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'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages and surprising lack of criminal cats

Animal trials took place across Europe from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. In this excerpt from "Cats: A History", Rod Phillips explores this strange practice, and looks why cats appear to have been largely law-abiding.

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