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In about 500BC, A domesticated cat was given to a chinese emporer, unfortauntly only the rich could afford these frisky felines.
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During about 100AD, Egyptians also brought cats to Europe, Greece, and Rome. They were used as pest control. As the Roman Empire expanded so did the population of cats.
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During 1348, or the middle ages, people thought cats were associated with witchcraft and satan and during the black plauge were killed for being thought as suspects.
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Between the 1500-1600 period cats went sailing on voyages and somehow this created one of the first cat breeds, he Manx.
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In 1991, Feral cat day was created by alley cat allies, a day to think about forgoten and abused cats who are forced out by humans to live in hiding.
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In 1990, cats overthrew dogs as the worlds favorite and most common house pet. And today it is thought there is about 500,000,000 domestic cats in the world.
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In about 3000 BC, The cat was first recognized by the ancient egyptians. They were skilled vermin hunters and protected food.They were worshiped as gods and/or godesses. You would impose a death penalty if you killed a cat. Cats were so important that the people mummified them.
