'If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the LORD an animal without defect. If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
Molecular Evidence for Cat Domestication. A recent study suggests that cats were domesticated at the same time as that of wheat and barley in the Fertile Crescent region, that is about 10,000 years ago. Time will tell--the only archaeological data supporting that is at Shillourokambos in Cyprus.
Adopting a rescued animal can be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do, but please remember, it is a long-term commitment, much like a marriage, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health. The average life span of a cat is 12-16 years, but it is not unusual for some cats to reach 20 years or more.