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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2016-04-23 03:09 pm

[ SECRET POST #3398 ]


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Re: Invent fandom wank here

(Anonymous) 2016-04-23 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
IIRC, the idea that black dogs are adopted less stems partly from the fact that some of the more prominent "vicious" breeds are predominantly black-furred. A lot of people will rule out dogs with significant Doberman or Rottweiler heritage because of the stereotypes about the breeds (and a lot of the people who won't rule them out are people who probably shouldn't be allowed within 100 yards of any dog). It's become less of an issue with rescues becoming more prominent, but it still crops up, and the problem's made the rounds through animal welfare circles more than once.

The rest of it seems to have its roots in the fact that black cats really are adopted less, between the lingering superstitions and the fact that they tend to be less eye-catching than cats with other fur colors and patterns. (Especially since one of the common stressed kitty behaviors is to hide, and black fur won't show up in a hidey-hole the way white or orange will.)
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Re: Invent fandom wank here

[personal profile] kaijinscendre 2016-04-24 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for dropping some knowledge. :D
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Re: Invent fandom wank here

[personal profile] caerbannog 2016-04-24 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
I've also read (somewhere) that black dogs are adopted less because they're harder to take photos of?

Re: Invent fandom wank here

(Anonymous) 2016-04-25 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Is it possible that it also had something to do with folklore featuring black dogs as death omens?