What affects us affects cats
I’ll tell you why Siamese cats are called Siamese. In Southest Asia there are pointed cats (cats with dark extremeties). Nearly all of these cats are not bred by cat breeders. By the standards of the West they are random bred cats. But they probably have purer genetics that purebred Siamese cats in the …
Ultimately, domestic cats are from the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East – see map: The domestication of the wildcat was a mutual arrangement (to the benefit of both people (farmers) and cat alike). The domestication of the cat occurred long after the wild dog was domesticated. It is now believed that the initial …
There was an unusual archaeological find recently in London. They dug up human remains that were assessed as being those of Chinese people. The skeletons were dated to AD200. Scientists had no idea that the Chinese had, on the face of it, found their way to Britain so early. Perhaps they hadn’t and the …
This painting, La Toilette by François Boucher (1703–1770), has a cat in it – of course! The appearance of the cat is interesting to me. But first a bit about the painting. Boucher La Toilette François Boucher was French (born in Paris). He painted in what is called the Rococo style. This was decorative …
Archeologists have uncovered 3,500 skeletons of victims of the Great Plague of London 1665-1666. The skeletons where in a burial site that was discovered when building an underground railway line across London (Crossrail). The bodies had been neatly buried indicating respect for the deceased despite the gravity of the situation and the dire circumstances. …
There is a lot of myth and glamour surrounding the Mexican Hairless cat. The history books tell us that in 1902 a couple living in New Mexico, America, were given brother and sister Mexican Hairless cats from the Indians who were a few miles from where they lived. The couple were Mr and Mrs …
It could be argued that 1233 is the year when people in general became suspicious about black cats. You can blame a gentleman whose name is Konrad von Marburg. The 13th century was a time of huge superstition. Heretics were demonised by the church. There was the Inquisition. Heretics were those people who held …
As the world mourns the senseless death of Harambe, an endangered 17-year-old gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28, I’d like to share with the readers the oldest publicized animal cruelty event for entertainment purposes I’ve found while searching the internet. It took place on September 8, 1927 at Niagara Falls. First, …
