[CAT] Five cat links: Egypt, genetics, menace, CitiKitty, PEI

[rfmcdonald]

• JSTOR Daily explains how, gradually, the ancient Egyptians came to venerate cats.


• American Veterinarian reports on the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative.


• I'm not sure quite what I think about this Jonathan Jones argument at The Guardian, about the removal of menace from the popular image of the cat. You?


• CNBC reports on the CitiKitty potty training kit for cats.


• Tony Davis at the Charlottetown Guardian reports on how, during the power outage, neighbours of the PEI Humane Society provided generators to keep (among others) adult cats and kittens there warm.