The SERVAL "Frankenkitty"
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Uploaded by BigCatRescue on Aug 1, 2009
In this edition of Big Cat Rescue's Species Spotlight we introduce viewers to the Serval. The Serval is an african small cat, it is often referred to as "The cat of spare parts" due to it's unusual appearance. Big Cat Rescue is home to almost 20 of these cats all of which were part of the pet trade!
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hmmmmmmmm spending 20k on a cat? ooooor feed a bunch of starving children......
decisions decisions....
9 months ago 15
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@toddthedrysocket Just because there is a demand doesn't make it right.
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@ThaDopist DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION? OR A CAR? IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THOSE THINGS YOU COULD HAVE FED A BUNCH OF THOSE STARVING CHILDREN YOU SPEAK OF. HYPOCRITE.
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@ThaDopist Animals ALWAYS deserve better than humans ;D
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@ThaDopist i say donate to companies protecting endangered animals.
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@Nocturnae80 If the serval had the choice of being wild and free vs someones fancy 'pet' kitty. What do you think it would choose? You should honestly put yourself in the animals place. Just cause it's cute and cuddly doesn't mean it makes a good pet, in fact if it was repulsive no one would want it. But a wild animal is a wild animal, it belongs with it's own kind doing what it is naturally born to do. Being a serval.
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You're arrogant, and I suspect you lie. You think you know more about cats than these people b/c you've owned some exotic animals for a few months? Get real. Also, I really doubt that you taught any sort of cat to sit on command in ten minutes, let alone one that is half wild.
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@Alan17042 You can buy a sundae for $1000. Cost doesn't equate to value.....and value is subjective. Sometimes it's just a status thing. Besides, no matter how much you spend on something, if it does turn out to be a threat...why would you keep it? If you spent $1000 on a golden toilet seat and it made your backside bleed...is it worth keeping?
A serval is not a domestic cat and it's being forced to breed, and even if the Savannah is part domestic, the other part is a gamble.
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Just because they're expensive and won't eat you for dinner doesn't mean they're domestic animals.
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Because people do not know how to treat their cats doesn't mean you should say they make bad pets.
If they made bad pets, they wouldn't be expensive? Who wants to pay a substantial sum of money for something they're going to end up giving up? I can see conflict with raising a Lion or a Tiger, but a Savannah? They are bred to be domestic animals, for the demand you claim is 'wrong.'
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i'd make exsotic pet trade of endangered species illegal. if you truly love a wild animal, you'll live it in the wild, that's where they should be.
btw, i gave this channel a shoutout to one of my youtube friends, hopefully he will subscribe, i want you guys to have as much support as possible, since you help the best animal species on earth :D
mkocja5a 3 weeks ago 2
@mkocja5a You're absolutely right, thanks for the support! :)
BigCatRescue 2 weeks ago
Are servals the ones that people mix with domestic cats to create a breed sold for thousands of dollars?
newfful 3 months ago
@newfful Yes, they're called Savannah cats, as you say breeders sell these for huge sums of money and many of them become unwanted because they don't make good pets.
BigCatRescue 3 months ago
@BigCatRescue Again, incorrect. I don't think you kn0w the first thing about Savannahs; hopefully you're more informed on big cats. I've now adopted two Savannahs, an F2 and an F4. They do not "pee all over the house," they're fastidious in their litterbox habits. They're not vicious. One's sleeping in my lap right now, exhausted after romping through the house with my 9-year old niece. I've trained them to sit on command-they got it in 10 minutes--and we're working on shaking hands.
cynmorganica 2 months ago
@cynmorganica There are exceptions to the rule, but all the savannah cats we have dealt with, be it rescues or helping to place unwanted cats have been unsuitable as pets because there wild instincts remain. Have you ever wondered what happens to all these unwanted savannah cats? These cats that are bred to make money and just because people want "something different"...
BigCatRescue 2 months ago 2