I thought it was well-established that if a black cat crosses your path, it’s bad luck and a piano’s about to fall on you.  But maybe not:  A new poll found cat owners are more likely to think black cats bring GOOD luck.

Only 21% of cat owners in the U.S. think black cats are bad luck, and 41% think they’re good luck.  So almost twice as many.  (So, only 38% of us live in reality and know neither of those are really true.  Black cats are seen as good luck in lots of other countries around the world though.)

The same poll also found black cats are more popular than you’d think.  It’s the fourth most popular color for a cat.  10% of cat owners say it’s their favorite.

The five most popular cat colors are solid white, 32% . . . tabby, 14% . . . tuxedo, which is black with a white chest, 13% . . . all black, 10% . . . and harlequin, which is mostly white with patches of another color, also 10%.

9% said calico or tortoiseshell . . . only 7% prefer orange cats . . . and 4% said blue-gray, which is like a medium-gray color.

One last stat:  Black cat owners were slightly more likely to say Halloween is their favorite holiday . . . 25% compared to 21% for everyone else.

(SWNS)