Cats and dogs, interesting history

[Catherine]

Quote:It was a different world then.  A much much harsher world. But having Mary put to death seemed a bit mean. Elizabeth is said to have grieved very deeply afterwards for a long time. Treason and usurping of the throne was constant threat, so I guess she was worried about that. I hope she found some interesting truth after her passing. Maybe she even met that cat.....

We would be shocked if were found ourselves in that world. It was a violent scary world. 

Having Mary, her sister, killed was a bit much, but then her father killed her mother and step mothers.
It was a very different world.

Even fifty years ago it was a very different world. No one talked about animal rights and banning animal cruelty.
Everyone ate meat and didn't care where it came from. They didn't connect meat with animals and how they were treated.

I like to think the world is moving in a direction away from cruelty. It is not a perfect straight line, but it tends in a general direction.