No Owner Steps Forward For Exotic Cat
Serval to live at Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park near Grand Rapids.
The exotic cat captured in Tyrone Township this week has a new home near Grand Rapids at Boulder Ridge Wild Life Park — a place that's already planning to hold a contest to give it a name. An owner failed to claim the 35-pound African serval within the four days under law and Livingston County Animal Control worked with state and USDA officials to find the animal a suitable home, said Debbie Oberle, animal control director. She said the county picked the park because of its track record over individuals who said they had experience with servals. "This place was licensed by the USDA," Oberle said in an email to Hartland Patch. "It had to go to someone that was licensed and inspected to be sure they could care for a big cat. So more than …
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