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The Real Indiana Town That Made Black Cats Wear Bells

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The post The Real Indiana Town That Made Black Cats Wear Bells appeared first on A-Z Animals.Laws typically focus on public safety, wildlife protection, traffic control, or local disputes. However, in 1939, French Lick, Indiana, passed a real ordinance requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th. While this sounds like the plot to a Halloween story, the law was a genuine municipal response to the superstitions and anxieties of the …
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AZ Animals broke the news on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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