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Savannah Cats in the News

submitted by Issykitty

1 decade 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago

I don't agree w/ people buying these "designer" breeds, and believe that adopting from a shelter is best, but nonetheless I did find this report about these Savannah cats interesting. Apparently they are banned in various countries (such as Australia). Watch and learn.

I cut this from Wiki: Laws governing ownership of Savannah
cats in the United States vary according to state. Most notably, hybrid cats—defined as a domestic/wild species cross—such as the Savannah are illegal to own as pets in the state of New York as of 2005. The majority of states, however, follow federal and United States Department of Agriculture code which define wild/domesticated hybrid crosses as domesticated.

Other states known to have laws restricting hybrid cat ownership include but are not necessarily limited to: Alaska, Iowa, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Georgia. Savannahs more than five generations from the Serval are allowed to be owned in New York state, but not in the city of New York.

The Australian Federal government was investigating whether to ban the Savannah cat, as it could potentially threaten the country's native wildlife. A government report into the proposed importation of the cats has warned the hybrid breed may introduce enhanced hunting skills into feral cat populations and put keystone native species at risk. The report states that the Savannah cats are not worth the risk. It is worth noting that no specific evidence on Savannah behavior was presented in the Risk Assessment report, the report assumed danger without substantiation from any reliable source.

From YT vid description:
Savannah Cats as featured on Fox 6 San Diego News. [The audio is out of sync due to YouTube's crappy file conversion process to FLV format]