african pets

As a dog-lover, I find the state of most dogs in Africa to be a sad one, as the flies constantly harrass them to the state of drawing blood. Most dogs have scars on both of their ears where the fur has been eaten away and the flies bite to the point of bringing blood on a daily basis. In the village, of course, the dogs were working animals, and watching them herd goats was one of the highlights of my day, as the somewhat obnoxious beasts ended up bleating and running around into the pen where they headed to.
Currently, I'm trying to capture a kitten for the Yanjishas to help with their rat problem, and I have also become the somewhat unwilling caretaker of a local cat who doesn't seem to have
many people to feed it. It is occasionally nice to have my legs rubbed against, however, while I'm doing the dishes, especially since physical contact is pretty limited in Zambian culture to handshakes. And I feel safer about avoiding the mice....