Cats were sacred in ancient Egypt. The penalty for killing a cat, accidentally or otherwise, was death.
Cats were once worshipped as gods — and they haven’t forgotten it.
That’s interesting regarding the death penalty for killing a cat. Reminds me of how cows are treated in India, still.
Anyway, what I’m wondering now is who killed the cats whose mummies had been found in tombs with (presumably) their owners’ mummified remains?
[I found the cats’ mummies fascinating on a trip to the Field Museum about 16 years ago...]