The Meshoppen Cat Rescue received a call last summer reporting that there were roughly 19 abandoned cats in the area in need of a home.
However, when staff workers got there, they discovered a whooping 40 kittens and cats, virtually all of them were black-coated.
“They were all scared,” shelter representative Paula Christine Foux told The Dodo.
Shelter staff quickly transported the cats to the rescue, where they received necessary vaccines and were spayed and neutered.
Then came the issue of adoption. Staff members worried that it would be hard to find homes for the cats, as black cats are commonly overlooked at the shelter.
Foux has often observed that black cats seem to be less popular, and she is baffled as to why.
Black cats and kittens are extremely difficult for us to place, according to Foux. “We just believe that it is due to people’s extreme superstition. The cats are really affectionate, yet it appears like they are merely ignored when they try to express themselves.
Foux understood they had to take significant action. She mentioned to her physician that she wanted to organize a special adoption event for black cats, and the vet came up with the ideal name: they would hold a “Black Cat Bonanza.”
The bonanza will be held in conjunction with a vehicle exhibition, the shelter has determined. Locals flocked in droves to meet the kitties and take in the exhibition of automobiles.
The event was a success since quickly many of the formerly abandoned cats were being taken home by grateful people.
For those cats and kittens, this event was a life-defining moment. After so many years spent being everyone’s last choice, they could finally shine, proving to everyone that they have just as much love to give.
