Please take me home, the story of the rescue cat, Clare Campbell and Christy Campbell
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Please take me home, the story of the rescue cat, Clare Campbell and Christy Campbell
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-434)
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Please take me home
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Clare Campbell and Christy Campbell
Sub title
the story of the rescue cat
Summary
For a long time, stray cats in Britain were seen as a nuisance and hunted down as vermin. Having invited this wild, independent creature into our homes, humans did not extend their welcome for long. Over time, thousands of cats were subsequently abandoned and left to live on the margins of survival. There were, however, the kind few who sought to help. But these good spirited people were often scorned, even derided as 'mad'. A Princess of Wales was even told to stop helping lost cats in order to avoid a royal scandal; the story was kept a secret of state for years. It would take over a century for strays to become the beloved rescue cats of today, with some now gaining celebrity status, such as Downing Street's Larry or Street Cat Bob. Please Take Me Home is a fascinating and insightful history through the ages of the struggle for cats to exist in domesticity alongside mankind
Target audience
adult
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