Black dog syndrome¹ refers to the tendency for black- or dark-coated dogs to be passed over for adoption² in favor of lighter³ colored dogs in an animal shelter.

“黑狗综合症”指人们在动物收容所里领养狗狗时，往往倾向忽略那些拥有黑色或深色皮毛的狗儿，而选择毛色较浅的汪星人。

 

Black dogs are often treated differently than other dogs -- and are often overlooked by people who come to shelters with the intention to adopt.

人们对待黑狗和其他的狗儿完全不同，黑狗经常遭到来收容所领养狗狗人们的忽视。

 

The phenomenon is commonly referred to as "Black Dog Syndrome" or "Black Dog Bias," a stereotype⁴ against dark-colored animals possibly ingrained in people through depictions in movies and books, according to experts.

学者表示，这种现象通常被称为“黑狗综合症”或“黑狗偏见”。电影和书籍对于深色皮毛动物的描述根植于人们的心中，行程了他们对这些动物的刻板印象。

 

"Sometimes black dogs are seen as scarier by people," said an expert. "It's very, very unfair -- you can get a bite from a little yellow Chihuahua faster than one of the bigger black dogs."

一位专家表示，有时候人们会认为黑狗更加可怕。这实在是非常、非常不公平，体型娇小的黄色吉娃娃会比体态较大的黑狗更快咬到你。