Jean: There were concerns over the dog being feral and possibly carrying disease. It's not an easy risk to take anywhere, let alone Africa.

Fido, I have been looking all over for you. Why dd you leave home? Okay, you can sleep on any sofa or chair you want..............yes alright in the bed too. Which brand of food? Fine, less dry and more canned........

Is there no limit to the goodie two shoes approach to animals. Even in foreign countries, in the wild, entirely outside any claim to jurisdiction, this and other people feel they have a right to decide whether animals are safe or wel,l well beyond their concern or abilities. Does she think the predators are mean and shouldn't take the ruminants.?