I have told Julie I will be more than happy to take Ally in for her as long as she needs. I was telling Jen L. in an email yesterday that there is so much strife and conflict in Lagos and the surrounding countries to begin with, I'd be worried about anyone going there, Julie, her husband and the cat! That area of Africa is not a happy one at this point... Hope they will be in a safe area, and are comfortable about going there. I know I'd be looking for another alternative.Originally Posted by jenluckenbach
Julie has been in touch with me today. She was on a friend's connection and only had a very few minutes to type.
Ally (if I may let the cat out of the bag) will be heading to Allentown PA!
(Freedom, you are off the hook, but MANY MANY thanks for the offer!!) My very good friend, Jenn_Librarian will be fostering Ally and I get to be God-meowmie!
Many countries in the middle east and africa view cats the way we view squirrels here in the USA. They're merely pets. Cat food is generally not available, and they eat table scraps. My ex was from Egypt, and it was really bad there. The cats he had seen and been around growing up disappeared all the time, or they were sick and injured and there wasn't anything like a vet available. Dogs were even lower on the food chain. They were considered dirty and normally not welcome in houses. My ex said this was because the prophet Mohammed said in the Qur'an said this, and so it was to be followed. Also calling someone a dog was akin to cursing at them. I know if I ever touched a dog while I dated him, he wouldn't even touch me. This helped TREMENDOUSLY when I wanted him gone, lol. "Oh honey, I met the sweetest dog today! He licked my hands and gave me kisses! OOOh! and I had the most delicious BLT Hoagie with extra bacon at WaWa too!" Had to make sure I was "untouchable", lol.
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