Domestic Cats And Feral Cats – The History Of Cats
The first appearance of the domesticated cat according to original reports goes back as far as 8,000 years ago. According to findings, during that era, bones of mice, humans and cats were buried mutually on the isle of Cyprus. Apparently, people then brought together with them the mice, which were unwanted, and the cats to Cyprus.
Domestication Of Cats:
Agriculture was not only the main occupation of the Egyptians, but also of the southwestern Asian primitives and folks of Africa, where cats appeared afterwards. Since harvesting crops was possible only once or twice every year, it became difficult to store the food-eating grains. The entry of mice, rats and other pests only added to the difficulty.
Soon people observed that the cat population ate the rodents that destroy the food grains.
People invited cats into their daily lives very courteously after observing cats hunting rodents. Farmers used fish-heads, milk and bread and additional food scraps to attract and sway cats to hover around their homes. As a result, cats merely discovered an environmental place for themselves, a stable source of love, affection and food from human beings.
People remember cats for their illustrious position in history. Cats and Egyptians shared a unique relationship. Egyptians possessed different varieties of animals like pigs, sheep, cattle, fowls and monkeys in ancient times. Cats, however unreservedly roamed the area according to its will.
Protection of Cats:
Egypt established laws to protect and safeguard cats, since people had a very high regard about them. A sacred order of cat reverence developed due to its high status that lasted for about 2,000 years. People in Egypt used to revere Bastet the cat goddess. Bastet had the head of a cat and the body of a female. Bastet was related with motherliness, elegance, beauty and fertility. In olden Egypt, people used to call a cat as a “Mau” resembling “meow” a common cat word.
There was a severe punishment for people who harmed or killed cats during the sovereignty of the Pharaohs. If a house was ablaze, it was imperative for the humans to think first about the cats. If the death of a cat was due to natural factors, then it was mandatory for the entire family to go into detailed mourning with beating of chests and recitation of slogans as an indication of pain.
It was necessary to wrap the cat’s body in linen, and inspection was compulsory to ascertain that the cat’s death was natural. Tombs of cats also had mouse mummies to ensure enough food for their next journey. Soon cats sailed to countries like India, Japan, China, Italy and Greece.
Other Historical Facts:
People used to torture and sacrifice cats in sacred rituals during the medieval ages. People regarded and scorned cats as Satan’s members. Individuals considered black cats as a bad omen.
Due to the persecution of cats the number of rodents increased, plague arose and devastated life. It was then that cats received appreciation and they once again gained popularity by the eighteenth century.
Cats became extremely popular in the nineteenth century and cat exhibitions of various pedigrees began towards the ending of nineteenth century.
About the Author
Go to Cat and Kitten Zone to get your free ebook about Cats and Kittens at
Cats
. Cat and Kitten Zone also has information on
Kittens
,
Cat Supplies
and a Cat and Kitten Forum where you can connect with others who love cats and kittens. You can Find Cat and Kitten Zone at www.catandkittenzone.com.
Janet Jackson – Black Cat
|
|
♫ NORTHERN ROSE Musician Black and White Cat Drum Set $0.00 |
|
|
♫ NORTHERN ROSE Black and White Tuxedo Cat Grand Piano $0.00 |
|
|
♫ NORTHERN ROSE Musican Black and White Cat Trombone $0.00 |
|
|
Sg72, 2d black & purple, LH MINT. Cat £10. $0.00 |
|
|
Sg73, 2½d black & ultramarine, M MINT. Cat £10. $0.00 |
|
|
Sexy Black Witch Cat Maid Tutu Petticoat Dress Costume $0.00 |
|
|
CAT5e Ethernet Patch Cable, Non-Booted, 20 Foot, Black $0.00 |
|
|
♠ NORTHERN ROSE Miniature Figurine Black and White Cat $0.00 |
|
|
♠ NORTHERN ROSE Miniature Figurine Black Cat Scaredy Tales $0.00 |
|
|
SMALL PINK & WHITE & BLACK CAMO PET BED/CAT/DOG/TOY $0.00 |
|
|
SMALL PINK & WHITE & BLACK CAMO PET BED/CAT/DOG/TOY $0.00 |
|
|
♠ NORTHERN ROSE Miniature Figurine Black and White Cat Mewsings $0.00 |
|
|
New Vintage Cat Eye Women’s Dark Black Frame Sunglasses Black Lens Celebrity $0.00 |
|
|
New Vintage Cat Eye Women’s Black Frame Sunglasses Black Lens Celebrity Style $0.00 |
|
|
Cats Eye Fiber Optic 4mm Round Black Beads 4CE10 $0.00 |
|
|
New Sexy Halloween Costume Black Catwoman Cat Suit M/L $0.00 |
|
|
Applique Kits, Glitzy Iron-On, Halloween Dancing Witch and Black Cat, lot of 2 $0.00 |
|
|
New Vintage Cat Eye Women’s Dark Brown Tortoise Frame Sunglasses Black Lens $0.00 |
|
|
Sign “Cat on Board” NEW Paint (Black/White) $0.00 |
|
|
Black Women’s Cat Eye Black Dark Lens Women Sunglasses CZ Crystal Accent SEXY $0.00 |
|
|
Vintage Cat’s Paw Heels Box 40s-50s Rubber Black NM Scoop 3 NOS $0.00 |
|
|
Original Art -BLACK CAT 06 by rantz $0.00 |
|
|
Original Art -BLACK CAT 07 by rantz $0.00 |
|
|
Come with Me Kitty Harness & Bungee Leashes cat kitten $0.00 |
|
|
Come with Me Kitty Harness & Bungee Leashes cat kitten $0.00 |
|
|
Come with Me Kitty Harness & Bungee Leashes cat kitten $0.00 |
|
|
New Round Cat Eyes Black Decor Wall Clock $0.00 |
|
|
2 Foot 24AWG Cat5e Network RJ45 Patch Panel Cable 350MHz UTP Ethernet – Black $0.00 |
|
|
Blue Eyes Cat NEW Black Tote Bag FREE SHIPPING USA $0.00 |
|
|
New Vintage Cat Eye Women’s Black Crystals Frame Sunglasses Purple Smoke Lens $0.00 |
|
|
Ty Beanie Babies “ZIP” the Black Cat new in package FREE SHIPPING gr8 gift $0.00 |
|
|
Halloween Black Cat, Ceramic, 7 x 8 inches with 6 napkins & yellow Napkin Rings $0.00 |
|
|
BAD KITTY Sticker Window Girl Laptop Naughty Cat Sexy $0.00 |
|
|
Halloween Black Cat, Ceramic, with Pumpkin, Mask & Hat, 9 inches tall $0.00 |
|
|
NEW 100FT CAT5 CAT5e Ethernet CABLE For 10/100 Black $0.00 |
|
|
GB 1840 1d BLACK ‘TA’ RED MX, 3 MARGINS CAT £350 $0.00 |
|
|
Yellow Eyes Cat NEW Black Tote Bag FREE SHIPPING USA $0.00 |
|
|
Halloween Black Cats, Plush, Jointed Arms, with clothes, 9 inches tall, lot of 3 $0.00 |
|
|
30 PCS Tibetan silver Cute naughty cat black blue Pendants Charms 28*25mm TS62 $0.00 |
|
|
Halloween Black Metal Sign, Says Scary, Bat, Cat, Spider Web, Bells, 6″ x10″ $0.00 |
|
|
5ft Black Ethernet Cat5e Cat 5 Cable Cat5 For XBOX 360 $0.00 |
|
|
Style Jewelry Betsey Johnson Small black cat Jewelry Earrings BJ016 $0.00 |
|
|
Black Cat Child Mask and Hood for Halloween Costume $0.00 |
|
|
Halloween Fabric Decoration, Black Cat in Witch’s Shoe, 15 inches x 9 inches $0.00 |
|
|
50′s Vintage Cat Eye Style Square Black Thick Frame Eyeglasses Clear Lens $0.00 |
|
|
Kotobukiya Marvel X Bishoujo Collection: Black Cat Statue $0.00 |
|
|
SPIDERMAN SPIDER WARS BLACK CAT 1996 TOY BIZ $0.00 |
|
|
PowerMadd 10213011 Black Windshield Arctic Cat Bearcat Wildcat Z ZL ZR Chassis $0.00 |
|
|
Smiling Cat Head Earrings (Black) Surgical steel posts……BRAND NEW…. $0.00 |
|
|
Lamp Finials, Halloween, Black Cat, Witch, Frankenstein, Resin,3″ tall, lot of 3 $0.00 |
|
|
Lodge Max Temp Handle Mitt, Black $3.81 Protect your hands from hot pot handles with this slip-on handle mitt. From Lodge, maker of rugged cast-iron cookware, the mitt features heavy-duty Pyrotex fabric on the exterior, along with a scorch-proof coating. Inside, a thick terry lining feels comfortable against the skin, and thick cotton batting between the two layers adds further heat and steam protection. Heat-resistant up to 450 degrees… |
|
|
Spectrum Wall-Mountable Black Scroll Spice Rack $14.99 Electrostatically painted for long lasting good looks. 14 1 2″ H. x 12 1 2″ W. x 2 3 4″ D. Black…. |
|
|
Lodge Logic Dutch Oven with Loop Handles $56.00 Lodge, the world’s leader in cast-iron cookware, crafts this revolutionary Dutch oven that is preseasoned so it’s ready to cook right out of the box. Designed to replicate the all-encompassing heat of an oven on the stovetop, Dutch ovens are ideal for meat-and-vegetable dishes such as savory pulled pork or chicken cacciatore. The 5- and 7-quart capacity is perfect for family-sized servings and a c… |
|
|
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection – 15 Winners, 26 Nominees $9.97 The Oscar for Animated Short Film has been a useful if not entirely accurate gauge of the state of American animation, as this three-disc set demonstrates. The Academy created the category in the early ’30s to honor Walt Disney’s contributions to the art form. But most of the films in the collection date from the ’40s and ’50s, when Warner Bros. and MGM artists won most of the Oscars for pushing t… |
|
|
Reloaded: Greatest Hits $9.96 Tom Jones all but invented saucy power pop back before the sixties even started to swing when his second single “It’s Not Unusual” rocketed up the UK charts in 1965. After that initial triumph the singer never looked back, tying his hair back with a thin black ribbon and putting some rather expressive body English into his stage moves, which assured that the stage floor would be routinely pelted w… |
|
|
Tom and Jerry – Spotlight Collection, Volume 2 $4.98 TOM AND JERRY SPOTLIGHT COLL V2 – DVD Movie… |
|
|
Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season $22.96 In the Chuck Season 4 DVD, “Chuck” continues its highly entertaining blend of drama, comedy, and romance. Nice guy computer nerd and newly minted CIA agent Chuck Bartkowski (Zachary Levi) is finally teamed, both personally and professionally, with the lovely and deadly CIA agent Sara Walker (Yvonne Strahovski). At the beginning of the Chuck Season 4 DVD, Chuck and best buddy Morgan (Joshua Gomez) … |
|
|
Hocus Pocus $5.01 This big, fat theatrical bomb has a lot going for it. There’s the three leads, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker, playing three resurrected witches who wreak havoc on Salem, Massachusetts, 300 hundred years after they were hung. There’s music, special effects, and magic. There’s a surprisingly horror-filled plot. Whoops, hold up on that last one. It’s probably the extremes that … |
|
|
Harold and Maude $7.20 Cort is Harold, a young man bored with wealth but interested in death, and Gordon is Maude, a wonderful old lady who can see nothing but good intentions in the world.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: PGRelease Date: 1-MAR-2004Media Type: DVD… |
|
|
Gillette Fusion Proglide Manual Cartridge, 8-count Package $30.99 Thinner finer blades (thinner leading blades vs. Fusion). 5 blade ProGlide system + 1 precision trimmer. Incredible comfort – even if you shave every day. Front: Thinner, finer blades glide effortlessly through hair with less tug and pull (leading blades vs. Fusion). All 5 blades have Gillette’s most advanced coating. Back: 1 precision trimmer blade – redesigned trimmer to help shape facial hair. … |
|
|
Black Market, Hide and Seek $2.35 Used – In one volume — two spectacular novels of page-turning suspense from the bestselling author of Cat and Mouse and Kiss the Girls. BLACK MARKET The threat was absolute. At 5.05 p.m. Wall Street would be destroyed. No demands, no ransom, no negotiations. A multiple firebombing — orchestrated by a secret militia group — would wipe out the financial heart of America. Stop the world’s financial system dead. Faced with catastrophe on an unimaginable scale, Federal agent Archer Carroll and W |
|
|
The Black Cat and Other Stories Book/CD Pack: Level 3 $11.8 Used – Classic / British English Are you brave enough to read four of Poe’s famous horror stories? Edgar Allan Poe wrote strange stories about terrible people and evil crimes. Don’t read this book late at night! |
|
|
The Masque of the Red Death: Three Tales of Horror by Edgar Allan Poe – the Masque of the Red Death the Black Cat and the Bells $57.95 New |
|
|
#31 Jeff Burton Cat 3X5 2Sided Flag $33.95 #31 Jeff Burton 09 3×5 2-sided Flag. Jeff Burton name signature 31 #31 Caterpillar Chevy Impala and RCR logo on black and yellow fan flag. |
|
|
‘Horror’ Black Cat Tales $48.79 Used |
|
|
‘Thy servant a dog’ and other dog stories $30.21 New – ‘Thy Servant a Dog and other Dog stories’ brings together a delightful selection of Kipling short stories and poems. The first three tales, Thy Servant a Dog, The Great Play Hunt and Toby Dog, are narrated by the Black Aberdeen Terrier Boots, and concern the adventures of himself and his canine friends Slippers, Ravager and Toby, their wars with Kitchen Cat and their incomprehension of the ways of the humans in their lives. A Sea Dog is a nautical tale about Malachi, who sees action in the |
|
|
‘Thy servant a dog’ and other dog stories $30.21 Used – ‘Thy Servant a Dog and other Dog stories’ brings together a delightful selection of Kipling short stories and poems. The first three tales, Thy Servant a Dog, The Great Play Hunt and Toby Dog, are narrated by the Black Aberdeen Terrier Boots, and concern the adventures of himself and his canine friends Slippers, Ravager and Toby, their wars with Kitchen Cat and their incomprehension of the ways of the humans in their lives. A Sea Dog is a nautical tale about Malachi, who sees action in th |
|
|
‘Twixt France And Spain; Or A Spring In The Pyrenees. With Appendices $22.81 General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1883Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER II. BAGNfcRES DE BIGORRE. Backward Spring — Hotel Beau Sejour — Effect of the war of ’70 on the English Colony — The ” Coustous ” — The Church of St. Vincent — Ge’ruzet’s Marble Works — Donkeys — Up the Monne’ — Bains de Sante’ — Bains de Grand Pre’ — Salut Avenue and Baths — “‘Ai-ue, Ai-ue” — Luncheon — Daffodils — The Summit and the View — The ” Castle-Mouly ” — The Tapere — Mde. Cottin — Mont Be’dat — Gentians — The Croix de Manse — “The Lady’s Farewell to her Asinine Steed” — Market-day — The Old Iron and Shoe Dealers — Sunday — A Cat Fight — The English Church — To the ‘ Col d’Aspin — ” The Abbe”s Song ” — Baude’an — Campan, its People and Church — Wayside Chapels — Ste. Marie — The route to Gripp, |
|
|
*black Cat Glasses $15.98 Meow! You’ll be the purrrfect feline in these Black Cat Glasses. Features black eyeglasses shaped like cat eyes. |
|
|
.20CT Black Diamond Cat Pendant White Gold Womens Charm $112 .20CT Black Diamond Cat Pendant White Gold Womens Charm. |