The Cat's-Meat-Man played a central role in convincing Dr Dolittle to become an animal doctor: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/221/the-story-of-doctor-dolittle/5616/

The Cat's-Meat-Man played a central role in convincing Dr Dolittle to become an animal doctor: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/221/the-story-of-doctor-dolittle/5616/chapter-2-animal-language/ https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/221/the-story-of-doctor-dolittle/... It's strange how an entire occupation can cease to exist. A lot seem to have vanished in the decades around WW2: I learned a few days ago of the Dutch eelmongers in London, who for three centuries had a guaranteed moor in the Thames. https://bsky.app/profile/greenleejw.bsky.social/post/3lsvugci7mc2u https://bsky.app/profile/greenleejw.bsky.social/post/3lsvugc...