It makes me so sad that black cats often aren't adopted because they're “difficult to photograph.” Imagine getting an animal for the sole purpose of sharing its image on social media! Of course, that isn't the only reason black cats are neglected. Old-timey superstitions about black cats being “bad luck” don't help the adoption rates go up.

Cats are one of the most remarkable animals ever invented. I didn't grow up with a cat myself, but I was a massive fan of the most famous cat in the world, Garfield . Garfield is a cat with no job, and yet he hates Mondays. He loves lasagna, sleeping, and being a menace to everyone he meets. As I grow older, I'm becoming much more of a Garfield than I used to be. When I was a baby, I was Odie: a creature who couldn't speak but is just happy to be alive. When I was a kid, I was Nermal: young and…