People are strange. I just did a google to see if there's a consensus on black cats more often being put down at shelters and I found that not only is that true, BUT it also applies to black DOGS. I'm pretty sure if they had shelters just for birds, crows would get adopted less often than white doves.

Personally, I'd rather have a black animal than a white one of any kind, because darker=healthier in my superstition (it's backed up a little by science- all white animals are more susceptible to skin cancer & more likely to have hearing or vision deficits.)

That said, my favorite cat color will always be the tuxedo black and white. They just look so *put together*. :^)