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Dorset animal adoption centre warns cat owners ahead of Halloween

The Ferndown centre says about a third of its cats are black or black and white, and it has homed more than 15,000 through Black Cat Day.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
Published 4:24 AM ET, Monday, October 26, 2026

At a glance

First reported by BBC: “Dorset animal adoption centre warns cat owners ahead of Halloween”, with reporting from Yahoo (reprinting BBC).
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:24 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Halloween.
BBN covered this story before: Weird Al to screen cult film UHF with a live orchestra (October 26).

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BBCDorset animal adoption centre warns cat owners ahead of Halloween
Yahoo (reprinting BBC)Halloween warning to black cat owners from charity facts used on air

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA Dorset adoption centre is warning black cat owners ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night, and says black cats take a week longer to adopt than any other colour, per the BBC.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA week longer! Sitting in a cage, being the best-looking one, and still losing the tiebreaker!
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe centre's operations manager, Dr Kerry McGeachy, says if you see people acting suspiciously around cats, call the police.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMost Patient Player, Black Cat Division. Seven extra days waiting, fifteen thousand cats homed since twenty eleven, and not one of them filed a complaint!
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRated Hall of Fame. In Japan a black cat crossing your path is a blessing.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJapan calls it a blessing, Scotland calls it prosperity, and the shelter calls it a week longer.