The cat food taxi

My taxi driver says he loves animals. Keeps a bag of cat food in the trunk, just in case he finds a stray kitty to feed as he goes about his day. Loves dogs, too. Has a couple as pets. Always has an eye out for strays, he says.

Like in most other Latin American countries, stray dogs in Costa Rica have run of the streets, rummaging through the garbage and napping by the bus stops. They're all breeds and sizes and descriptions. And not all of them are friendly - not everyone is friendly to them.

The taxi driver says he was horrified one day when he saw a dog tied up in a noose from a tree branch. Ants crawled all over its eyes. People are cruel, he says.

So he feeds the animals when he can.