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The Cats of Greece

Sources for Cats in Greece

Engels, Donald, Classical Cats, Routledge, London, 1999.

nationalgeographic.com “Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9,500-Year-Old Burial Found on Cyprus” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/oldest-known-pet-cat-9500-year-old-burial-found-on-cyprus

sciencedaily.com “Oldest Known Evidence of Cat Taming Found in Cyprus” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/04/040409092827.htm

greekreporter.com, “The Adorable Native Cat Breeds of Greece and Cyprus” https://greekreporter.com/2023/05/09/native-cat-breeds-greece-cyprus/

visitgreece.gr “My Big Fat Greek Cat” https://www.visitgreece.gr/blog/travel-tips/675/my-big-fat-greek-cat/#:~:text=In the beginning, the Greeks,and adopted them as pets.

realgreekexperienes.com “What Do Greek Cats Look Like And Why Are They Everywhere in Greece?” https://realgreekexperiences.com/greek-cats

britannica.com “The Plight of Feral Cats in Greece”

greekreporter.com “Netflix Doc Tells Story of Miraculous Cat Sanctuary in Greek Island” by Patricia Clause, 11/24/20 https://greekreporter.com/2020/11/24/netflix-documentary-tells-story-of-miraculous-cat-sanctuary-on-greek-island-of-syros/

stnicholascenter.org “St Nicholas of the Cats - Ayios Nikolaos ton Gaton - Monastery” https://www.stnicholascenter.org/gazetteer/3706

thearchaeologist.org “Neolithic Cat Buried in Cyprus: Oldest known evidence of Taming of Cats”

reuters.com “Despite Ancient Cat Connections, Cyprus is Swamped with Strays.” https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/despite-ancient-cat-connections-cyprus-is-swamped-with-strays-2021-06-24/

betterwithcats.net “Why Are There So Many Cats in Greece”   https://betterwithcats.net/why-are-there-so-many-cats-in-greece/

worldhistoryencyclopedia.org “ Cats in the Ancient World”

paws-peliongreece.com “how to adopt a stray and bring it home”

greekboston.com “Why Cats Walk The Streets of Greece” https://www.greekboston.com/culture/modern-history/cats-streets/

thisisathens.org “On the Prowl: The Cats of Athens With Clio Muse” https://www.thisisathens.org/activities/tours/cats-of-athens-tour-review

ASPCA, “Cyprus Cat Facts” https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/cyprus/

theguardian.com “Greek Plan For Mandatory Neutering to Tackle Strays Hits Opposition” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/greek-plan-for-mandatory-neutering-to-tackle-strays-hits-opposition

thegreatcat.org “Cyprus Cat” https://www.thegreatcat.org/cat-breeds-and-species/cyprus-cat/

thewildest.com “7 ‘Purebred’ Cat Breeds Likely to Suffer Genetic Disorders” https://www.thewildest.com/cat-health/health-issues-of-some-purebred-cat-breeds

thegreatcat.org “The Cat in Ancient Greece” https://www.thegreatcat.org/the-cat-in-ancient-greece/

Greek Cat Welfare Society https://greekcats.org.uk/about-us/#:~:text=Greece and the Greek islands,the kindness of local Greeks.

God’s Little People Cat Rescue https://godslittlepeoplecatrescue.org/



It was fun seeing seeing the take on the Greek cats from college students studying abroad in Greece:



universityofdelaware.org UD Abroad Blog, “Athens, Greece: So Much History, So Many Cats!” https://sites.udel.edu/globalblog/2019/01/athens-greece-so-much-history-so-many-cats/

cyathens.org College Year in Athens “The Low-Down on Athenian Cats” https://cyathens.org/student-life/the-low-down-on-athenian-cats/#:~:text=Disease in cats is a,hands after petting a cat.