An example of perpetutating a superstition?
There's an animal shelter in Idaho that isn't doing black cat adoptions until after November 2nd. They're not the only ones doing this. Their rationale is that they're trying to prevent pranks from occurring to those cats-- "or worse, mistreated in some satanic ritual." (according to the article I read). The aim, I gather, is to prevent unnecessary ill treatment of black cats over Halloween. I know that many people are superstitious about black cats--I'm not, though I admit that I'm... Sign in to see full entry.