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Did you know that black cats have gray skin? What about the fact that they take longer to be adopted from shelters? Get the facts about black cats in this video!
Sources:
Black cat bias: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31033416/#:~:text=There%20is%20anecdotal%20and%20empirical,often%20than%20lighter%20colored%20cats.
Coat color and cat outcomes in a U.S. shelter: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7597961/
Black cats and FIV/HIV resistance: https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2803%2900128-3
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Video Navigation:
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Black Cats in Culture
0:49 The Purpose of This Video
1:35 1. Black Cats Are Seen in Many Breeds
2:21 2. Black Cats Can Rust in the Sun
2:48 3. Most Black Cats Are Secretly Tabby
3:26 4. All Cats Are Variations of Orange and Black
4:41 5. Black Cats Have Gray Skin
5:15 6. Black Cats May Have Increased Immunity
5:45 7. The Idea of Halloween Torture Seems to be a Myth
7:16 8. The Black Cat Bias May Be Real
9:07 How to Help Black Cats
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