At the time of this post there are two mummified cats for sale on ebay. One is described as a “MUMMIFIED WITCH’S CAT – WALLED UP – GAFF 18th CENTURY” and the other as a “Real Rare Mummified Cat With … Continue reading →
In human behaviour reminiscent of medieval times, in Vietnam black cats are being killed and rendered down into a black paste or liquid which you can see in the photograph. They’re doing this as a cure for coronavirus. Or I … Continue reading →
This is the country where they still fervently believe in witchcraft. It is a country where supersition can play a big role in their lives when the circumstances call for it. And I am not making this up. You can … Continue reading →
Most of now know of the superstitious nonsense that cats are evil spirits because their bodies are occupied by an evil fiend . This crazy link between witchcraft – which itself is a fiction – and domestic cats blighted the … Continue reading →
The Wobo mystery cat is also referred to as the ‘Mendelit’ (Cat World by Dr Desmond Morris) and ‘Rnendelit’ (by Sarah Hartwell, website messybeast.com). Apparently local people in remote parts of Ethiopia, Africa, would recount stories to Victorian explorers of … Continue reading →
A Kenyan website claims that a marauding band of five stray domestic cats are roaming around attacking and killing residents in Embakasi. This has to be BS.
Continue reading →The belief that a domestic cat could suck the breath out of a baby probably stemmed from a combination of factors: Cats were considered to be witches’ familiars, companions to witches, at the time when people believed in witchcraft. Some … Continue reading →
There is a question on Quora.com which politely asks whether a bias concerning black cats and black people are the same. Having thought about it for about 30 seconds, it’s clearly apparent that they are very different. Note: in the … Continue reading →
The first couple of minutes of the video gives us a glimpse of the superstition even in high places in Kenyan regarding cats and particularly black cats. Millie Odhiambo, a Kenyan MP, asked the chair that the debating chamber be … Continue reading →
It is time to pardon all witches and in so doing rehabilitate all the cats who lived with “witches”. Pardoning witches is not a new idea. For example. in 2004, in Scotland, Dr Gordon Prestoungrange exercised his legal authority, under … Continue reading →
