Vampire Cats: Cats already feared as being vampires in Japan and China and in some Baltic countries were soon accused of such activity in Europe. Antonia Guaineri, a respected physician, claimed in 1440 that witches could assume the form of cats, and these witches became vampires that drank the blood of infants (Waddell, 2003). Later […]
HISTORY OF THE CAT IN THE DARK AGES (PART 10)
January 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Cat in Japan: The cat reached Japan from China in the late 900’s during the Edo period reign of Emperor Ichigo (986-1011). At first only the rich could afford such a rare pet, and so the cat became popular amongst royalty. The young Emperor loved his cats, and when on the 19th day of […]
