So what started the desire to take in black cats and kittens? It was one little kitty who goes by the name of Midnight, and as you might have figured out, she started out life a bit on the rough side. She wandered up to a house on some property outside of Hodgenville, Ky, and found a family who took her in. The only problem with this is they are a “Dog Family.” They don’t understand cats and the “servant” or “caretaker” role humans play in a true “cat family” relationship. One might own a dog, but no one owns the free spirit called a cat. Anyway, the boys in the house talk mom and dad into taking this little black cat in until they figure out they know nothing about taking care of cats. This cat and their two dogs don’t always see eye to eye either making it rough on the cat. After a couple of days, though, the boys decide to give this black cat a name. They called her Midnight.
One afternoon Mark, aka Daddy to us kids, gets a call from the dad in this household asking if we might be willing to give Midnight a new home because they have come to realize they know nothing about raising a cat. Of course, Daddy says yes without asking Mom or Sister, so she makes the trip down to her new house in Mt. Sherman, Ky. Midnight becomes the second Black Beauty at Crazy Cat Sanctuary. You can read about the other little black panther, Ms. Tituba, in the next story. After Sister Dorothy gets together with Midnight a few days later, she tells Sister she is keeping the name she has been given to honor the boys who helped her get to her now FUR-EVER home. Then a few months later she tells Sister, who by the way is a cat whisperer, that she has a new goal in life. She wants her Mom, Jo Ann, Sister, Dorothy, and Daddy Mark to help her rescue Black Cats and Kittens. She also wants help to get the truth about black cats out to the world. “WE ARE NOT EVIL.” Like Siamese, some of us have a feisty side, but we are not EVIL.” She is now putting together her own rescue team called “The Black Cat Rescue Squad.” She has already recruited Mr. Django and Ms. Abbie to her team. With this mission to carry out we try to share the history and the true story of Black Cats, how they have been used through the centuries by witches, and other areas related to the Evil and “The Dark Side” of their line of felines. Because of this history, we do not adopt out any black cats during the time of Sept 15 to Nov 15. We do take in the precious cats any time of the year, though, and Midnight loves welcoming them into the Sanctuary, and her team takes excellent care of them too. Now you know why she is our “Little Black Wonder” and why we love every little thing about her.
