Dogs and Cats

A soft mewing can be heard in the distance as the car scrapes it's undersides over rough terrain.  There is no reason for the car to have gone so far off the highway, this is proven when it climbs back to the asphalt with nothing accomplished.  The mewing has followed.  The car stops outside of Uganda Rural Fund's Hope Academy, and the trunk is opened to allow jerry cans of water in.  The mewing becomes louder, and the smallest kittens I have ever seen have apparently escaped from their cardboard prison into the trunk.  They are put back in their box and the trunk is filled, then closed.

The whining of a small puppy can be heard throughout the evening.  Timon is chained behind the kitchen and is sheltered by excess roof metal.  Upon arrival Timon was super friendly, I would attempt to play with him, teach him not to bite, and feed him meat when I could.

Animals here are not the same as they are back home.  Pets are non-existent.  Puppy spas, pet sweaters, cat leashes are unheard of, and utterly laughable.  Every animal has a purpose, an important purpose, and that is not to be a loving companion.  Goats are eaten, cows provide milk, pigs provide pork, chickens provide eggs and meat, cats kills rodents, and dogs guard property.  Dogs are generally not liked in the western sense.  There is no companionship, no spoiling the dog.  Dogs are kicked, and left alone, and not played with. They are considered mean, but this attitude leads them to be mean.  The sad, desperate lonely pleas of the puppy on the property make my heart ache, but I do not have the means, the time, and the long term staying power to give the dog the happy, healthy lifestyle western decandency has told me dog's deserve.