Who we are

The Zoophilist Society of Maldives is an association of animal-lovers who found each other from a large online group Maldivian Cataholics*, created in 2009 with 34,500 members to date. It has become clear over the years that there are people who are ready to spend their time and money on helping street cats - and we wanted to offer a registered platform to do this, to support such actions and to be able to host activities.

Since November 2021, donations have been collected exclusively for the medical treatment and the relief of pain and suffering of Maldivian street cats: the #MaldivesStreetCatFund was born, and has been transferred to this NGO at the time of inauguration.

Our mission is to compassionately reduce the Maldivian stray cat population; to end the suffering and improve the welfare of abandoned, unwanted and vulnerable stray cats. We are dedicated to working closely with our global project partners to facilitate neutering, education and welfare programmes to achieve this goal.

Dr. vet. Renate Brezovsky, Animal Clinic Untersiebenbrunn, Austria
Dr. vet Sohaib Ahmed, Paws Up Pakistan
Dr. vet. Katharina Bauer, Animal Clinic Auersthal, Austria
Dr. vet. Beatrice Vokoun, Mixed Animal Practice Woergl, Austria
Dr. vet. Katharina Reitl, Zoo Vienna, Austria
Dr. vet. Katharina Perkowitsch, Zoo Vienna, Austria
Dr. vet. Bettina Kladensky, Small animal practice Straßwalchen, Austria
Dr. vet. Natassia Mannina, & Dr. Joanne Ditzel, Naifaru Juvenile
Dr. vet. Edith (Addu & Taiwan)
Dr. vet. Minnie Liddell, prev. Olive Ridley Project

Our partners and collaborators

News: NÖN.at & heute.at
Donations: Thankful for every individual, in addition to:
Tofu Foundation, PetsPulse, CatClub Maldives, Hobbyist
Logistics & donations: Swimsol GmbH Vienna
Art contest supporters: Hobbyist Maldives, Lenco Aquatics,
PetsBoutique and many more
Media partner: Slowtape Productions
Event partner: MAASD Association (NGO)
Guesthouse partner: Oceana Boutique
Dive & Watersports partner: Maafushi Dive and Watersports