*The history of the domestic cat:

The modern day domestic cat is thought to be descended from the felis silvestris libyca, an African subspecies of the cat family. Its first domestication is thought to have taken place in ancient Egypt over 3500 years ago. Although the remains of cat bones and teeth dating from around 6000 B.C. were found during the excavation of the city of Jericho, there is no conclusive proof that these were the remains of domestic cats. The earliest known record of domesticated cats is now the tomb of Ti, in Egypt, where a depiction of a cat wearing a collar can be found.

It has been speculated that cats were first introduced into Australia's environment during the 17th century. It is very probable that they escaped during shipwrecks of the Dutch ships which carried them on board to control vermin problems. When Australia was colonized, settlers brought cats with them in as pets and in order to control pests. However, many animals managed to escape captivity and by the 1850's colonies of feral cats were already established in the wild. Feral cats are domestic cats that have somehow found their way back into the wild. They are often cats that have been abandoned by their owners, have escaped, or are born in the wild. Yet in the 1850's people were quite happy to have a large number of cats around so that the cats would eliminate the large quantities of rats, mice, and rabbits which endangered crop yields. In fact, in the late 1800's the creatures were purposely introduced into Australia's wilds.




Now, none of these classy kitties controlled vermin!





Ms. PAWla PURRmeister

"What's a gal gotta do to get a drink around here?"







Ms. CLAWdia MEOWsky

"I wait and wait, will my dream man ever come?"







Mr. Al CATpone

"Don't 'cha mess 'wit 'dis guy!"







Ms. CATrina WHISKERson & baby HAIRry

"Oh where is my driver!? Must get HAIRry home for his dinner"







At The Geneaology Center

"Come find your Meowmie or Fafur's Humans"







Ms. PAWla PURRmeister

"Waiting on Bus #9 to Historic Downtown"







Sherriff HISSter and the wife

"Not happy that her Sherriff husband brought his flask on their night out, the wife refused to nuzzle"







Ms. CLAWdia MEOWsky

"Misplaced her ticket and could not board the Titanic's Maiden Voyage"







Junior O'Tabby~PaperBoy

"Make sure to tell all your Cat Loving friends about the CATS KITTYS GATOS Site







Miss Kitty Sass-a-Frass

"Got ta makes sure I'm my purrrtiest fur my next client!"







*courtesy of TED case studies



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