History of cats

IN EGYPT:

The cats were revered in Egypt because of their talent souricier, rodents are considered as a real scourge for agricultural production in the Nile valley. The goddess Bast (Bastet), which was the goddess of Love and Fertility was the head of a cat. The Egyptians also used dogs for hunting. Committed on a leash, they hunted birds. Using a boomerang, the bird was shot down and chat, then released, reported. Because they had a reason to be economic and they symbolized fertility within a family, cats were so revered that some were very mummified and buried with their masters or in a special cemetery. Killing a cat was a serious crime punishable by death.

IN ASIA:

From Egypt, cats spread to other cultures. In 500 av.J.C, they were common in China. The paintings, sculptures and stories that we have received show that they were valued and cared for in Asia as elsewhere in the world. First pet the only nobility, the cat was soon adopted by the people. In many parts of Asia, it was believed that the cat away from the devil and wearing chance to his master. Appeared very early in China, cats came to Japan in IXeme century gift of the emperor of China to the Japanese emperor.

Finally cats arrived in Europe by sea, adopted by the sailors for their quality of dératiseurs! In Asia, cats available for emperor to emperor. They were then adopted and cared for by the nobility and priests. Gradually, they became common throughout society. Along the way, cats Egyptians had crossed with local cats, giving birth to many races Oriental. The Persian developed in Persia (now Iran), angora in Turkey, the Siamese Siam (Thailand), burmese in Burma …