EdmontonCat.ab.ca
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Edmonton Cat Fanciers Club Website
Description
Cats are the members of the Felidae family of canivorous mammals. Lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, African wild cat are the members of the cat family. Their closest relatives are civets, hyenas and mongooses. However, what we generally recognize as cat is the domestic or the house cat.
The association of cat and man as companions dates back to between 7000 to 4000 years ago. From being dragged into satanic ritual beliefs, Haloween and unlucky black cat tags to being cute, caring and loyal companions, cats have seen it all. More than often the poor creatures were associated with bad omens, death and witchcraft. On the other hand there have been cultures like Vikings who worshipped the Goddess Freya, the goddess of fertility, who was closely associated to cats.
Cat appears in the Viatnamese and Chinese Zodiac systems. It is highly respected in Islam since it is believed that Prophet Mohammed approved domestication of cat. Feeding a cat is regarded as a great deed in Islam. Ancient Egyptians hailed cats as embodiment of their Goddess Bast. In many of the pyramids mummified cats have been found in thousands of numbers. This signifies the importance of cat for the ancient Egyptians.
