| In the Ninth century in South Wales a prince called | | | | food of choice! This does not mean though that a |
| Hywel Dda passed a law against the killing of a cat or | | | | cat should be left to hunt for it's own food. Working |
| its kittens. This was because of the perceived value | | | | cats need more than just milk in order to keep |
| of cats and kittens in protecting the stores of grain | | | | strong and healthy and in a good condition. |
| from rats and mice etc. Today, cats still perform a | | | | Well fed cats and kittens will still hunt for sport and |
| service to the community by keeping down the | | | | they need the vitality and stamina to be able to do |
| rodent population. | | | | their job properly. |
| The wild instinct is still very much within cats, even | | | | After a hard day's hunting, a cat likes nothing more |
| little domesticated cats, as can be seen when you | | | | than to sit in front of a fire. In fact it is likely that the |
| watch them play around with a bird that they have | | | | cat's love of warmth is what attracted him to the |
| just caught. It is quite apparent that they are very | | | | company of man in the first place. The cats loves |
| proud of what they have done by catching the bird, | | | | comfort and heat, and will seek out the best chair in |
| and more often than not, they will play with the | | | | the house, and the best bed to sleep on - right next |
| prey, rather than eat it - which can seem cruel to the | | | | to the radiator no doubt! If you let your cat rule too |
| prey and I must admit, I have rescued many birds | | | | much , you will find yourself running around and |
| from the jaws of my cats. | | | | tending to his every need - which of course he will |
| However, we should remember that it is a cat's | | | | love! |
| instinct to hunt and kill and rodents are there natural | | | | |