General Misfortune of black cats rejected in age of 'selfie’

[FireCat]

For centuries they have faced suspicion, hostility and even death as a result of the bad luck they are said to carry with them. But now black cats are apparently facing a new existential challenge – the rise of the “selfie” in the age of social media.

Hundreds of the animals are being abandoned as their owners complain that black animals do not photograph as well as their lighter and brighter-coloured counterparts, making them less popular with those who enjoy posting self-portraits with their pets on sites such as Facebook.

The RSPCA said that 70 per cent of more than 1,000 cats in its care in Britain are black or black and white. Other rescue centres said that prospective owners were asking for a cat of any other colour than black.

The Millwood Cat Rescue Centre in Edwalton, Notts, which has been running for 20 years, is “full to bursting”, according to its owners. Ronnie McMillen, 71, the centre’s founder, said: “We have had a lot of black cats in this year – people don’t like black at the moment.

“Others look at the black cats and then just say 'Oh, have you got anything else?’ Ginger male cats are the most popular but I think the black cats are beautiful and photograph fine.”

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That's so Nuts !

 

[Accname]

I have a black cat.
Its a horrible monstrosity. I like it.

 

[Slapshot136]

Or.. the camera on most phones sucks, especially the front-facing one that has no flash

 

[Varine]

I wish my cat was black. He's a badass, but orange.

 

[KaerfNomekop]

Don't worry, FireCat. There's a fireman for you out there somewhere.