Cats

Everywhere you go in Morocco, you see cats. Some of them, like the cats in our riad in Marrakech, seem attached to a place, and its owners,

but most of them are feral. It is pretty clear that neutering feral cats is not practiced here!

Some of the cats looked pretty ill-fed and sick, but this one seemed well fed, and certainly comfortable in a bowl outside a shop in the Medina of Essouiria

And this one looked pretty self-satisfied

And may have been looking so happy because of the proximity to this “Cat House” just a few steps away

This cat seemed to be keeping a keen eye out for something:

These two obviously considered the merchandise to be their own personal pillows

Meal time:

Mama and her two kittens had obviously made themselves comfortable, especially the kitten in the basket

This cat had appropriated the step immediately in front of a busy shop, and people obligingly stepped over, so as not to disturb its slumber

And this cat had obviously landed in paradise – it was waiting patiently at the feet of a butcher,

Who every so often threw it a scrap of meat.

Mary

Written and posted in Casablanca

Monday, 10/7/19