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Originally Posted by Sundae

Black cats, black cats, love cats, black cats...

Apparently there is a problem with black cats being adopted in this country.
Because people associate them with witches and evil.
Bollocks. It's just fashion.
(which is just as crazy)
People now love gingers and mackerels.

My ex-husband wanted to get kittens, but the ones we'd heard of wouldn't be available even to view for three weeks, let alone ready to adopt.

I took a call from a local rescue centre, and the lady said that they had two boys, 20 weeks old. Older than J wanted. But everyone wanted the black kitten and no-one wanted his black and white brother (they try to rehome siblings together)

At that time black & whites were the problem cats.

I persuaded him that we should go and see them. At the very least it was seeing little cats. He adored the black kit that became our Raphael, because he was immediately loving, friendly - and super-cute.
The kit to be called Gabriel was shy, skittish and had a sombre face with a Roman nose.

Then I told him that no-one wanted the black & white kitten.
How can any cat lover resist an unloved cat?

We'd already been approved for adoption and took them home that day.
Gabes became "mine".
I think I cried more about our separation than I did about my divorce.

Black and white brother, Caesar and his all black (with a suggestion of a white blaze) sister, Cleopatra.

Adopted from the animal shelter together. Siblings are happier than singletons, in my opinion.