If a black cat wanders onto a ship and then off again, the ship is said to be doomed to sink on its next voyage. And if a cat walks towards someone it is said to bring good fortune but bad luck if ...

In Japan black cats are seen as good luck symbols who can ward away evil spirits. In certain cultures, giving a black cat to a bride can be seen as a blessing towards a marriage. Black cats have a ...

The companies conducted a survey among about 2,000 American cat owners and found that: 41% of respondents think black cats bring good luck 21% of participants think black cats bring bad luck 30% ...

No need to worry if a black cat crosses your path – it’s twice as likely to bring you good luck as bad luck, new research suggests. According to a recent survey of 2,000 American cat owners ...

Feline friends and fans know there’s nothing to fear, but the persistence of the belief that black cats are somehow bad luck has endured for centuries. Sure, during the heyday of ancient Egypt ...

My black cat is a gorgeous American shorthair with lanky limbs and bright, yellow-green eyes. Black cats have symbolized good luck charms to Irish sailors and bad omens to Medieval peasants.

One of the most famous superstitions around the globe is the idea that Friday the 13th brings bad luck — but where did this ...

Black cats have long faced lower adoption rates for reasons that include their historical association with bad luck ... owning a black cat is believed to bring good fortune.

because he considered black cats to be bad luck. Morris teamed up with Rikki's Refuge Animal Sanctuary in Virginia to turn Black Cat Appreciation Day into an annual fundraiser to support the more ...

On the other hand, sailors preferred black cat breeds for their ship’s cat because they were supposed to bring good luck. But black cats have a lot more to offer than whatever superstition says.

Legend has it that English monarch Charles I thought that his black cat was a source of luck for him and is said to have lamented that his good fortune would end after his pet died. The day after ...