Louisiana firefighters discover illegally caged African serval during house fire response
Firefighters responding to a minor residential fire in suburban New Orleans found a wild African serval illegally enclosed in a backyard cage.
Firefighters responding to a small house fire in Marrero, a community outside New Orleans, discovered an African serval—a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa—caged in a chain-linked enclosure resembling a baseball batting cage, according to local animal protection services.
The serval has been transferred to an animal welfare facility, and officials are working to place the creature in an appropriate environment. The animal was being illegally housed at the residence.
Sources
- Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire — The Guardian — World
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