Keep Your Black Cat Safe on Halloween

For far too long, black cats have been linked to Halloween and associated with images of witchcraft and evil. As a result, countless black cats suffer during this time of year. All cats are at risk around Halloween, whether at the hands of cruel people or by accidentally darting out when you open the door to trick-or-treaters, but black cats have a higher chance of being the victims of abuse.


If you have a black cat who goes outdoors, please consider keeping it inside starting at least several days before Halloween. And if you are attempting to re-home a black cat, don’t allow a stranger to adopt him. Most shelters won’t adopt out black cats during the entire month of October.