The B.C. Conservation Officers Service (BCCOS) has confirmed that two African servals are on the loose on Vancouver Island.
The B.C. Conservation Officers Service has confirmed that two African servals are on the loose on Vancouver Island.
The conservation service says it received a call from the owner in the Qualicum Beach, B.C., area saying the exotic cats had been lost.The conservation service says it provided the owner with advice on what to do, and referred them to local animal control and the BC SPCA, since African servals are technically considered domestic pets and not wildlife, therefore falling outside the purview of the BCCOS.
African servals do not fall under B.C.'s controlled alien species regulations and can be owned in the province as pets. Owning the exotic cats as pets is controversial, however. The BC SPCA says servals "are difficult to contain in a home or enclosure setting" and that they're not easily house-trained.
"These wild cats are not much bigger than a medium-size dog, but they still retain their wild instincts and are cunning escape artists," reads the BC SPCA's
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