Similar to the Ying and Yang - the black and white cat would symbolise good vs bad or negative vs positive. White cats have been linked with sun, fertility, and warmth whereas black cats have been linked with the moon, sterility, hairl/storm.
Cats - in and of themselves - are regarded as dual creatures - possesing both positive and negative traits...the black and white imagery of this type of tattoo only strengthens the symbolism of this dual nature.
Grace and cunning
Of course - like most tattoo's mean different things to different people. People who love animals, people who've gotten one in memory of a pet. I'm an animal rights activist, so a small paw print will soon be tattoo'd on the inner part of my wrist.There are certain styles of paw prints, warrior style ones and the claws - could be just what that person likes or it could be to do with an ancient spiritual thing, either Celtic or Native American.
Eve
Hello , I just purchased a print of Kim the Black cat it is beautiful . It has some water damage but i am looking into restoring it . It is a print dated 1957 .
Townships ~Unknown Cat (Online Activist)
Grace and cunning
Baby phat
tdepends on what kind of cat.Slazenger has a black pouncing panther as a logo.
honor and loyalty
honor and loyalty
When sailors in the Navy were tattooed with a black cat standing on the number 13, they felt it would protect them at sea.
Many people get tattoos of black cats because of the symbolism. It may be that they like spooky things, or they are laughing in the face of bad luck. Either way, they are a common subject for tattoo artists.
A popular cat tattoo is typically a standard image of the fact of a cat. You can also be a little different, and get a cat tattoo of a cat's eye, which is typically a creepy design to show off.
It symbolizes that black cats need feet to walk with too. Are you some kind of cat racist or something?
I got one in memory of my cat.
Yes. In December 2009, pictures of bikini-clad Carrie in the Bahamas were published online and they showed a small tattoo near her right hip bone.It is of a cat on her hip. She got the tattoo with her sisters after she won American Idol to celebrate.See related links for photos.
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," the rope symbolizes the narrator's entrapment in his guilt and the inevitability of his impending doom. It represents the moral and psychological ties that bind him to his dark deeds, ultimately leading to his downfall.