What happened to the kitten from the famous photograph

This touching photo was taken by Graham Lavery while on a trip to Vietnam. It depicts an abandoned, thin and destitute kitten, which, in search of help and support, clung to the leg of a person passing by.

The photographer himself lives and works in Canada. When he was asked to travel to Vietnam to take documentary photographs of the city of Hoi An after the flood, he accepted. Such work seemed interesting to him.

After the trip, Graham decided to draw attention to the affected city. The photographs exhibited in a public space could help raise the necessary humanitarian aid to destitute local residents. At that time, people really needed support and help from the world.

But instead of such a reaction, Graham was faced with negativity from Internet users. After he posted the created photographs in the public domain, people began to write that he was tough and merciless. It was all about the kitten. Most of all, animal rights activists took up arms against Graham.

They accused the photographer of not helping the unfortunate animal, but only using it to create a beautiful photo. They blamed him in being heartless. Graham was very upset to hear such accusations against him, because these people were not at the scene. It is not given to them to understand that a simple photographer could not help the poor animal in any way.

In a city where devastation and poverty reign after a heavy flood, and people were deprived of even a roof over their heads, there is nothing to do with just a kitten. In addition, in Vietnam, animals are treated differently. Because of need and poverty, they are often eaten.

Graham was able to mentally deal with the consequences of all the accusations and not take people’s reactions to heart. He just did his job and nothing more. The fate of the little kitten remained unknown. Perhaps he suffered a hard lot of other animals, or maybe he met a person who sheltered him, fed him and warmed him.