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Are there more dogs alive than cats? I know everyone seems to favor one or the other. Cats or dogs. Many people often have one or two of each. So, are you an animal lover? What is your favorite if you had to chose?

Lastly, I admit I am The Crazy Cat Lady. I only have one cat, but she makes me crazy! Do you have a preference be it either dogs or cats? Why? Is it because cats are so Purrrrrrfect! or Love our dogs because they are so Dogon cute? Bears count too!

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And what touches my heart....

Today I found out the origin of superstitions surrounding black cats including why a black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck.
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Black Cats weren’t always the butt of superstitions, feared, or even considered bad luck. In fact, in early Egyptian times, dating back as far as 3000 BC, cats (including black ones) were the rock stars of the animal world, held in high esteem; to kill one was considered a capital crime. It wasn’t until the middle-ages in Europe that the black cat’s rock star status started to go downhill as they began to be associated with so-called witches. The hysteria of witches practicing black magic had just hit Europe and alley cats were often cared for and fed by the poor lonely old ladies (funny how some things never change) later accused of witchery.

Their cat companions, some of which were black ones, were deemed guilty of witchery by association. This belief was taken up a notch when a folklore involving a father and son in Lincolnshire in the 1560’s started making the rounds. The pair were said to have been traveling one moonless night when a black cat crossed their path and dove into a crawl space. Naturally, they did what any guys would do, they threw rocks at the furry feline until the helpless injured creature scurried out into a woman’s house, who at the time was suspected of being a witch. The next day, the father and son came across the same woman and noticed she was limping and bruised and believed that to be more than just a coincidence. From that day on in Lincolnshire, it was thought that witches could turn into black cats at night.

The belief of witches transforming themselves into black cats in order to prowl streets unobserved became a central belief in America during the Salem witch hunts. Even today the association of black cats and witches holds strong during Halloween celebrations, despite the holiday’s religious beginnings. Thus, an animal once looked on with approbation became a symbol of evil omens in some parts of the World.

However, in some cultures, the black cat is still revered and a symbol of good luck even today. The Scottish believe that a strange black cat’s arrival to the home signifies prosperity, while Pirates of the 19th century believed if a black cat walks towards you, it’s a sign of bad luck, but it’s good luck if it walks away from you. In the English Midlands, a black cat as a wedding present is thought to bring good luck to the bride.

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He is supposedly the best friend of man
he protected us, our farm animals
and more and more he is useless
they vegetate to himself
and hope to find something to eat
This was the picture I've seen in my own country
but what is even sadder in many other countries
the same fate and even worse
therefore heard this day our four-legged friends
because dogs are better people
they are always sincere, loyal, and never resentful

So, who do you side with? Are you are cat person or a dog person? Are you Team Cat? Are you Team Dog? This debate got pretty heated on the video.

I guess we should call him a bully goat instead of a billy goat...

Goat terrorism...do they have WMD's (weapons of mass destruction)??

Django, the Iraq war dog, reunited with SA handler after two years



Working side-by-side for 18 months, the two became inseparable and when Holland finished his contract with the AMK9 unit, he promised his furry friend that he would one day live with him in South Africa.




I love it.

More:

With a few cats around the garden and some soon to be donated I have started a Cat milk cheese business.

Its not easy to milk the cats but I have a special harness and gloves, the work is hard as it takes 4 pints of cat milk to make a pound of cheese.

The cheese is known as "Fromage de Gato" and is popular in France and other European countries.

I have tried to make butter but the fat content of cats milk is a bit low.

Im looking recipes to make different cheese's, mozzarella is the only one Ive had success with. Below is a photo of Morag enjoying her daily milking.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,
Have you ever flattered a person by copying their style.
And is it possible here on CS.
How would you go about emulating somebody to show your love for them on the internet.

Just some food for thought.