Chapels Since last week, staying in a Savannah-cat in the Kapelse Shelter for Birds and Wild Animals. With a length of 95 inches and a weight of 12 kilos, it is a striking instance. The rare kattensoort was raised in Wilrijk.
A resident of Wilrijk brought the police to inform them that he had a rabbit and some guinea pigs were killed. The police came on the spot and saw a Savannah cat who has a chicken to eat. The fire department was summoned to the cat, with the help of a net and safety equipment, to catch. Then she was taken to the Shelter.
“The police are currently conducting an investigation into the origin of the cat and its owner. The breeding of such cats is strictly forbidden and only cats that are older than five years may still be held. That uitdovingmaatregel was a few years ago. This cat is clearly younger than five years and the owner is in violation,” says Marcel Peeters.
What to do with the Savannah-cat will happen is for him also unclear. “We must in any case wait for the results of the police investigation, and a decision of the prosecutor. Release is certainly not an option. The chances are that they to a Dutch zoo departs. The Olmense Zoo is a alternative”.
