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Spanish Town Bans Black Cat Adoptions Over Fear of Halloween ‘Rituals'
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Long stigmatized for bringing bad luck or for links with the occult, black cats have found salvation in a Spanish town that has temporar- ily banned their adoption to ward off potentially sin- ister Halloween "rituals".
Any adoption or fostering request for the felines will be denied from October 1 to November 10 to prevent "possible risk... derived from superstitions, ritu- als or irresponsi- ble uses", the ani- mal welfare serv- ice of Terrassa, a
town north of Barcelona, announced on October 6.
Animal welfare groups warn that black cats can be killed or used as props for Halloween rituals
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