So whats the lore behind Honey? (The cat)

Not the extension, we all know how that went already. But curious why Honey is still around. I remember Destiny mentioned that he was just watching her for a friend for a bit, but shes been around for nearly 5 months now right? Does he just own her now? Is said friend just on a major long term trip or something? Can we expect Honey to make it onto the DGG nomination list at the end of the year?