012512 Don't Feed the Cats!
When I was in Iraq rarely saw stay cats or dogs. This is because any strays were routinely rounded up and either shot or given the needle. The reason is rabies. The disease is widespread throughout much of the
'third world' and untreatable once symptoms start to show.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Soldier-Died-of-Preventable-Rabies-129947358.html
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/09/ap-mother-of-gi-who-died-of-rabies-seeks-answers-091611/
In Afghanistan the Military has taken a different approach. One of the reasons they've done this is that people just won't/can't see a stray dog or cat and not try to help out or even pet it. The cats here on HQ ISAF Kabul are now 'working cats' and they've been 'fixed' (so I've been told) and their job is to hunt mice and snakes and keep that population under control. As such, a fat cat (fed from scraps from people) does not
make for a good mouse catching machine.
R/Chris
Uh-oh, do I see a plate of food in one of the photos?
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