An animal shelter pulled the plug on a program promoting the adoption of black cats and dogs after criticism that the event would have taken place the same week as a holiday commemorating freedom for enslaved blacks.
The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter planned to reduce adoption fees from June 14-20 for black-coated animals through a "Black is Beautiful" promotion.
Eleven of 17 dogs and 12 of 24 cats at the shelter have black coats, shelter director Cheryl Schneider said. "It's just a known fact that black cats and black dogs are difficult to adopt," she said.
The shelter was trying to do a good thing and help some cats and dogs that needed a loving home find one. But thanks to these peoples stupidity now they can't
Nelson Linder, president of the Austin chapter for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told the newspaper the promotion was "not very well planned or considered."
In our opinion the only thing ill-considered is this man and his group's criticism of the program. What does he and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have against black cats and dogs? Why did they want to stop the shelter from finding homes for them?
"In society, we live in small worlds, don't talk to people, assume things and promote things that have no basis in reality," Linder said. "I would encourage them to do more outreach on those animals. Talk to people, get some feedback so these things don't happen."
What things? Things like stupid people complaining about a program to help animals. Really Mr. Linder and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People should find something better to complain about. Maybe we can start the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Animals and complain about this groups preventing the shelter from helping our furry friends.
We miss our adorable black cat Whiskers and hope others will open their homes and hearts to a cat or dog no matter what color it is. June is adopt a cat month, we hope if you can you will.
Stupid people take offense to program meant to help cats and dogs find homes
Cats Scylla (muted calico), Yin (black), Yang (white with black spots), Chimera (calico) Dogs Fenris (Great Pyrenees Mix), Lady O (collie) and our Mom Sandra
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Oh for heavens sake! People are so quick to take offense or find hidden meanings in things. I am very sad that the special adoption promotion had to get canceled over this.
Since my Mommie volunteers at a cat rescue shelter, she knows that it really is much harder for cats with all-black furs to get adopted. We do not know why. My Mommie had an all-black cat named Slinky a long, long time ago.
This just proves how silly and stupid beans are. No wonder my mommy prefers furries.
Okay, this is just ridiculously stupid. One can take something too far and do far more damage to what COULD be a good thing by being "radical" about it. Shame on The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People... as you stated, surely they have BETTER fish to fry, let alone bigger ones!
We once had an all black cat named Princess. She was very sweet and loving, but she had spent the majority of her short life in a cage (luckily she lived in a no kill shelter before she came to live with Mommy & Daddy). She was about one when we got her. She didn't know how to jump or do lots of things cats do. Whiskers had to teach her how to be a cat. She had seizures so she didn't live long, but we are happy she got to experience a loving home even if it was for a very short time.
We were told that black cats cause more allergies. http://www.allerpet.com/facts/fact1.htm
Poor cats, but maybe that is one reason they are less likely to be adopted.
So the blacks are racist against black cats? Idiots!
It is indeed a well-known fact black animals are euthanized at a higher rate than other animals and they need all the help they can get to find homes.
How sad for the animals. And for the idiots.
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