I don't travel as much now as I used to, but when I did I would try to take pictures of the animals I meet. Sometimes the encounters are less pleasant than I wish, though. For instance, I once stumbled upon a stack of cages, one on top of the other, an dthey contained a variety of scared animals - a cat, a snake, a civet cat and God knows what else. Sad to say, they were destined for the cooking pot. That was in Shenzhen, China. And I know that it happens all over the world, Sad isnt it. When I got home to Malaysia, I gave MY cats some extra long and extra hard hugs, thankful that they are with me.