Cats, our Defenders against the Plague
EDIT: Please see the following response posted by CraftyRole4567 Stating that this information is false. I am leaving the original post up so both sides can be seen.
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OP: Hey guys, I came across a youtube shorts vid with Neil Degrass Tyson about the plague.
He says that they discovered that the plague was spread by fleas. Fleas were found on rats and mice, which were very common in households back then. The exception though were homes with cats and since cats were primarily owned by women.... the women were accused of being witches because they didn't get the plague.
Here's the link. I'm still proud of our ancestors. The patriarchy was strong in this one. They should have spent their energy on getting a million cats to stop the rodent infestation instead of carrying out a witch hunt.
Neil Degras Tyson Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/-Qqa61uIQas?feature=share
Posted Jan 4, 2023, 6:08 PM UTC · edited