Sunderland AFC’s iconic Black Cat replaced with ‘black dog’ to mark Mental Health Awareness Week

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EDITORIAL USE ONLY Supporters hold black dog T-shirts at the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Supporters hold black dog T-shirts at the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Flag-bearer wearing a black dog t-shirt inside the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Flag-bearer wearing a black dog t-shirt inside the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Flag-bearer wearing a black dog t-shirt inside the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Flag-bearer wearing a black dog t-shirt inside the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, where the club’s principal partner LiveScore has replaced the Black Cat logo with a black dog to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in Sunderland. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. PA Photo. The ‘black dog’, a metaphor commonly associated with depression, is part of an initiative to prompt conversations around mental health, with research showing that the North East of England records the highest suicide rates of any region in the country.

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