Article: FOR BLACK CATS, THE TRICK ON HALLOWEEN MAY BE TO STAY IN.(News)

Byline: M.L. LYKEP-I reporter

Black cats creep through our October imaginations, shadowed by superstition as they cross our wary paths.

Maybe it's this seasonal spookiness that explains the awful stories - the tales of cult cat killings and ritualistic mutilations - that surround Allhallows Eve.

Maybe not.

Some Northwest pet shop managers and animal shelter keepers aren't taking chances. Come October, they put the all-black cats in the back of the store, send them off to temporary foster homes, or keep them behind doors until Halloween's over.

"We want to make sure they're not being used for pranks and stuff like that," ...

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