I believe a wildlife person is already on his way to capture and assist the cat to be well-cared for going forward. Per this email chain, see this section.
Dawn Collins, a Wildlife Rehabilitator in western MA who specializes in bobcats (!), and David Wattles of Mass Fish & Wildlife have been super helpful. Dawn identified this cat as not a bobcat, but a Serval cat. They are illegal in Massachusetts, as a few of you have surmised. David will be coming out to capture and find a safe home for it. Hopefully the cat stays with Vic and that Vic will send another update! Kathleen L. > On Jan 4, 2022, at 11:14 AM, Alice Waugh <awaugh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If no one has called the police yet, that would be a good idea -- they can > alert Animal Control. > > Alice Waugh > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 11:12 AM Laura Crosby <lauracros...@comcast.net > <mailto:lauracros...@comcast.net>> wrote: > Try Tufts Emergency and Specialties in Walpole. > 508.668.5454 They will know how best to handle. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 4, 2022, at 11:08 AM, Vicki Braithwaite <vicki.braithwa...@gmail.com >> <mailto:vicki.braithwa...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> We can't help the cat if it can be trapped? I can call Southwick Zoo and >> Roger Williams Zoo. >> Does anyone have any other ideas? Seems like it was abandoned >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 5:47 PM Debra Daugherty <dadaughe...@gmail.com >> <mailto:dadaughe...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> It looks like it is illegal for a household to possess this cat in >> Massachusetts: >> >> "According to Ms. Arnold, servals are among the most popular wild cats and >> that a cross breed of a serval, called a savannah, is also illegal to >> possess in Massachusetts except by zoos and educational institutions." >> https://bigcatrescue.org/serval-confiscated-in-mass/ >> <https://bigcatrescue.org/serval-confiscated-in-mass/> >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 5:17 PM V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com >> <mailto:bmwkbi...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> Today’s update: >> >> Our pal has returned for some chicken breast and hydration. I’ve left a >> garage bay door open so hopefully he’ll be warmer. >> >> If anyone has any ideas, please privately message me. >> >> Video here; >> >> https://share.icloud.com/photos/09e1lH0EIe2SNx86IunTwHocA >> <https://share.icloud.com/photos/09e1lH0EIe2SNx86IunTwHocA> >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 4:37 PM Betty Green via Lincoln >> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: >> This sounds a bit like the movie Bringing up Baby! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 3, 2022, at 3:26 PM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln >>> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: >>> >>> I already told my husband NO, lol >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> >>> >>> On Monday, January 3, 2022, 3:18 PM, Cj Sizer <cjsi...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:cjsi...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> We would be willing to take it until we find it's home.. >>> >> >> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Vicki Braithwaite <vicki.braithwa...@gmail..com >>> <mailto:vicki.braithwa...@gmail..com>> >>> Date: Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 3:12 PM >>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Animal ID please >>> To: V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com <mailto:bmwkbi...@gmail.com>> >>> Cc: Lincoln Talk <Lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> >>> >>> >>> Taylor Rental has (or had?) humane traps. But then what? Even if it could >>> be trapped, who will take care of it? >>> >> >> >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 10:40 AM V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:bmwkbi...@gmail..com>> wrote: >> >> >>> Animal control has been called but can’t get here for a couple of days, >>> happy to have anybody who has knowledge of human traps or similar make it >>> happen. >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 10:24 AM Sasha Golden <sashagol...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:sashagol...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >>> Borrow a humane trap ASAP -- these guys are not meant for the cold! >>> >> >> >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 10:07 AM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln >>> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: >> >> >>> Exotic African cat escaped its Merrimack home >>> <https://www.unionleader.com/news/animals/exotic-african-cat-escaped-its-merrimack-home/article_41c6afce-c6b5-547f-8eec-6eac00508a2b.html> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Exotic African cat escaped its Merrimack home >>> By Kimberly Houghton Union Leader Correspondent >>> >>> Live chickens are being used to tempt back home a 40-pound African serval >>> cat that escaped from its owner’s home in Merrimack on Wednesday night. >>> >>> >>> <https://www.unionleader.com/news/animals/exotic-african-cat-escaped-its-merrimack-home/article_41c6afce-c6b5-547f-8eec-6eac00508a2b.html> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> >>> >>> On Monday, January 3, 2022, 10:00 AM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln >>> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> I think this is one of those fancy, $1,500 African Serval cats that you are >>> legally allowed to have as a pet in MA. >>> >>> Wasn’t one spotted in someone’s backyard here in Lincoln recently? >>> >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> >>> >>> On Monday, January 3, 2022, 9:06 AM, V Saleme <bmwkbi...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:bmwkbi...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> This guy was much larger than your standard Felis domestica & has a large, >>> bushy tail. >>> Thought it was a Lynx/Bobcat however, the tail & ears are very different. >>> >>> Any thoughts? 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