The phenomenon is commonly referred to as Black Dog Syndrome or Black Dog Bias, a stereotype against dark-colored animals possibly ingrained in people through depictions in movies and books, according to experts. Sometimes black dogs are seen as scarier by people, Hope Hancock, the executive director of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Wake County in Raleigh, N.C., told ABC News. Its very, very unfair -- you can get a bite from a little yellow Chihuahua faster than one of the bigger black dogs. There is some debate among experts about the validity of this so-called bias. In 2013, the ASPCA reported on a study that cast doubt on the phenomenon, and concluded that it may be a myth. Still, there is an abundance of anecdotal evidence from shelter workers that black dogs are routinely ignored, and, as a result, more of them are euthanized due to a shortage of space at shelters, according to USA Today. Levy decided to do his part to fight against that.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:26:10 +0000
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