Galle Fort has cat cafes now is the cat scene real or just one Instagram spot

Galle Fort itself has an unusual abundance of friendly, well-fed CAT RESIDENTS - many fort cafes and boutique hotels adopted strays after the tsunami and now over a decade later there is a genuine community of vaccinated, spayed/neutered cats who wander from cafe to cafe. So it is less a single "cat cafe" and more a Fort-wide cat culture. Specific cafes known for resident cats and friendly to visitors: Pedlar Inn Cafe, Bedspace Cafe, and a few boutique guesthouses. ETHICAL CHECK: the local Galle Animal Welfare Society and a couple of small NGOs actively support these cats with monthly vet check-ups, sterilization, and food donations - many cafes are part of this. Cats are NOT caged, are free to leave anytime, and tourists are asked not to feed them human food (especially the local fish curry, too spicy). If you want to support genuinely, ask the cafe if they accept donations or take recommendations for vet bills. Avoid any cafe that "shows you the cats" in a small room - real fort cats live outside and just visit.