In ancient Egypt, cats just had a sacred and inviolable status, just as cows were worshipped in India. The ancient Egyptians believed that the black cat was the embodiment of the gods, the messenger of the gods, and that cats were considered holy, and that if someone hurt or killed a cat it was a sin equal to or even greater than hurting or killing someone. Cats like the Abyssinian cat, with its slender and lean appearance, grew freely in the land of ancient Egypt. Many countries have laws relating to the Animal Protection Act or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Not only cats but all animals are protected by law there. For example, in the USA, Singapore, the UK, Australia and many other countries, they take the lives of animals very seriously. In Zimbabwe, killing a dog with a car is about the same as killing a person.
