Black মার্জার are often overlooked in favor of মার্জার with pretty markings and different colours. The truth is, black মার্জার are just as, অথবা even আরো striking than other cats. Their পশম is sleeker, their eyes stand out more...
But it's not about appearance. It's about the temperament of the cat. And many beautiful মার্জার are overlooked every year, in favours in others with markings. Infact, over 70% of black মার্জার are the ones to be abandoned each year. Is this really fair? Do আপনি judge your best বন্ধু দ্বারা what they look like?
I remember last year, when I was 12, begging my Mum and Dad for a cat. They gave in, and we visited the মার্জার Protection. All the other বেড়ালছানা had been snapped up, but left, was one tiny, skinny little black kitten hiding away in the corner, who hissed nervously when anyone came by, but not out of aggression, out of fear. They named him Dragon.
They seemed reluctant to donate him, incase he wasn't very friendly. I remember speaking to him him gently, until he finally came out and looked at me with those big amber-green eyes. He was adorable. It was then I decided to name him Kaspar, after Mikeal Morpurgo's novel about the টাইটানিক and a very special cat.
Kaspar is now nearly two years old, and he's a loving, friendly cat. He loves to lay on my বিছানা and purrs when I so much as touch him.
I'm not asking আপনি to donate money, nor to hoard loads of black cats, (!) I'm just asking আপনি to give these furry বন্ধু a সেকেন্ড chance.
Thanks for reading.