Bangkok Cat Society

02/07/2024

Max: A Tragic Accident Transforms Terrified Cat into a Loving Boy

Last year, Max, a 2-year-old cat, was struck by a motorcycle, completely fracturing his hind leg. A BCS community liaison found Max in excruciating pain and rushed him to a partner clinic.

Max received urgent care and spent several months recovering after surgery by a specialist from Chulalongkorn University.

Initially afraid of people, Max eventually blossomed into a loving boy through daily care and interactions with a foster caregiver. He now walks normally, loves to play, and is happy with his new life and cat family.

02/07/2024

Taking Stock of cats In Bangkok

BCS conducts cat population surveys in Central Bangkok. These surveys are crucial for the welfare of our community cats.

Why are cat population surveys important?

- Community Cat Welfare: Surveys help us understand the dynamics of cat populations, ensuring we provide the right support and resources where they are needed most.

- Targeting Sterilization Efforts: By identifying areas with high numbers of unsterilized cats, we can effectively focus our sterilization efforts, preventing overpopulation and reducing the number of cats living in harsh conditions.

- Consistent Impact: Regular population surveys enable us to monitor progress, adapt our strategies, and ensure that our efforts are making a real difference in the community.

Our surveys are integrated with BCS's ongoing Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, and Return (CNVR) activities and community outreach programs. This comprehensive approach ensures we are not only controlling the cat population but also educating and supporting local communities.

01/07/2024

Neighborhood Outreach Is Key to Helping Community Cats

BCS conducts neighborhood outreach to monitor the health and safety of cats and interact with local carers.

We ask the locals how they view cats in their communities. This provides opportunities to educate the public about sterilization, prevent animal cruelty and neglect, and promote responsible pet ownership.

Our goals are to both understand and influence attitudes about non-owned or semi-owned cats among individuals who regularly encounter community cats, such as local food sellers, building managers and security guards.

22/04/2024

Bangkok Cat Society recently partnered with Four Paws International for our first mobile sterilization clinic at Wat That Thong Temple, an ornate complex near Ekamai BTS that hosts Buddhist rituals and cremation ceremonies.

We chose this temple because of its strategic location in central Bangkok. And because it is home to over 100 community cats - most of them unsterilized - that live on the temple grounds.

The clinic required intensive planning, including days walking the grounds performing a cat census to determine the number of unsterilized cats, and educating and earning trust among the local temple caregivers.

We learned that many of these cats were abandoned at the temple (a common practice). Fortunately, the complex is home to many committed cat caregivers, including several monks, who work hard to give these cats a good life.

The clinic took place for 2 days, where we sterilized and vaccinated 103 cats while providing medical care to several sick or injured cats.

We will continue to work with this community by following up and sterilizing new cats. Best of all, we earned goodwill and trust among Thai stakeholders, which is the ultimate goal in proper community cat management.

We look forward to a long relationship with Wat That Thong Temple!

29/02/2024

Chili was found last year crawling around a Bangkok street, paralyzed and incontinent. She's been cared for by Bangkok Cat Society for the past year. She's now thriving, and happy and lives a safe and fulfilling life with her caregivers and cat friends.

10/12/2023

23/05/2023

About Bangkok Cat Society (BCS):
The major objective of the Bangkok Cat Society (BCS) is to improve the lives of cats in central Bangkok, alleviating pain and suffering through sterilization and medical care. BCS was founded in 2022 to end the overpopulation and suffering of unowned street cats in Bangkok, Thailand.

Members of the organization have helped cats via sterilization efforts, and have significantly served animals in Bangkok, including cats that require long-term medical care. To achieve long-term change in animal welfare, BCS plans to conduct community programs and work closely with local stakeholders.