Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire
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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...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, prompting an animal welfare agency to seek placing 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...
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Fri, 18 September 2026
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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, prompting an animal welfare agency to seek placing 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...