I photograph adoptable animals as a volunteer at the Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) in Santa Clara, California.
Each year, the black kittens and cats are the last ones to be adopted, and each year that bums me out because black cats are wonderful! They've gotten some bad publicity (I'm talking about you, silly superstitions) but nothing that can't be overcome with some better PR—right?
So, this year, my SVACA colleagues and I decided to highlight black and tuxedo cats in a fun way that would celebrate them and take the 'spooky' out of the black cat myth.
Using my own photographs of shelter animals and taxing my wobbly graphic-design skills, I created a series of faux magazine covers and posted them on SVACA's social media for their Black Cat Appreciation Week in January 2019.
Here are my six favourite covers, created over the course of about ten days. Enjoy!
By the way, don't worry about the black cats at SVACA. SVACA is a no-kill shelter and even if black cats have to wait a little longer, everyone finds their forever home. For more information, check out their website at svaca.com—and follow them on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to see more fun posts. (Dog magazine covers coming soon!)
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"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere" - I love it.
I have a black cat and a stripey cat. I will always have a black cat. Black cats look amazing. She is like a slinky shadow gliding around the place.
I love these covers. When I adopted my black kitten from the kill shelter there was no fee to get the blacks moving. He's a big cat now and I love him. Very sleek, soft and shiny. I was going to name him Slick but settled on Ninja instead after seeing him zoom around and launch himself 3ft off the hallway wall. Yep, Ninja tendencies.
Ninja! Love it! Thanks for the kind words.
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I like the idea but not only are black cats the last to be adopted but so are black dogs. I didn't know that until I adopted my Zoe; an almost all black Shepherd mix. But since I've had her, I had someone wanting to buy her from me. I told him that I don't sell family. People have stopped their cars to tell me how pretty she is. That can be a bit creepy at times. I hope your projects boost the adoption of these beautiful creatures.
Thanks for the great idea, Zoe's Mom! Since I'm working on some dog-themed magazine covers now, I'll try featuring black dogs on one. Black is the new black, right? :)
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I love these covers. When I adopted my black kitten from the kill shelter there was no fee to get the blacks moving. He's a big cat now and I love him. Very sleek, soft and shiny. I was going to name him Slick but settled on Ninja instead after seeing him zoom around and launch himself 3ft off the hallway wall. Yep, Ninja tendencies.
Ninja! Love it! Thanks for the kind words.
Load More Replies... I like the idea but not only are black cats the last to be adopted but so are black dogs. I didn't know that until I adopted my Zoe; an almost all black Shepherd mix. But since I've had her, I had someone wanting to buy her from me. I told him that I don't sell family. People have stopped their cars to tell me how pretty she is. That can be a bit creepy at times. I hope your projects boost the adoption of these beautiful creatures.
Thanks for the great idea, Zoe's Mom! Since I'm working on some dog-themed magazine covers now, I'll try featuring black dogs on one. Black is the new black, right? :)
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