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Ancient dog epitaphs ๐Ÿ˜ญ (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Funny enough, there are very few Roman accounts of cats, period - they're clearly known and around, but the Romans apparently were not incredibly fond of them except as mousers. And to be honest, I sympathize. XD

I know the Egyptians sometimes mummified their cats.