Halloween Pet Cat
The history of cats
Have you ever wondered about the history of the cat? Over the centuries, cats have been both adored and despised by different groups of people. Today, cats are as popular as dogs when it comes to common household animals. But where do the cat? And how it has their way into our hearts and in our homes?
While the bones found in burial in Cyprus dating to 7500 BC suggest a kind of domestication may have happened before with wildlife, is seen by many as the domestication of cats actually began around 4000 BC C. the ancient Egyptians in the Egyptian Nile Valley found the cat a useful for protecting stored grain against rats, cats and found that rats were in humans have been. It was a beneficial relationship for both parties.
Although the Egyptians had many animals, the cat was the only one can move at will, but also remained inside when the care of precious grain. Began Egyptians considered cats as sacred animals, as the symbol of the goddess Bastet was depicted with the head of a cat. The cat received a position highly respected in society, and became a crime to injure or kill a cat. Killing a cat can cause death or stones. real death a cat has been a very sad event families, and many cats have been embalmed, placed in coffins, and even mummified.
Finally, the domestication of cats spreading. boatmen Nile kept cats on their ships to control the rodent population, and sometimes when unloading their property, a cat walking outside of the ship which sets new areas for houses. In the Roman Empire of the cats were used to keep the rats and mice population under control, but have also kept as pets. Cats became a favorite pet because of their unique characteristics. And the Islamic countries held in high regard the cat, that the Egyptians did.
The Middle Ages brought a change of the cat. Cats were considered to have magical powers and were thought to be associated with the devil. Their owners were regarded as witches. Pope Gregory IX launched a war against the cats, and even went so far as to call the cat a diabolical creature. "The cats were already sometimes burned to death with their owners. It nearly wiped out the population of domestic cats in Europe, and is believed to have been the reason for the bubonic plague, as the population rodent has managed to increase. To date, the superstitions that still give a threatening power in the cat, we often think that the misfortune of having a black cat crossing your path. Also is associated with Halloween.
1800 brought another change in thinking, and the cat once again became the beloved pet they once were. Domestication of cats in the United States has not started until the arrival of European settlers. They were brought in ships from abroad to control the rodent population in the new settlements. The rest is history. The cats live in safe houses around the world, purring with happiness.
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