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Halloween Black Cats. Horror Stories or Myth?

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Woman Finds a Burnt, Cut-Up Black Cat Inside a Bag on Halloween.

Halloween is near, and we hear lots of stories or Myths about Halloween Black Cats.

Read this story from Peta.org. 

A Sacramento, California, woman looked out her window to see three teens messing around with a bag. Inside, she reportedly found a mutilated, sickly-looking black cat. She rushed the suffering animal to the vet, but the injuries were too severe, and the cat had to be euthanized.

( original story CBS news Sacramento) 

What is the reason why black cats are associated with Halloween?

Do you remember the witch and the black cat on her shoulders? That picture is a popular Decoration on Halloween. The Black cats are often a Halloween Symbol. Where it comes from and what is the story behind it is an interesting myth.
In Europe, black cats are still considered bringers of good and bad luck.
Black cats are considered bad luck in Spain, Italy, France, and the eastern countries. They believe that going near them, especially on Halloween, you will be cursed with bad luck. 
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Black Cats are a symbol of good luck.

In Japan, Black Cats are considered to bring good luck. In  Egypt, black cats were worshipped, and in the British Islands, black cats are considered good luck for the household that owns the black cat. 
 
Even black cats have been worshipped in ancient Egypt; the mythological foothold is worldwide. But their original connection with Halloween started around 2000 years ago among the Celtic Tribes based around Ireland. 

Halloween Black Cats. The Myth of the Truth. 

Many shelters close adoption for black cats and black dogs around Halloween time. You never know what can happen to black cats and dogs on Halloween.

That said, in some Asian countries, lots of black dogs and cats are not adopted because of the belief they are evil and are a bad omen. But also being suspected of being the familiars of witches or shape-shifting witches themselves. 

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Witches Black Cats and Sorcery. 

When did black Cats become a bringer of bad luck in the United States? 

It all came with the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony.  Puritan Pilgrims did not trust anything and anyone associated with sorcery and witches, including the black cats.  

The Pilgrims actively persecuted black cats.

Burning black cats on Shrove Tuesday became a practice to protect the home from fire.

Anti Witch zeal had subsided in the Colonies. Black cats had indeed been thoroughly cemented in the legend alongside the witches. 

 Decorators use them as a Halloween symbol alongside witches and independently to add a frightful, unnerving ambience to their front steps, their green eyes spooking trick-or-treaters.

Halloween black cats myth or truth

Halloween Black Cats. The Holiday Spirit.

If you are in the Holiday Spirit, consider adopting a black cat from an animal shelter or rescue service.

Due to superstition, black cats are less likely to be adopted from a shelter or service. By adopting a black cat, you rescue an animal who may not find a loving home and a loving owner. 

Be aware that some shelters will not accept adopting black cats before Halloween. The reason is some owners have been known to use the black cats as “living decorations” before abandoning them. It sounds so cruel, and if you are a cat lover, your heart is bleeding hearing this.  

My advice to you…

If you own a black Cat, keep your Cat inside on Halloween.

When you have a black cat, or a black dog, people, do stupid things to those animals during Halloween.

I heard and read endless stories about the poor cats and dogs who got mistreated by teens for fun or just people who believe in these superstitions. Many people say it is a myth, but according to Peta.org, it is not.  

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That look. The silent language of cat eyes. Deep Blue or Emerald Green.

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Understand your Cat.

The language of cat eyes. Do you find the eyes of your cat facinating? Did you know that cats have different colours and tones in their eyes?

Our cat is called Minka and her eyes are citrin yellow to light green. Merlin, our siamese, has blue to dark blue eyes like aquamarine and Leo, our male Cat, has totally green eyes like peridot. Mieze has green-yellow eyes like green aquamarine, her eyes look like Cleopatra as she has black oval circles painted around her eyes. The silent language of cat eyes every cat owner will understand that.

the language of your cat eyes

How often have you looked at your Cat and thought how fascinating your Cat’s eyes looking at you? 

The language of cat eyes can have many interpretations and only you will know what your cat is saying through her eyes.

If the eyes of your cat could speak, you would be surprised what they have to say.

Every Cat, have a different eye colour if you look closely.

Did you know that cats don’t have the same expression as a dog? The fact that a dog has eyebrows and a cat does not have eyebrows, makes the facial expression different. 

In a way, humans and dogs use eyebrows to communicate, whereas a cat is using their eyes. 

Call a dog’s name, and his facial expression, together with the eyebrows, go up and down. 

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Dogs and Fireworks. Why are dogs afraid of fireworks? Keeping Your Dog Calm and Safe When The Fireworks Starts.

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Help your dog to survive the fireworks with ease. Tips that work I use it each year with my dogs and cats. 

It is that time of the year again, where we celebrate the New Year soon. It is just 10 days away. In some country’s fireworks are still allowed and for our pets, a horror day with lots of stress starts.

Dogs and Fireworks

Dogs and Cats are scared of fireworks, and some dogs are severely affected. 

Why are dogs afraid of fireworks?

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GPS Tracker Device for Cats and Dogs. See how easy you can find your cat or dog when lost.

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Where is my Pet? Have you ever been looking for a pet for hours? 

The GPS Tracker Device is a great help to find your cat or dog when they go off to explore their surroundings.

When I was younger and lived at my parent’s house we had a dog called Lumpy.

Our dachshund Lumpy Our dachshund mix Lumpy was a handful I can tell you. How many time did we look for him as he always found a way to go roaming around. 

Sometimes we looked for him for hours,… but in the evening when he knew my dad came home from work Lumpy been back from his stroll.

Lumpy was a master in hiding himself from us. 

How many times my dad took him to work in the car because lumpy jumped into the car when no one was looking.

Halfway to work Lumpy would come out under the seat and hopped onto the front seat sometimes Lumpy was sitting quietly on the back seat. 

My Dad had to turn around and bring him back.  I still remember Lumpy’s face smiling all over like saying got you again. 

At those times there were no online or GPS Pet Tracking Devices. 

I will give you a few tracking devices I have used and tell you if they are working and the most important thing how easy they are in figuring out what to do. 

I had a few… my goodness I could not get those GPS or GPRS Tracker to work. 

The Newest GPS or GPRS Tracking Devices. How good are they or are they just a nice gimmick. 

Recently we moved to a new house with our cats and we were thinking to use a GPS tracker for our cats. You have to know our cats are all strays.

Recently we lost one cat to a python in our garden. We relocated the python but when we moved we were considering to track our cats and dogs to see where they are. It was a sad day for us. 

A GPS Tracker it is a small device that weighs less than 50 grammes and can monitor the where about of your pets.

GPS Trackers come now in different varieties and styles. They are now available also for Kids, Seniors, Cars, Boats, etc.

A great function is the longitude and altitude function as well as the fencing whereas your pet will not go outside the marked area. You can easily track your pet with your phone.

Benefits of GPS or GPRS Trackers. 

GPS Tracking Collar for dogs
Dogtra GPS Tracking and E-Collar for Remote DOG Training-Blue Pathfinder Tracking Only Collar

The Dogtra PathFinder TRX  brings advanced GPS tracking technology right to your smartphone.

Built for hunting competition and events, the Dogtra PathFinder TRX provides the most accurate and responsive way to track your dogs.

Compatible with Google Maps, there are no extra navigation packages to purchase. You can download the free maps. Also works fine in the offline mode. 

The range is 9 miles. It is also fully waterproof. It has no stimulation. 

It works with any Pathfinder system. Updates every 2 seconds. Expandable for more dogs up to 21 dogs. 

 

Buy this GPS collar here. 

 

GPS or GPRS Trackers have a lot of benefits,  I have to admit I still hesitated to use one.

Before we moved House I had to go on a business trip to Hongkong. I discovered that my friend is using one for their pets. A Sign from the Universe to me. 

If you know Hong Kong is an island and space is limited. It is for Pets not always easy to roam around. Most of them are inside the home. 

When they get the chance to go outside into a pet park or pet playground they tend to get crazy and many pets been lost due to the lack of coordination of senses.

Being inside most of their life, they lost the instinct of finding the way back.

I have seen the Dogtra GPS Tracker now how it works and have to say I am impressed about the function and how it works. It is a great tool.

The best thing is it comes already as a pet collar depends on Size for your Dog. It is not cheap but it works and it is waterproof. 

I bought 1GPS Dogtra GPS Tracker Devices and I am happy.

The Tab Cat Tracking Collar and Cat Locator.

Tabcat Cat Tracker is trusted by tens of thousands of cat owners to look after their cats. Follow audio and visual cues to find your cat using the Tabcat cat tracker device to train your feline friend to come home. That is neat I can tell you.

GPS Tracking Collar for Cats
TabCat Tracking Collar and Cat Locator

Tabcat is easily attached to the collar of your cat. It is not too heavy and is actually more efficient than a GPS Tracker device.

Perfect for Cats and Kittens.

How it works. The Beeps and the lights will guide you right to your cat. The directional handset picks up the signal from the cat tracking tag on your cat’s collar, then it tells you which way to walk to find them.

Find your cat wherever it is hiding. The patented Radio Frequency based technology is accurate in locating your cat.  Your cat might be hiding in the house as well as in neighbouring gardens and streets.

You can train your cat to come home when you press the locate button. Of course, that requires training. Small, light, splashproof:

Weighing just 6 grams and protected by a durable case, Tabcat is small and easy to attach to any cat collar. It comes with two tags. Optional extra tags are available.

TabCat Tracking Collar and Cat Locator

Buy the Tab Cat Tracking Collar and Locator here. 

The Difference between GPS and GPRS

Let me break down the benefits of a GPS or GPRS Tracker. I am sure you are wondering now what is different between GPS and GPRS Trackers. Most GPS Trackers include nowadays the GPRS.

 GPS stands for Global Positioning System.

 GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service.

Spoken in an easy way GPS will give you longitude and latitude and GPRS lets you transfer the data over cellular networks.  

A  GPS /GPRS Trackers are the same as our Fitness watch or our Navigation system in our car. 

GPS Tracking Collar Device for Cats and Dogs.

Note: Please realize the tracking cost before you are ordering Pet GPS Tracker device Collar & Activity Monitor, there will be a monthly charge to use it to track pet thru SIM, like the cellphone SIM card’s charge.GPS Tracking Collar for dogs

  • Multi-Function Waterproof Pet Safe GPS/Tracker Device Design: Access the location of the unit via the APP or Website and monitor its location, movement, speed, route history and much more, it can capture pets’ route thru pet activity tracker.
  • You can monitor through the Free Web Platform by Tablet/Desktop PC & FREE APP(android and ios)
  • Please prepare Nano SIM card which supports 2G GPRS GSM and GPRS function, do not support 3G and 4G currently, you can search on the Internet or scan the QR code: e-Tracing.
  • Tip: This product requires a SIM card to use. The SIM card requires yourself additional purchases.
  • Callback Function: Setting the callback number. And click the “sure” button. The GPS tracker will automatically call to the phone number you set.
  • After the first time it locates him, it continually gives real-time updates while tracking.
  • It also shows your (iPhone) location so you can see where he is in relation to you. The Phone app provides all the information you need and is easy to use.

To buy this GPS Collar ( comes without Nano Sim Card) click here 

After seen the GPS collar in action, I decided to buy two pieces for our pets. I bought 2 different kinds of trackers as I wanted to try them. I bought the Tab Cat Tracking collar for our cats and the Dogtra GPS Tracking  Collar for our dogs. I am happy with both. 

My Friend had the GPS Collar with the sim card but I wasn’t convinced about the Sim and tracking. What put me off was the Nano SIM card which supports 2G GPRS GSM and GPRS function. Plus I am not a technical person. It needs to be simple and easy.

I find the GPS Trackers are a good solution. It would be great if they made in a smaller size as for cats they are a bit big. Also for small dogs.

In general, I have a good feeling when my cats go out and roam in our garden. I know Cats supposed to be inside but I believe that cats can go outside and it is their nature to go and hunt, play, kill, eat and groom. It is a natural cycle for them.

As for my dog’s it is great when they go onto the open field and run at least I am able to monitor where they are.

Buying a tracking device is a small investment for the amazing job that it does. I was worried about my strays that they get lost but after being 3 weeks inside the house they are fine and happy. 

I find and this is my opinion the GPS Tracker Device for Cats and Dogs are a great invention. You have to find the right one that suits you and your pets.

Please share with your friends, family and on social media. I love to hear from you. Have you used the GPRS Tracker Devices for cats and dogs?

Do you use personally a Fitbit watch or polar watch to trace your steps then you also can say it is a fine thing to use?

All the best and see you around 

Melanie 

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