Firefighters in a New Orleans suburb discovered an African serval, a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa, confined in a makeshift enclosure resembling a small cage during a routine response to a minor house fire. The animal was removed from the backyard and taken to an animal welfare facility, where officials are now working to find it a suitable long-term home. Authorities confirmed the serval was being kept illegally, raising concerns about its welfare and the legality of its confinement. The incident has prompted local animal protection services to intervene, as the serval’s living conditions were deemed inadequate for its needs.
The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the creature in an appropriate environment, according to officials.Firefighters investigating a report of a minor fire at a home in the suburban New Orleans community of Marrero on Tuesday spotted the cat in question – an African serval – behind the residence in a chain-linked enclosure resembling a cramped baseball batting cage, a spokesperson for the local animal protection services said. Continue reading...
