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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2020, 12:30 PM Feb 2020

It's all about the cats - Google Earth and you shall find them

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It's all about the cats - Google Earth and you shall find them (Original Post) packman Feb 2020 OP

Largo di Torre Argentina jberryhill Feb 2020 #1

When I was in Rome in 1974, there were... 3catwoman3 Feb 2020 #2

jberryhill

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1. Largo di Torre Argentina

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Fri Feb 28, 2020, 12:54 PM

Feb 2020

Archaeological site close to where Julius Caesar was killed, also home to a colony of cats.

Located in Largo Argentina is the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary, a no-kill shelter because in Italy there is a no-kill law for homeless cats (of which Rome has many), and is guided by a group of volunteers who sterilize stray cats in Rome. The shelter includes a small nursery for cats to recover after sterilization, located in Temple D.

3catwoman3

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2. When I was in Rome in 1974, there were...

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Fri Feb 28, 2020, 01:29 PM

Feb 2020

...cats galore roaming the Coliseum. Little lions instead of big ones.

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