# civet cats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civet-cats/150435>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 23, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civet-cats/150435 "2003-01-23T14:47:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![dama\_nagaraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@dama\_nagaraj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dama_nagaraj)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civet-cats/150435/1 "2003-01-23T14:47:57Z")

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there is another way of collecting civet.  
Place a sandal wood pole in the middle of the cage and the cats will rub their backs to the pole and civet will stick to the pole.  
Later we can scrap the civet ( a white oily secretion) and use it what ever purpose we may think off )

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civet-cats/150435/2 "2003-01-24T17:18:38Z")

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That’s interesting.

And the column being referenced is, [Does civet come from tortured cats?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010525.html)