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I Photographed Black Cats For Halloween
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I Photographed Black Cats For Halloween

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I am an animal advocate and pet photographer in Los Angeles who uses animal photography to help them get adopted.

For this Halloween-themed series, I photographed black cats against a black background to emphasize their beauty and showcase their personalities.

Black cats have the lowest cat adoption rates and the highest euthanasia rates, in part because they typically don’t photograph well. I wanted to show that it is possible to get great pictures of these adorable cats. I hope my photos inspire people to adopt such beautiful cats and to volunteer for their local animal shelter.

The cats featured below are from West Los Angeles Animal Services and Milo’s Sanctuary.

More info: Instagram

Maggie

Tux

Rita

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Onyx

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Luna

Moon

Toby

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Slinky

Trix

Max

Spike

Frank

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Eloise

Luna

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Meeow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Some believe that Celts and witches would sacrifice cats by throwing them into a fire, often in wicker cages, and that people still do this today. Because of this fear, many animal shelters refuse to allow cats to be adopted during the Halloween season, fearing that the cats could be killed, and people are advised to keep their black pets indoors."

cassiushumanmother
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

adopted mine...2 years in a shelter and almost killed by the shelter, because black! He now help people, despite his "blackness" 20170318_1...7b1ae4.jpg 20170318_170525-59ff6cc7b1ae4.jpg

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Dani Donovan
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m more of a dog person, but would love a black cat if I wasn’t allergic cats in general. Rita’s eyes are beautiful.

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Meeow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Some believe that Celts and witches would sacrifice cats by throwing them into a fire, often in wicker cages, and that people still do this today. Because of this fear, many animal shelters refuse to allow cats to be adopted during the Halloween season, fearing that the cats could be killed, and people are advised to keep their black pets indoors."

cassiushumanmother
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

adopted mine...2 years in a shelter and almost killed by the shelter, because black! He now help people, despite his "blackness" 20170318_1...7b1ae4.jpg 20170318_170525-59ff6cc7b1ae4.jpg

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Dani Donovan
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m more of a dog person, but would love a black cat if I wasn’t allergic cats in general. Rita’s eyes are beautiful.

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