Buckle up incompetent noodles

"Look, in a place like this, humans don't care about what you have to say. As long as there's a tail and fur attached to you, you'll never be anything more than a slave. Sometimes words are not enough."

Nekos are nothing more than a pet. A servant. A sex slave. They're obedient. Submissive. So why would the Secretary of State adopt a defiant Neko that wasn't born in captivity?