Cats Cats are the most closely related animals. They are pets, raised by many people, and have lived with people for over 7,000 years. Cats belong to mammals, and there are many types of cats, which vary in shapes, colors and sizes. In some civilizations, cats were sacred animals, in which dozens of statues were erected, especially in the Pharaonic civilization, where the punishment of the person causing the harm to any cat was severely punished.
