why is it that animal shelters and SPCAs wont let you adopt a solid black cat close to Halloween

I live in Texas and I've heard of this. they won't let anybody adopt a black cat until after Halloween is over. is because that there are so many sick and twisted people out running around on this holiday? personally, I have a 2 yr. old female solid black cat and I love her death. I didn't adopt her from the SPCA or anything like that because I found her when she was 5 wks. old as a stray. anyhow, why is this a law? It must make total since though. any answers would be appreciated! just curious! Thanks!!

oh, and my kitty stays strictly indoors ALL the time! she has never stepped foot outside since I've brought her home.

You are smart not to ever let your act outdoors. Inside-only cats live an average of 4 times as long as those that go outdoors.

But to answer your question, the reason why humane societies don't adopt black cats near Halloween is because of idiots. There are some idiots who would adopt a black cat in order to do horrible things to it on Hallowen. IMO, these cases are few and far between, but still it is necessary to protect against it.

I think the more likely kind of idiot we see are the ones who think having a black cat at Halloween is cool. They want it almost like a decoration, but don't really want an actual cat.

How awful would it be to have a cat go home to someplace that ignores it and let's it get into trouble merely to have a balck cat in their window in Halloween. It's better to just let them wait a couple of weeks.