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Katie McManus 5 posts 0 comments

Katie's interests vary wildly from kittens to anti-colonial resistance movements and pretty much everything in between. She is passionate about combating ignorance and apathy, promoting social justice and sleeping.

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Why Egyptian Balady Cats Are a Superior Breed

Katie McManus
Ancient Egyptians worshiped many cat gods including Mafdeet and the more well-known Bastet, cat godess of beauty, women and fertility. Ancient Egyptians mummified cats and offered them as sacrifices to the cat gods. Cats were later domesticated (in Egypt) due in large part to their keeping rats and other pests away from farmer’s…
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