Local historian shares fascinating story of Toronto's first-ever cat Toronto History
Simcoe wrote of her cat,"I brought a favourite white Cat with grey spots with me from Niagara. He is a native of Kingston. His sense and attachment are such that those who believe in transmigration would think his soul once animated a reasoning being."
She also noted his bravery, saying"He was undaunted on board the Ship, sits composedly as Centinel at my door amid the beat of Drums & the crash of falling Trees & visits the Tents with as little fear as a dog would do."The forests of Toronto were home to cougars, bobcats & lynx — there's even evidence Indigenous people may have tried to domesticate some.
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