African wild cat found, confiscated in North Las Vegas
A wild cat native to Africa has been found and rescued in North Las Vegas.
The North Las Vegas Police Department tweeted Tuesday that the serval cat was taken into custody by North Las Vegas Animal Protection Services near Ann Road and Clayton Street.
So who let the cat out of the bag. It’s not often you see a serval 🐱, which is a wild cat native to Africa, in North Las Vegas 👀.
Great job to #NLVPD Animal Protection Services! They found this little kitty near Ann and Clayton. #Cat #WildCat #Serval #Police #APS pic.twitter.com/dFrJchF8mW
— NLVPD (@NLVPD) February 9, 2021
No details were provided about how animal control officers or police learned about the animal, but a social media post indicated that a resident of the area where the wildcat was captured had reported it missing. Alexander Cuevas, a spokesman for the city, said Wednesday that the owner has reached out to the animal protective service but it was unclear what would become of the serval cat.
He noted that under North Las Vegas municipal codes, “No person may exhibit in public or keep on public or private property any wild animal.”
🚨Laws for Paws 🐾
North Las Vegas Muni Code 6.10.040 - Keeping or Exhibiting of Wild Animals.
A. No person may exhibit in public or keep on public or private property any wild animal.Serval Cats = wild animals. The recently captured kitty was taken to a local animal shelter.
— NLVPD (@NLVPD) February 9, 2021
In a post on Twitter, the police department said, “Serval Cats = wild animals. The recently captured kitty was taken to a local animal shelter.”
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Jonah Dylan contributed to this report.
