2: The Butler County Humane Society has several black cats up for adoption, which shelter manager Shanna Best said are as popular as any other kind or color of cat available.EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE

Superstitious people may avoid crossing black cats for fears that it would bring them seven years of bad luck.

That old adage doesn’t seem to apply to many in Butler County. Their association with the spooky October and fall season also hasn’t affected adoptions at the Butler County Humane Society.

Shanna Best, Butler County Humane Society’s shelter director, said black cats are taken in and adopted out just as much as any other color of cat available at the shelter. Most of the time, people looking for a furry friend to adopt are more interested in personality than looks.

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1: Shelter manager Shanna Best holds Minx, a 6-month-old cat who has been at the humane society since he was a baby.EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE