[m i a o w] the cat

Offers pour in to end cat’s detention

Groups from as far away as America are offering to help unite a refugee released this week after 18 months’ detention on Manus Island with the cat he had befriended there.

A stray cat was Aladdin Sisalem’s only companion during the 10 months he was held alone in the detention centre. He called her Honey. When arrangements were made to fly Mr Sisalem to Australia on Monday after he was granted a protection visa, he said he didn’t want to leave the cat behind.

There was not enough time to organise the cat’s departure, but offers of financial assistance to fly the cat to Australia have poured into the Australian Democrats office since. One person offered to pay the air fare plus a $500 bonus for a person to accompany the cat…read more from The Age