Global Courant
MANILA – A cat, wearing a black and yellow safety vest, casually walks past security guards stationed outside a Philippine office building, waiting for instructions for their shift.
Conan, a six-month-old stray dog, joined the security team of the Worldwide Corporate Center in the capital Manila a few months ago.
He is one of the lucky moggies unofficially adopted by guards in the city, where thousands of cats live on the streets.
Although the cats lack the safety skills of dogs – and tend to sleep on the job – their cuteness and companionship have endeared them to bored security guards who work twelve hours a day.
Conan was rescued when he was a few weeks old by a housekeeper who found him whimpering in the building’s parking lot.
He was accidentally given the role of security cat after his predecessor, Mingming, died – reportedly of gum disease, not in the line of duty.
