A CITY in northern Spain has briefly banned the adoption of black cats from rescue shelters amid fears the felines might fall sufferer to ‘sinister’ Halloween rituals.
Officials in Terrassa, Catalunya, have opted to ban the fostering of all black cats from October 6 to November 10, citing considerations that the animals may very well be harm or used as props for the autumnal competition.
According to the town’s deputy mayor Noel Duque, adoption requests for black cats have a tendency to extend round Halloween, though the town council stated there had been no document of cruelty in the direction of the pets within the space.
However, there have been incidents in different areas, with warnings issued by native animal welfare teams.
“We are conscious of a rise in individuals calling as much as undertake and placing the cat’s bodily look first, which appears suspicious to us,” Duque stated.
“At the very least, we need to forestall individuals from adopting on a whim or as a result of it’s modern. And in circumstances like these, which we all know exist, we need to be sure that there aren’t any macabre practices behind them.”
He added: “This is critical. In Terrassa, if you wish to undertake a black cat, it should be after Halloween. You should show that you’re going to deal with it and like it.”
Black cats are sometimes related to witchcraft and considered as unhealthy luck in Western tradition.
Terrassa at present has over 100 cats housed in rescue shelters prepared for adoption, 12 of that are black.
In an announcement, Terrassa Animal Welfare Service stated the momentary however unprecedented measure would ‘keep away from potential danger conditions’ and ‘doesn’t indicate any discrimination in relation to the color or traits of the animals, however relatively a protecting motion geared toward guaranteeing their wellbeing’.
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