Cats in History

The domestic cat has evolved as an urban scavenger and may have originated about 8000 BC, mhen nomadic humans settled into village life. From archeological and anatomical evidence, however, it is impossible to distinguish wild from domestic type until New Kingdom time (1570-1085 BC) in Egypt.

The Cat was then bred by a religious cult and worshiped as a sacred animal, but this episode of cultism has perhaps been exaggerated; it was not critical in bringing about the domestication of the species. The Egyptians domesticated many species, and the cat may simply have been bred to protect granaries from rodent. Because cat mummies are so numerous, in fact, it has been suggested that the animal may some times have been killed for votive offerings.

The spread of domestic cats appears to have followed the pattern of progressive urbanization. Domestic cats now inhabit every continent except Antarctica and the most of the world’s oceanic islands.

Cats have reverted to a wild state in many habitats where they were not originally found. The cat survive ability in town make them very fast to grow , so then make cat catch service to lessen the population in the city.

Distribution of Cats

Cat populations range from sparse to more than 775 per Km 2 (2,000 per mi 2) , depending on several factors. The largest populations exist in urban areas, especially in so called Mediterranean climates, where opportunities abound for year-round food and shelter. Only in certain regions such as Western Europe and North America are Cats kept as pats in numbers sufficient to support such large, subsidiary industries as veterinary services, pet foods, welfare societies, and publication. Elsewhere, cats are tolerated but not regarded as pets.

Domesitic Cat

As we normally known cat is a domestic cat or house cat, others that is similar with cat, a small predator carnivorous species. This kind of cat really value for human because this kind of cat hunt for small parasite animals like vermin, snakes and scorpions.

A wild cat normally useful for help people on hunting of rat, but domestic car really just depend to human and only eat from feed from human. Domestic cats are even afraid of rat so rat will destroy of people property.

Normal cat have weight of 2.5 kg to 7 kg, however, some breeds, such as the Maine Coon, can exceed 11.3 kilograms. People like to take care of domestic cat because of their face and their hair is very smooth, and this animal can be follow to the human order. This animal will obey and follow the rule of their master, but if no one else cat will impinge the rule of their master. This character make this animal can’t be a custodian animal that different with dog

Cat Service

If saving money and reducing air pollution and traffic congestion are of particular interest to you, consider commuting on CAT. A single person commuting by transit instead of driving alone saves 200 gallons of gasoline a year. A single person traveling to and from work by bus five days a week saves about $1894 annually.

Catching a CAT is also a good option when your car is in the shop or another family member needs it for the day. Browse through our Bus Services menu to learn more about riding the bus. For personal assistance in planning your first commute on CAT, or to have route maps and schedules mailed to you, Information Office at 375-1163, 375-6717, or e-mail to info@cat.org