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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

So, I read this article about how shelters have a harder time getting their darker-haired doggies adopted: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23472518/?GT1=43001

I've heard about the cat thing, and figured as much was true for the dogs. It's really an interesting phenomenon, one that I didn't try to play into when picking out Markus (who we chose part for personality, part for getting him into a good home after spending over a year in shelters). I personally love black animals, and have had mostly positive experiences with their personalities, though I can see how they're easier to walk past. I like the local Humane Society. The 'prices' for the black dogs and cats are generally lower, and they have certain months where they put a special on harder to adopt cats and dogs, correlating it with some fact of the month. I think it's pretty cool, anyway.

Sad truth about those poor animals, indeed.