Summary

More than 2,000 years ago, Egyptians offered cats to the gods. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science suggests that even cats destined for the gods did not necessarily live pampered lives. "What struck us most was the high proportion of injuries and evidence of disease, suggesting that these cats lived in poor conditions," said Bea De Cupere, a zooarchaeologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and co-author of the study.

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