A Spanish city bans the adoption of black cats before Halloween
A city in Catalonia, Spain, announced a temporary ban on the adoption of Black Catsbefore Halloween, in an effort to prevent the use of these animals in any rituals that are offensive or harmful to them during the celebration of this occasion on October 31.
The Terrasa Animal Protection Authority clarified that all requests Adoption of black catswill be rejected until November 10 to avoid "Any potential risks are associated with superstitions, rituals, or even irresponsible use"
Protecting cats
The municipality of this city, which has a population of about 200,000 people and about 10,000 cats, and is located northwest of Barcelona, explained that it had taken this decision. "Due to the approaching Halloween period, and in accordance with the precautionary principles applied by various animal protection associations"
Local media quoted the municipal council member responsible for animal welfare, Noel Duquet, as saying that requests to adopt black cats generally increase in Terrassa in the period leading up to Halloween each year. "Within the framework of rituals" or "As an ornament" During celebrations.
However, exceptions to this temporary rule may be granted, according to the Terrasa Animal Protection Authority, if the adoption application is justified and"The cat’s safety was completely guaranteed"
The authority confirmed that work will resume in November with the normal procedures for adopting black cats, without ruling out imposing a similar ban in the future.
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