The Cat's Meat Man

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The Cat's Meat Man

Housecats became a phenomenon in the US and UK many decades before the phrase “Meow Mix” was a glimmer in Ralston-Purina’s eye. Enter the cat’s meat men: pushcart peddlers walking mile after mile through London, offering skewers of horsemeat and offal for sale. For The Public Domain Review, Kathryn Hughes takes you inside their (presumably nine) lives.Within minutes of the cat’s meat man embarking on his circuit, the barrow would be surrounded b…