Keep Your Cat Inside For Halloween

We just pick up our cat, Sparticus, from the animal shelter today. He had been missing since Monday so we were pretty worried about him. It looks like he was slightly injured but he'll be okay. Anyway I just wanted to pass along this bit of info... The shelter said to keep your cat inside this week due to Halloween.

It is a good idea to keep your outdoor cat inside several days before and after Halloween. Black cats in particular may be at risk from children's pranks or other cruelty-related incidents because of the mythology of black cats being related to witches. Because of the symbolism of black cats on Halloween, many shelters do not adopt out black cats on Halloween as a safety precaution.