They were so fond of cats, that they made hurting and killing a cat a sin as well as a crime. While love for cats predates history, historians and archeologists tend to focus on pets being taken in because they are useful. In ancient times, cats were at our sideWhen thinking of pets, we tend to focus on ancient hunting dogs. Lanterns in the shape of cats with hollow eyes were set out at night to frighten away mice and ghosts. While that suggested the cats hunted the mice, one cat was old and it had eaten more millet than the others.

Source: The Star August 07, 2021 22:18 UTC