Domesticating the Wild
Illegal Cat Visits Utah Vet
By Lucy Burningham, 8-18-05
From the news of the weird department, an Idaho woman recently took an illegal lynx to a veterinarian to be spayed and declawed in Ogden.
According to a story in the Washington Post, the woman may not have realized that her endangered 16-week-old cat, which will grow to be a dangerous 30-to-40-pound adult animal, was illegal in the state of Utah. And why would she? In Idaho, it’s perfectly fine to raise such animals as long as owners have a health certificate and import license. For some reason, authorities let the owner take her lynx home, despite the fact that it bit and scratched the vet and will eventually need to be placed in a zoo or rescue facility. The lynx is a beautiful animal, but not one that looks like it should be hunting mice in the pantry and eating Meow Mix.
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