By Rudolph.A.Furtado (posted 23rd Dec. 2013)

“During my tour of Phnom Penh, I came across this lady on the street with a kitten tied to her body and a package of clothes. Was she a homeless lady with a pet? It was amazing to see this lady with her pet cat and a load of luggage. I observed her roaming around the street near my hotel. Could also be a source of tourist attraction.” (Rudolph Furtado commenting on his photo)
Comment from Michael: not everyone in the world is participating in the usual Christmas festivities as most people do in the West. This lady seems to be a “tramp” – homeless, and she has a small tabby or calico cat with a short tail as a friend. It seems to me that a higher than usual percentage of cats in Asia have shorter tails or kinked tails. It is not that uncommon for Siamese cats in Thailand to have tail “abnormalities”. It looks rather crude to put string around the cat’s neck as a lead of some sort. This string also seems to prevent the cat escaping. This looks cruel to people in the West. I suppose this reflects a different relationship with the cat in parts of Asia compared to the West.
Indeed thrice Yikes! No idea what as happening except that it looks crazy.
YIKES!!!
I like this pic a lot. The cat is beautiful and looks very healthy.
What really strikes me are the items on the mat on the ground, They say “all about my cat”.
It makes me sad, though, that a woman her age is living on the streets.
Is this Italy?
This is not a street woman but a woman taking a lion for a walk down the street!
Here is another street woman and her cat. The cat is superb. The place is not Cambodia. It looks like Eastern Europe.
My only thought and sorry if I appear cynical was ‘I hope that cat isn’t her next meal’ 🙁