I am staying in Accra this week before I fly out for the US for 2 weeks. My supervisor at PC asked me to come into town and work with him on a project so I came in from the village and I am staying at my supervisor's house. Last night was a very sad night in the house.
About 3-4 months ago a neighborhood cat had kittens in the yard and the day guards around the house have been caring for these 4 kittens. It is really sweet to see the Ghanaians watch over them because usually they could careless about pets. Last night they found out that one of the night guards had taken one of the kittens.
While we were in the house we could here the argument outside and let me tell you that it was heated. The guard that took the kitten said that he had permission but that was not the case. He is also from the north where they eat cat and dog so we know that the kitten is not going to be a house cat. So after about 45 minutes of fighting they realized that nothing was going to get settled and they all dispersed. Please keep in mind that they were just arguing that no one was in any real danger.
Those of us in the house were rather upset because we had watched them grow up, and just yesterday morning I moved them out of the way from my taxi. Most of you know how much I love animals and would have taken all of them in if I was living here for longer than 2 years. It breaks my heart to think that this little kitten is going to end up as someones dinner, especially since it was so small. It would not even be enough for a snack. I know that as part of living here I am supposed to open my mind to new experiences but I have to draw the line at eating dog and cat. Hopefully the kitten will run away and find a better life living on lizards.
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