Thai university dean accused of pampering stray cats with public resources

[webfact]

A recent social media post by the Home Guard Dog Operation Facebook page stirred up controversy after accusing a female dean of bringing her four cats to live at the Communication Technology Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The post claimed the dean had her pets living luxuriously, using public electricity, and assigned the building’s staff to care for them, even relocating the public relations department to her office.

 

The post triggered a wave of sympathy for the cats among social media users, who called for justice for the cats. The story was picked up by the morning news, reporting that Associate Professor Dr Wichaporn Thiapchatturat, the dean, claimed that the cats were strays she found at the Ministry of Education. The security staff asked her to care for the newborn kittens, which were at risk of being eaten by reptiles.

 

Initially, the staff took turns caring for the kittens at the faculty and their homes. Fearing that the campus’s 3-4 metre long python would eat the kittens, she relocated them to the first-floor public relations room – a closed room awaiting renovation to be transformed into a student activity room or common space.

 

The accusation of relocating the public relations department to her office was a misunderstanding. Dr Wichaporn clarified that the staff had been relocated to the dean’s office on the third floor months before the cats were moved in.

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo courtesy of Watch Dog

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-10

 

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[proton]

Well at least they are not dogs

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The post triggered a wave of sympathy for the cats among social media users, who called for justice for the cats

 

[ignore it]

Huh?

 The communication faculty at Rajamangala U has a 3-4 meter long python and no problem, but knickers are all twisted cuz of 4 newborne kittens.

 

Guess the python has tenure.

[Rhys]

What..... no pet monitor lizard....like at a Southern university?

 

 

[freeworld]

Cats are happy.

[brianthainess]

Lets hope she gets them neutered.

[brianthainess]

No this surely couldn't be ANOTHER misleading headline.

The Headline say ''Stray Cats'', the story says Bringing her 4 cats to live......

So are they strays or her pets..........

[RobU]

For goodness sake. All they are doing is occupying an unused office. No heating, no air conditioning. Fed and cared for by sympathetic staff. It costs the university nothing.

[Thingamabob]

6 minutes ago, RobU said:

For goodness sake. All they are doing is occupying an unused office. No heating, no air conditioning. Fed and cared for by sympathetic staff. It costs the university nothing.

Well said. 

[cowellandrew]

 

Thai university dean accused of pampering

3-4 metre long python would eat the kittens,

[Kwaibill]

Probably a better use of resources than many.