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inside Pet Corner

this

issue: Spotlight on
Black Cats

Cat lovers around the world
celebrate International
Black Cat Awareness
Month in October. You
5 might see as many black

Quiz: cats on Halloween decora-
Which Kind tions as there are purring in
critter are you? animal shelters. Shelter
experts say there are often
more black cats in shelters
than cats of other colors.
Some report that it can take
6 two to three times longer to

Claude’s parrot find a home for a black cat compared to cats of other colors.
personality Some shelters have gotten creative in drawing positive attention
to their black beauties. The Humane Society of Utah lowered adop-
tion fees. Woods Humane Society in California cut the adoption fee
for cats with black fur on weekends, and created ads calling them
“mini ninja panthers.”
8 But most experts agree: Any time of the year is a good time to

To the Rescue: adopt a black cat, and personality should come first when choosing
Apple a cat. Would your family get along better with a party animal who
loves visitors, a quiet napper, or one who always wants to hold your
homework papers down for you? That is the stuff of best friends
3 Humane Hero: — not color.
Ethan
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by
Patrick McDonnell
Distributed by
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