We are celebrating cats today (again) because in 1384 King Richard II of England banned eating cats. Keeping pets for other than their hunting, defending value was not common at that time, however the king was reported to have a a pet greyhound dog, even allowing it to sleep on his bed. He was only at 17 at this time (but already a king for 7 years, and a suppressor of the Peasants’ Revolt at 14). But enough of history, today is about cats.
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