> "Black cats are usually considered bringers of bad luck, but the circumstances over the weekend couldn't have been more fortunate." No, they're not usually,

> "Black cats are usually considered bringers of bad luck, but the circumstances over the weekend couldn't have been more fortunate." No, they're not usually, but some superstitious people are adequately dimwitted to subscribe to that. I volunteered with rescue animals for years, and overheard some adult European lady with unplace-able accent malign black cats to her daughter, who was of a different mindset. The others standing around who overheard it were like "what. the. fuck?". Anyway, that NPR and whoever Josie Fischel (the author) is decided to publish and thereby perpetuate this nonsense, shame on them both. That they pointed out this was a black cat being heroic: good on them. Shelters don't need more nondiscerning humans fearful of black cats.