The cat is the enigmatic pet par excellence. His way of being and his character, more reflective and we could even say meditative , as well as the independence of which he shows have contributed to create that halo of mystery that surrounds him.
Neither black cats give bad luck nor do they always fall on their feet
It should not be forgotten either that the cat has been the mascot of witches in literature, cinema and the collective imagination. The latter is not by chance and is that this animal was the victim of massacres between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries in England, France, Switzerland and Germany for being considered a vehicle of evil spirits and even the personification of Satan . They suffered the same fate as women burned by “witches.” The surprising thing is that after the years, there is still a small reminiscence of these brutal acts today. We are referring to the false and unjustified belief that black cats are bad luck. Again think of the typical cat that accompanies a witch. What color is it?
An animal can never be the bearer of good or bad luck , neither can a color nor an animal of a specific coloration. The tonality of the cat’s coat is determined by its genetic inheritance, no more, no less. Be careful with this because it is striking the large number of black animals, not just cats, that wait in shelters and are not adopted.
Not so esoteric but equally flawed is the argument that cats always land on their feet. The kittens are able to straighten their body in the air, while they are falling in order to land on all four legs and not crash. However, this does not happen 100% of the time that a cat falls to the ground. In fact, if you fall from a very low height, you may not have time to roll over and end up injuring yourself. With this, obviously, we are not saying that it is better for the cat to rush a seventh …
Next, we dismantle the most frequent myths about cats that are still spreading today, 14 false beliefs that we should eliminate from the face of the Earth.
