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| | Egyptian Mau History (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | It is believed that these cats are descendants of the sacred cats of Egypt, and their ancestry goes back at least 3,500 years. |
 | | As highly honoured cats, it was an offence in ancient times to hurt or kill one of these cats, and many have been found mummified in tombs. |
 | | The Egyptian government, in order to try to curb the growing number of stray animals, are shooting the stray dogs in large numbers, and systematically poisoning the stray cats, many of which are feral Egyptian Maus. |
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