Today is National Black Cat Appreciation Day. If you’re like most of us, you either have a black cat or know someone who does. I’ve known some wonderful, beautiful pure black cats along my life journey with cats, and I know people who prefer black cats. I currently have a black great-grand-cat, Brucie. He’s a munchkin and just the sweetest and most beautiful cat. One of his charms is that he loves everyone. He’s a super friendly guy and what a gorgeous coat he has.
Olivia, our new calico kitten, has a lot of black in her 
coat. Her brothers were black and white, so the black color gene was quite dominant in that breeding.
How do cats get their color? It’s an interesting process. According to cat expert Joan Miller cats are generally black, red, white or some variation or shade or pattern of those three 
“colors.”
Birds, she says, have 15 color possibilities. Here’s a fascinating link on cat colors and coloring—an appropriate read for National Black Cat Appreciation Day, don’t you think so? https://www.catster.com/cats-101/different-cat-colors
I have to wonder why there isn’t a special day set aside for the red, white, or calico cats. We do celebrate the tabby, but does anyone know of recognition given for any other color or pattern of cat?
There are actually other days for other colors and for coat patterns. This day was founded because black cats especially are said to have a more difficult time being adopted, and they are also still seen as bad luck or as objects of abuse. Black Cat Appreciation Day was founded in 2011 by Wayne Morris of Rikki’s Refuge in memory of his sister and her beloved black cat Sinbad. August 17 was her birthday. https://rikkisrefuge.org/ We are celebrating eight times over here!
Only 8? It looks like more black beauties in some of your pictures. Love your photographs. And thank you for the added info–always appreciated.
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