Overview
- The municipal shelter in Terrassa has suspended black cat adoptions until Nov. 1.
- Deputy Mayor Noel Duque said organizations and residents warned about potential ritual use linked to Halloween.
- Authorities noted a seasonal rise in inquiries that focused on a cat’s appearance, which they considered suspicious.
- The pause is a preventive step to avert “macabre practices,” with the city’s usual adopter screening still in place.
- Terrassa is a Catalan city of about 230,000 residents located roughly 30 kilometers northwest of Barcelona.