Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire
An African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans. Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsView image in fullscreenAn African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans. Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsThe statement said Brignac and Clark therefore “subdued the hissing serval and wrangled it” into a transport carrier from its 9ft-by-9ft (7.53-sq-meter) cage that McCusker likened to “a dog kennel”.
- ▪An African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans.
- ▪Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsView image in fullscreenAn African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans.
- ▪Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsThe statement said Brignac and Clark therefore “subdued the hissing serval and wrangled it” into a transport carrier from its 9ft-by-9ft (7.53-sq-meter) cage that McCusker likened to “a dog kennel”.
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An African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans. Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsView image in fullscreenAn African serval in a transport carrier after being found in the back yard of a home by firefighters in New Orleans. Photograph: John McCusker, JPawsLouisianaLouisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fireThe African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility Ramon Antonio VargasFri 18 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 06.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLouisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back…
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