open and found, you know, where it looks like there has been a ritual of some sort, and so we just don't want that to happen," said the cat coordinator for the Humane Society, Judy Steinbock.
Humane Society volunteers say they've seen black cats spray painted, mummified in duct tape, shaved, burned, and worse.
And I thought "WTF? How screwed up are the assholes in Texas?" But then I saw this from Los Angeles:
The local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Monday it is banning the adoption of black cats from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1 to ensure their safety during Halloween season.
The animal rights group said pranksters target black cats to use as party props and for "Satanic and sacrificial rituals."
Madeline Bernstein said the spcaLA takes the precaution every year.
"The Halloween ban has been in place for several years in order to prevent people who have ulterior motives from adopting black cats," she said.
"Because of all the myths and superstitions about black cats, they are simply not safe from some people around this holiday."
The spcaLA also recommends keeping cats, especially black or darkly colored ones, indoors during the Halloween season for their protection.
So apparently this is a "thing" that is fairly common and well-known across the country.
So apparently, in 2008, we're still such a nation of superstitious idiots that we torture & kill black cats because they're "evil". Unbelievable.
So if you have a black cat - keep it inside today!
