"Cat Lady" of Baghdad
Cats have a friend in Iraq.
"Louise" -- no last name given -- is a security consultant in Baghdad who has a giant heart for felines. And so she moonlights as something of a one-woman animal rescue unit, finding strays and getting them out of harm's way.
"Some people buy flash cars, others flash clothes," she said in an AP story. "But it's my animals that float my boat."
This Associated Press photo by Bradley Brooks shows Tigger, a half-tailed kitten, sitting outside a Green Zone villa in Baghdad in February. He now lives in England.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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