Question
1. (1) It is common knowledge that during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, many people were accused of practicing witchcraft and cruelly punished, sometimes by death. (2) What is less known—and more bizarre—is that animals were also involved during this notorious period of history. (3) Villagers were often on the lookout for “familiars,” or animals possessed by witches. (4) Two dogs were included on the list of accused Salem witches, while other animals were killed on the spot after being identified by suspicious townspeople. (5) Animals were also identified as victims during this strange time. (6) Creatures that became sick or injured or that died without any apparent cause were thought to have been innocent targets of witchcraft.