Fifty baby turtles!
Having a pet here is a fairly typical thing, depending on the pet. Some types of pets are considered taboo, while other “pets” might be considered lunch.
Some of the pets we see (and hear) in our neighborhood include dogs, goats, chickens, roosters and pigeons. For a little while I was considering getting a goat (but ended up not).
The pet shop up the street is selling hedgehogs, turtles, bunnies and fish. The pet souq up the highway has been fabled to sell wallabies, exotic cats, miniature horses and tropical birds.
In an expat population sometimes people are at a loss for what to do with their pets when their work contract ends or is spontaneously terminated. Many beloved pets end up on the street even though there are several credible pet rescue/relocation organizations. We’ve seen gorgeous Persian cats standing aloft dumpsters and delicate tropical birds singing on street signs!
For now the only pets we have are guppies and a couple of turtles. I don’t know how much longer I can hold out on getting something furry with a tail as long as a certain four-year-old keeps whispering “I love you” through the car window to every leashed dog she sees on a walk.
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