Is the Nevada Humane Society racially insensitive? And why don’t people adopt black dogs and cats?
by kittymowmow on January 12, 2008
The Nevada Humane Society is doing a promotion surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday called “Black Is Beautiful” where black dogs and cats are offered for adoption at a reduced rate…
…I called NHS executive director Bonney Brown to find just what the heck she was thinking. She said that they have an abundance of black animals and wanted a promotion to find homes for them. She said they set up the promotion, then realized it was over the King holiday and were indeed concerned that some might be offended by it. So, she said, they ran it by their three black staff members and all said they were fine with it.
“We never intended to offend anyone,” she said.
I mentioned how People magazine ran a story last year on black animals being less likely to be adopted from shelters and how there’s a web site (www.blackpearldogs.com) devoted to encouraging adoption of big black dogs.
Brown said that she’s also found a reluctance of people to adopt black animals. “We have black kitties with fantastic personalities and for some reason people overlook them,” she said.
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You can also check out News for cats and dogs - Discrimination Against Dogs: Black Dog Syndrome
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