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Posted byVery_Yesin/cats-Jul 15, 2016 at 6:07 PMΔ

Why Did American Cats Get Blamed for So Many Divorces?

Why Did American Cats Get Blamed for So Many Divorces?

In 1903, Henry Wyman Page Colson of Somerville, Massachusetts, was living in a nightmarish, Lovecraftian world. "A cat met him at every turn," the San Francisco Call reported , and "an angry "pst" and a chorus of blood curdling "mews" greeted his every move."

atlasobscura.com
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  • mywitfailsmeJul 15, 2016 at 7:36 PM

    This was a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing.

  • KjerstinJul 19, 2016 at 12:57 PM

    “To the list of divorces for seemingly trivial causes —such as “cruelty in not taking me out riding,” “cruelty in requiring me to sew on buttons,” etc., has now been added a divorce granted to a man who charged his wife with “cruelty in keeping cats in the house,” thereby preventing him from occupying his favorite chair. On the Judge's inquiring, “Why didn’t you put the cats out of the house?” the man answered, “My wife is a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and I was afraid she would have me arrested.”

    Aaaand I lost it. That's one way to get a divorce, I guess.

    Also, THIS PICTURE:

    image-1468954656804.jpg

  • ElizaJul 18, 2016 at 5:11 PM

    What a bizarre and interesting phenomenon.

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