In a recent archaeological find in Portugal, disturbing evidence about the fate of domestic cats during the Middle Ages has been discovered. This study, led by Eva Pires and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, reveals that cats were not only common in medieval Portuguese households but were also sacrificed and skinned for […]
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Pelusium, the battle the Persians won over the Egyptians by throwing cats at them.
Throughout History, men have not had enough of tearing each other apart in an endless number of wars, but they have incorporated all kinds of animals into the slaughters, from the most orthodox such as horses, mules, elephants and dogs to other rarer ones, such as pigeons wrapped in fire, birds in flames to burn […]
