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Ernesto’s Sanctuary for Syrian Cats‏ – First ‘external’ cat is spayed for free

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I am reporting on Syrian cats in Syria. The pictures and words come from Ernesto’s Sanctuary for Syrian Cats on Twitter. It is nice to see this for 2 reasons. The cats, like the humans, in Syria have gone through … Continue reading →

Turmoil in Middle East and N. Africa hampers research into origins of domestic cat

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Almost all the cats of the small species of wild cat that is called the “wildcat” are hybrids. At some stage in their lineage an ancestor mated with a domestic cat. It may have been thousands of years ago but … Continue reading →