Research on the origin of domestication of cats generally speculates that their ancestors were born in warm regions based on the chilling characteristics preserved by domestic cats from ancient times to the present. Therefore, African wild cats and Asian wild cats are very likely to be direct relatives of domestic cats.

Cat bones have been found in caves where ancient people lived. Ancient people may have eaten cats for food or domesticated and raised cats to control harmful animals such as rats. A wild cat was found buried next to humans in Cyprus about 9,500 years ago. In the first 30th century, Egypt's agriculture was very developed. At that time, there were cats to protect the barn and prevent rodents. The purebred domestic cats are the descendants of these cats. It is said that Egypt would punish cat-killers for treating cats as gods. [7] Eight bones of two cats from 5,300 years ago were also found in Quanhu Village, China.

In the 9th century before the Egyptians introduced domesticated cats to Italy, and in the 4th century, the shorthairs were introduced to the European interior. Long-haired cats were introduced to Europe from Turkey in the 16th century and bred pure-bred long-haired cats. Many cats were regarded as demons by Christianity in the Middle Ages, and the slaughter of cats indirectly affected the spread of the Black Death until around the 18th century.