Sunday, January 19, 2014

Black dogs are the last to be adopted in animal shelters

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The black dogs are not as often adopted as dogs with other hair colors and usually are the last to be chosen among the animals that are in shelters for adoption. Although there are no official data, the institutions that receive the animals noticed that the black-haired are the last to be adopted.

The main reason for the phenomenon occur relates to some prejudices in relation to dogs with black fur. Often people associate these bad animals dogs and potentially violent. The black dogs are also often portrayed on television and in movies as aggressive animals, which contributes to the stigma.

Prejudices regarding these animals already have name-Black Dog syndrome. The fact that the animals of other colors are deprecated in relation to black dogs causes these animals have much higher eutanização rates in relation to other.

According to popular folklore, the black dogs are associated with death and the superstitions, such as the black cats. Many people consider even if you have a black dog brings bad luck.

However, the owners of these animals contend that are sweet and adorable, but also recognize that they are not well-seen.

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