Cat cafés are bad for the cats in them because cats are still essentially unsuited to communal living and unsuited to living in the city where you’ll find cat cafés. The cat café is a mistake because it is a … Continue reading →
The domestication of the cat is an ongoing process. Domestication still takes place. The domestic cat is still very close to the wild cat in terms of behaviour and its genetic make up because, it is believed, that about 15 … Continue reading →
Received wisdom tells us that the first examples of the domestication of the Near Eastern wildcat (Felix silvestris lybica) or African wildcat occurred because it suited farmers to allow the wildcat to feed on the rodents who were in turn … Continue reading →
There is only one well documented example of a close relationship between a human and a cat from about 11,000 years ago. It is, we believe, the earliest known example of the domestic cat. Authors writing about cats, tend to … Continue reading →
by Michael Let us cast our minds back to about ten thousands years ago, when we lived as hunter-gatherers. There were many wild cats of all species at that time. There were lions in Greece until AD 100 for example. … Continue reading →
THE FIRST HOUSE CATS – Photo montage: copyright Ruth The first time people had cats was about 9,000 years ago. People know this because when a cat died 9,000 years ago it was buried with its owner. This happened in … Continue reading →
