Cats as Chinese Pest Controllers

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Why did Chinese peasants keep cats?

Cats as Chinese Pest Controllers

Chinese farmers and peasants revered the cat, because they protected the crops and food stores from rats and other pests. Some evidence suggests there was actually a feline diety known as Li Shou which was worshipped as a divine pest controller.
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