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tblue37

(65,403 posts) Tue Dec 27, 2022, 09:41 AM Dec 2022

Cats of Istanbul:

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Cats of Istanbul: (Original Post) tblue37 Dec 2022 OP

Good kitties! lark Dec 2022 #1

Before the bubonic plague in Europe ..... Lovie777 Dec 2022 #2

Bet he never saw any birds either. nt Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #3

There are plenty of birds in Istanbul. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #5

There's a lot fewer with feral cats all over the place. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #6

There's a wonderful documentary about the cats of Istanbul, "Kedi." Ocelot II Dec 2022 #4

lark

(23,105 posts)

1. Good kitties!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 10:09 AM

Dec 2022

I'd love to go there, cultural enrichment plus tons of cats - sounds like my kind of place.

Lovie777

(12,276 posts)

2. Before the bubonic plague in Europe .....

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 10:10 AM

Dec 2022

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Christian leaders felt "cats" were demonic and therefore, many if not most were slaughtered. Well, history tells the story of what happened next and hopefully said religion has learned.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

3. Bet he never saw any birds either. nt

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 12:37 PM

Dec 2022

Ocelot II

(115,732 posts)

5. There are plenty of birds in Istanbul.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 02:44 PM

Dec 2022

http://howtoistanbul.com/en/birds-of-istanbul/8560

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

6. There's a lot fewer with feral cats all over the place.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 03:38 PM

Dec 2022

Sadly, that’s a fact. Cats are hunters no matter how well fed.

Ocelot II

(115,732 posts)

4. There's a wonderful documentary about the cats of Istanbul, "Kedi."

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 12:45 PM

Dec 2022

https://www.kedifilm.com/

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