Includes overviews of the evolution of the cat, domestication (which happened about 6000 years ago, unlike the case with dogs, who came on board about 100,000 years ago). Cats in religion, myth and superstition. The various breeds, cat trivia, cats in the movies, feline-related everyday and archaic words, phrases and sayings, the growth of cat fancying and details of the various cat associations on both sides of the Atlantic.… (more)