Vintage Halloween Art, Pumpkins, Black Cats, and Forever Homes
Vintage Halloween Art, Pumpkins, Black Cats, and Forever Homes
Every Wednesday for the past six weeks, we’ve celebrated and advocated for black cat awareness and adoption by showcasing the beauty, mystery, magic and good luck of black cats in art and unique vintage collectibles. We shared photos of some remarkable black cats and their tragic or heroic stories who need homes. It’s our hope that one day there won’t be a need to dispel myths and superstitions and all black cats will be safe from cruelty. For now, black cats in the U.S.remain the least adoptable of all cats in shelters. It’s up to us to change that and we can, by one conversation and one action at a time. If you missed the first posts of our series, click here and here which show black cats aren’t cats from hell or scary.
This week’s black cat adoption spotlight is on Tucker from The Annex Cat Rescue. When I founded the group in 1997, we implemented a policy ensuring any cat adopted could be returned at any time. Tucker and his brother Tipper are examples of this policy. Adoption is at the best of times a forever home, but life is unpredictable. Almost ten years ago Tipper and Tucker were adopted from the ACR as kittens but unfortunately their human dad got very sick returned them when he was no longer able to care for them.
Tucker is a gorgeous, black cat with a long, soft coat of fur and white belly who loves to be brushed and will come running when the comb comes out. Tipper is handsome black and white mancat who likes to give soft love bites. Both brothers are social, lovable cats, and fun to have around. Both come to the door when their humans come home from work or an evening out. Tucker is a bit shy of strangers, but warms up quickly and enjoys warm laps and cuddles. Tucker is chatty and not shy about letting know when he is hungry, wants to be brushed or when he would like a treat. Tipper and Tucker have been together their entire lives and ideally should be adopted together but they will consider adopting them separately. They would do best in a home without small children. Both cats include 6 weeks of pre-paid pet health insurance. Everyone deserves a second chance. To learn more about these boys visit Annex Cat Rescue
Please share, Pin, and let’s make it a better Halloween for black cats everywhere!
This vintage cast iron door stop is a charming addition to any home. Somebody should make a reproduction!
Long before the wide-eyed animate cartoon and Hello Kitty, there were sad-eyed figurines.
Our own spin on a vintage design.
A ’50s version of the game of the 1897 by Parker Bros version we blogged about with amazing pics here
18 Comments
Nickie Levie
This page definitely has all of the information I wanted concerning this subject and didn’t know who to ask.
Francesca Villa
I want that vintage cast iron cat!!!!
Catwoods
I so hope these beautiful cats can be homed together. Black kitties and black and white kitties are absolute sweeties!
Texas, a cat in... Austin
I hope Tipper and Tucker can find a lovely new furrever home! I imagine it must not have been easy for the human to give them back either.
I shared and I hope it can help!
Andrea
I agree with Sparkle, I’m so glad their owner returned them rather than abandoning them or worse like some people do. So sorry that he is ill. I really hope they are adopted together. It would be so stressful for them to separate them.
Sue Brandes
Beautiful kitties. I hope they find a forever home soon.
Tillie and Georgia
Pawsome!!!!
It is good that you have been promoting Black Cats!
We also purr Tucker and Tipper get a loving home soon.
Happy Halloween !
Tillie and Georgia,
Treasure,Tiger, JJ and Julie
Flynn
Tucker and Tipper are lovely cats and I hope they get adopted soon. I do hope it is together as it would be sad to part them after a lifetime together.
meowmeowmans
Thank you for being such a great advocate for black kitties, Layla. They really are wonderful, and darn all those silly superstitions and the people who believe them Purring and praying for Tipper and Tucker — and we’ll share about them now!
Cherry City Kitties
Thank you Miss Layla for sharing all about how cool (and smart and lucky and beautiful and handsome and ….) we black cats are. I hope Tucker and Tipper find a forever home as nice as the one I have with my brothers and sister here.
Happy Halloweeny!
Tipp
Alana Grelyak
Thank you for all your showcasing of black cats! It’s so important that we help change their reputation here in the US!
Kathryn
They will find forever homes.
Such a great thing to post love for black kitties. It is true that most of the cats I’ve seen in Petsmart, are black or tux.
Love all these vintage cats! My boyz are sleeping. I think I will join them. Hubs came back late from Brasil.
Nerissa's Life
I just KNOW that Tucker and Tipper will find a new forever home. I just KNOW it. I just have a feelin’.
Purrs,
Nissy
Caren Gittleman
let’s hope that all black cats are safe this Halloween!
easy rider
Good luck for Tipper&Tucker, hope they will find a furever home soon. How sad that their human dad got sick. I like the old sad eyed kitty much more than this Hello Kitty thingy :o)
The Island Cats
We love the black cat art!
We purr that Tipper and Tucker will find new home soon.
Sparkle
It’s so sad when humans get sick and can’t take care of their kitties anymore. I’m so glad this human did the right thing by returning Tipper and Tucker to the rescue – some don’t. And I am purring for them to find a new home soon!
d'Artagnan Rumblepurr
I’m purring that these sweet ones find a perfect forever home.