In mid-nineteenth-century London, cats were seen as both regulators of vermin and vermin themselves, with a reputation for being cruel targets for children due to their own predisposition to cruelty.
A new type of cat was evolving in the late nineteenth century, characterized by pampering, affection, and sleek appearance, as seen in the example of Oliver, a taxidermied black domestic cat in the Museum of London.
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