It took more than a flyer on a lamppost for a lost cat in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighbourhood to be returned to its owner on Wednesday.
"We have lots of domestic cats that are waiting for a home," she said. "They are hunters, constantly needing enrichment. She also said it was likely the cat that was returned to its owner on Wednesday was a serval. Dubois said the SPCA had been pushing the B.C. government to include servals under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation, especially after a 2019 investigation found 13 servals living in "horrific" conditions in Kamloops, B.C. "[Servals are] fast and they're big jumpers and they're still kind of dangerous," she told CBC News. "They're going to be smaller than a lynx if that helps people visualize the size of them. A savannah cat is a hybrid species that is a cross between a serval and a domesticated cat. While the Conservation Officer Service maintains the cat was a savannah cat, at least two cat experts aren't so sure — saying it was likely a serval, a wild cat native to Africa. "We appreciate the public calling in tips so it could be safely reunited with its owner," the COS said on Twitter. Exotic animals not native to B.C. are not considered wildlife under the designation but are considered a potential threat to people, property and other wildlife. "This was a house cat that was corralled and returned to [its] owner by our officers." The COS, in a tweet, identified the large feline with a distinctive spotted coat as a savannah cat, which is not an exotic or "controlled alien species" under B.C. laws. It took more than a flyer on a lamppost for a lost cat in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighbourhood to be returned to its owner on Wednesday.
Both police and conservation officers received some concerned calls about a potential cougar sighting in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood this morning.
“We appreciate the public calling in tips so it could be safely reunited with its owner,” the BCCOS added. We appreciate the public calling in tips so it could be safely reunited with its owner. In the end, it turned out to simply be someone’s house pet out for a little stroll.
What looked like a wild animal roaming around a Vancouver, BC neighbourhood turned out to be a kitty - a Savannah cat. VPD and BCCOS helped get it home.
I heard of a pet husky or malamute getting shot when someone thought it was a wolf!!" Vancouver police shared that a cougar sighting had been reported in a Shaughnessy neighbourhood early Wednesday (May 18) afternoon. Conservation Officers worked with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to round up the kitty, which had just been out on a stroll, and returned it to its owner.
Police said it was a Savannah cat, which is a house pet that can grow up to 55 centimetres long. Claw-enforcement stepped in, corralled the kitty cat, and ...
Claw-enforcement stepped in, corralled the kitty cat, and returned it to its owner. Cougar sighting in Vancouver turns out to be overly large house pet Back to video Cougar sighting in Vancouver turns out to be overly large house pet
Police were called to a Vancouver neighbourhood for reports of a cougar sighting in the area. What they found was something else.
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“A reported cougar sighting in Shaughnessy earlier today turned out to be a Savannah cat, which is a large house pet,” the Vancouver Police Department said in a ...
“We appreciate the public calling in tips so it could be safely reunited with its owner.” Officers captured the cat and returned it to its owner. “Officers captured the cat and returned it to its owner.”
An exotic-looking cat spotted out for a stroll in Vancouver kept police and Conservation Officers busy recently. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said ...
“It wasn’t a cougar, cheetah or 200-pound jaguar,” but instead a Savannah cat, described as a cross between a domestic feline and a serval wild African cat known for its big ears. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Wednesday (May 18) that they received calls from the public about a spotted cat roaming through the city. An exotic-looking cat spotted out for a stroll in Vancouver kept police and Conservation Officers busy recently.