I am here on the American Embassy Residential compound in Juba, South Sudan. I always feed the cats on the compound because there are a lot of semi-domesticated strays here. After I got back in May (after the fighting ceased), they had put out a policy that we were not allowed to feed the cats anymore. It broke my heart because these cats knew me, remembered me, and followed me everywhere. I couldn't stand it, so I tried to sneak food to them anyway. One of the ladies (American) saw me feed them and within the hour she had run to Management to tell on me. I got a nasty notice from Management later that day. Later I still tried to feed them, and found out that other people also went and told on me. I got another nasty notice from Management. I am heartbroken over these poor babies. They are so hungry. It's not just TV.
I know some of you are going to say it's policy and I should abide by it. But, embassy cats are a fact of life at an Embassy, especially in 3rd world countries, and starving them and letting them get sick is not the answer to the problem. And it's only this Management group that is here now that doesn't like the cats. these cats were born on this compound and have been here for the past 2 or 3 years. Past groups (Management) didn't have a problem with us feeding them, one group even rounded them up and had them spayed and neutered, now we're not even supposed to feed them? I will not sit by and just let them starve and get sick. I still sneak them food and will continue to do so until they either send me home or leave me alone.
Don't mean to go off subject here, it's not about the cats, but the tattling after she saw me, it was none of her business? What does she care, she's not management, but she couldn't wait to run to them.
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