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 →
It is frequently stated that Cardinal Wolsey (1471-1530), the chief minister of Henry VIII, was a cat lover. It is stated that he was so attracted to his cats that he insisted on taking them on formal occasions. There are … Continue reading →
Do cats have less health problems than dogs? There are indications to me that they are and I discuss them on this page. However, I don’t know of any hard evidence that states that cats are healthier than dogs.
Continue reading →There is a common misbelief that the Ancient Egyptians first domesticated the cat. They did not because it happened thousands of years earlier.
Continue reading →He issued a public decree or charter (a papal bull) in 1233 in which he denounced the black cat as diabolical. In doing so he gave his official blessing to the widespread persecution of cats for 5 centuries.
Continue reading →The large canine tooth of one cat is shown piercing the top of the skull of the other, killing the rival.
Continue reading →In 1932, Jeanette MacDonald posed with then famous cat, Puzzums who was kind of a big deal in old Hollywood. He earned $250/week to appear in films with stars like Will Rogers, Maurice Chevalier and Carole Lombard. The cat was … Continue reading →
It probably goes without saying that both the wild ancestor of our domestic cats and our human ancestors come from the same area on the planet which means that we are programmed to prefer the same ambient temperature range. Research … Continue reading →
The link is the promiscuous nature of the female urban cat when in heat. You have probably made the association between the words “cathouse” and “pussy”. If you haven’t, this is it. ‘Cathouse’ is a slang word to describe a … Continue reading →
In the 1950s, more new cat breeds were created than at any time before or since. In those far off days, criticism of the cat for destroying wildlife was relatively uncommon. Of course this was well before the internet. Internet … Continue reading →
