https://qz.com/304236/theres-science-behind-your-inexplicably-close-relationship-with-your-cat/
All over Europe, the Catholic Church tortured and executed cat owners for witchery.
Since having cats could get you burned at the stake, people began slaughtering domestic cats—a trend worsened by the misconception that cats caused the Black Death, which began ravaging the continent in the mid-1300s.
Europe’s entire domestic cat population was very nearly wiped out, and many tens of thousands of “witches” were burned at the stake over the next 400 years.It wasn’t just Catholics who had it in for cats, though; Queen Elizabeth I’s coronation festivities included burning a cat alive (so festive!).
To this day, cats endure torture and persecution that just doesn’t seem to happen to dogs.
For instance, people might say this about specific dog breeds—pit bulls or poodles, say—but not about dogs in general:
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