Question of the Day: What's So Bad About a Black Cat?

I decided to write this question of the day in the first-person because I just adopted a female kitty around the 1-year age bracket from my friends Amy and Katie at the in Cutchogue, where a woman dropped her off after the cat, who was a stray but obviously domesticated, jumped into her car in Riverhead.

Just like the cat profiled as our , my kitty is all black — with the exception of a tiny white ring on her neck, like a kitty soul patch. She doesn't have a name yet except stuff along the lines of "Hi Crazy Kitty!," "Where's the Cute Kitten?" and "Hey, Get Down From There!"

And today, after reading Rebecca Hoey's article, I've been calling her "Evil Black Halloween Kitty." Because, as you can see from the pictures, she is obviously pure evil. Lying around, looking cute, playing with her fake mice, lying around some more. As I write this, she is trying to steal my lunch — a plate of Green Giant broccoli pieces in butter sauce (mmmm... only 40 calories).

A cat who likes broccoli. Totally evil!

Seriously, she is crazy but a lot of fun and very sweet. Has become quite the love and constant purr machine after a week living here too. So it always surprises me when I still hear that more black cats than any other are euthanized in shelters every year — because no one wants them. Most black cats I've encountered have had great personalities.

Do you have a black cat or dog? Feel free to share your thoughts and stories in the comment boxes below.