Black Cats Beware! – The Weird Side of the Internet

Black Cats Beware! – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny.

I love Halloween. In fact, I love all the holidays, key reason being that you either have the day off, or you get to stand in solidarity with all of the others who wish they had the day off. Either way, it’s not just an ordinary day.

But oh alas, All Hallowed Eve, Samhain in all its glory. Costumes. Candy for the kids. Candy for the adults in quiet neighborhoods where the children have decided the draw isn’t worth the effort. But really it’s the costumes and decorations, because Hannaford sells candy all year round. But it’s got a bad side, and that bad side brings with it a sad side, sad for the depravity of some.

In the Spanish town of Terrassa, the local animal advocacy and humane societies have pushed forth an edict that from October 1^st through November 6^th, people cannot adopt a black cat. Why? Because people use them for decorations, or to get their sweethearts a “Halloween gift” that will only get abandoned. And that’s the best case. Worst case, people sacrifice them.

I have a tortoiseshell cat. She’s not black unless it’s three in the morning and I need to go take a nightly. Then she’s black as midnight thunder.

Maybe, you know, the scariest thing about Halloween isn’t the ghosts or the vampires or the toilet-paper mummies. Maybe the scariest thing is what Margie McClennan’s kid is doing with a bronze dagger over at the train tracks.

As for the cutesy presents, you have candy. There are chefs out there that dedicate their whole lives to making great candy. Hey, did you know that chocolate is an aphrodisiac? So is a kitten, but she’s only going to be drawn to the kitten. You’ll be left standing there holding a ten pound bag of Hills Science Diet and a folder full of shots records.

You know, they do sell chocolates shaped like black cats. Just think about it.

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