User:Boweneer/Pet Loss

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Egyptian[edit]

cats given same respect as humans after death: mummified and coffin. Greek sources state that those who killed cats intentionally or unintentionally were to be killed themselves.[1]

Shave eyebrows if cat dies shave whole body if a dog dies[2]

Prehistoric[edit]

burial of dogs with humans (needs source)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who's who in Egyptian mythology By Mercatante, p. 29
  2. ^ Herodotus, History (Book 2)