Black cats have a bad reputation. Hanging out with witches. Giving you bad luck just by crossing your path. Or just sitting around looking spooky. Maybe that's why black cats are the least likely to be adopted from animal shelters. Our friends over at Furball Fables are on a mission to change the black cat's luck, so they made this delightful video to dispel some of the myths surrounding the coolest cats on the planet.


In addition to facts found by Fur Fables, I dug up a few more reasons to love our much-maligned and misunderstood charcoal-colored feline friends.

• In Britain a black cat crossing your path signifies good luck.
• The Egyptians worshipped the black cat god Bastet. They believed that hosting black cats in their households would bring Bastet's favor. 
• The arrival of a strange black cat to a Scottish home predicts prosperity to come. 
• Sailors chose black "ship's cats" because they would bring good luck. Sailors' wives often kept black cats as a way to keep their husbands safe while at sea.
• Upon the death of Charles I's beloved black cat, he sadly declared that his "luck was gone". The next day, he was arrested and charged with high treason.