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Cats were revered by the ancient Egyptians, possible the earliest significant appearance of cats in writing being in Egyptian texts.  Cats are absent from the Bible, save for in the apocryphal book the [[Baruch]].<ref>Book of Baruch.</ref>  In medieval times, cats were associated with witchcraft and evil, particularly black cats.  In more recent years, cats are still imagined as lazy, apathetic, or mean.

Cats were revered by the ancient Egyptians, possible the earliest significant appearance of cats in writing being in Egyptian texts.  Cats are absent from the Bible, save for in the apocryphal book the [[Baruch]].<ref>Book of Baruch.</ref>  In medieval times, cats were associated with witchcraft and evil, particularly black cats.  In more recent years, cats are still imagined as lazy, apathetic, or mean.

== Communist China and cat meat eating ==

== Communist China/Vietnam and cat meat eating ==

''See also:'' [[Communist China and cat meat eating]] [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] and [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] and [[Irreligion and the treatment of animals]]

''See also:'' [[Communist China and cat meat eating]] [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] and [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] and [[Irreligion and the treatment of animals]]

Mr Huang, a leading member of CAPP and one of the first to arrive at the illegal slaughterhouse, said: “The first three cages of the cats we saw were heart breaking. They were cages of misery. The hungry and sick cats cried louder when we approached them as if asking us to help them.”<ref>[http://www.hsi.org/news/press_releases/2018/12/cats-saved-china-121118.html 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover], Humane Society International website</ref>}}

Mr Huang, a leading member of CAPP and one of the first to arrive at the illegal slaughterhouse, said: “The first three cages of the cats we saw were heart breaking. They were cages of misery. The hungry and sick cats cried louder when we approached them as if asking us to help them.”<ref>[http://www.hsi.org/news/press_releases/2018/12/cats-saved-china-121118.html 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover], Humane Society International website</ref>}}

== Cat quotes ==

== Cat quotes ==