I am an animal advocate and pet photographer in Los Angeles who uses animal photography to help them get adopted.
For this Halloween-themed series, I photographed black cats against a black background to emphasize their beauty and showcase their personalities.
Black cats have the lowest cat adoption rates and the highest euthanasia rates, in part because they typically don’t photograph well. I wanted to show that it is possible to get great pictures of these adorable cats. I hope my photos inspire people to adopt such beautiful cats and to volunteer for their local animal shelter.
The cats featured below are from West Los Angeles Animal Services and Milo’s Sanctuary.
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Maggie
Tux
Rita
Onyx
Luna
Moon
Toby
Slinky
Trix
Max
Spike
Frank
Eloise
Luna
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Mine too, I really really love black cats, but I love all cats, crazy cat lady here!!!
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"Some believe that Celts and witches would sacrifice cats by throwing them into a fire, often in wicker cages, and that people still do this today. Because of this fear, many animal shelters refuse to allow cats to be adopted during the Halloween season, fearing that the cats could be killed, and people are advised to keep their black pets indoors."
adopted mine...2 years in a shelter and almost killed by the shelter, because black! He now help people, despite his "blackness" 20170318_1...7b1ae4.jpg 
I’m more of a dog person, but would love a black cat if I wasn’t allergic cats in general. Rita’s eyes are beautiful.
Mine too, I really really love black cats, but I love all cats, crazy cat lady here!!!
Load More Replies... "Some believe that Celts and witches would sacrifice cats by throwing them into a fire, often in wicker cages, and that people still do this today. Because of this fear, many animal shelters refuse to allow cats to be adopted during the Halloween season, fearing that the cats could be killed, and people are advised to keep their black pets indoors."
adopted mine...2 years in a shelter and almost killed by the shelter, because black! He now help people, despite his "blackness" 20170318_1...7b1ae4.jpg
I’m more of a dog person, but would love a black cat if I wasn’t allergic cats in general. Rita’s eyes are beautiful.
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