> During the late Second Age, cats were used in Dara Happa to keep away mice. At least until Emperor Karsdevesus ordered all cats in Dara Happa killed for not being mentioned in the Gods War. "Cats are rebels," sniffed the Emperor, "for they do not obey lawful commands." Others claim it was because the Imperial kittens had used his favorite ceremonial robe as a scratching post.
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> Cats were reintroduced by the Carmanian lords and are still disliked by many traditionalist Dara Happans. Most are semi-feral, but permitted to hunt mice in the graneries by the overseers.
Rodents live in cities are mainly rats.
(Increase in mice in cities is a quite modern phenomenon, at least in Earth.)
To get rid of rats, not only domestic cats
but also dogs and other rather bigger pets than cats are enough effective.
So, Dara Happans who are city dwellers can dislike them.
I do not want to imagine what happen to cats in Yutuhppa, a city full of sacrosanct peacocks...
On the other hands, Rodents in rural areas are mainly mice, and to hunt mice, small sized cats are very effective. So Pelorian farmers are another case, I guess. Cats' care free nature and their love of playing seem to be matching with followers of Lodril pantheon.
And Perandans.
Such an artistic culture is likely to love felines,
as they have a kind of natural grace.
For Rinliddi, I am not sure about their stance on cats.
Rats and mice cause devastating damage to domestic fowls,
as they eat eggs and helpless chicks.
But cats are likely toy with fowls.
And ferrets are the same for this matter.
Maybe they have special bird speceies which hunt mice and rats?
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