Save the African Serval from being banned in Texas
The serval is a small cat, quite often a pet...usually reaches a max of 40 pounds and eats mainly rodents and birds.
The Serval flees from humans rather than attacks. So why is the serval listed as a Dangerous Wild Animal?
There is a history of TWO Serval BITES in the past 23 YEARS but 4,700,000 DOG BITES each and every YEAR, requiring 800,000 incidents requiring hospitalization. So which is safer - serval or dog?
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February 2, 2014
Five hundred people have signed this. The long hours reading legislation and fending off critics feel a little lighter today because I know I am not doing this alone.
Reached 500 supporters
January 31, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2014
215 Comments
If there were no laws in effect against having this animal when she got it, her being able to keep the cat should be grandfathered in, just as other changes are taken care of when new laws go into effect. Obviously the cat has harmed no humans and that should be taken into consideration.
An overreach by the wildlife folks, the cat is a family pet and a danger to no one. If you can get a permit for large cats it makes sense that you should be able to do the same for small one.
This is awful, this woman takes care of her animals- with no history of the animal being outside of its boundaries- and now because there is an exotic pet law- they want to come and take her Serval? She should be grandfathered in. LEAVE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS ALONE.
I think if tis lady has kept the serval up to date on shots and it has not bitten anyone , then the law needs to stay out of it. They get into it. Go looking for some bad dogs and kill them.
My son, 10yo, and daughter, 14 yo, have played with Keno and love him. He is NOT a threat to them as children or to anyone. Kristy takes amazing care of him and he's part of her family.
I don't think they should be allowed to take our exotics as long as they are probably taken care of
I don't think they should be allowed to take our exotics as long as they are probably taken care of
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Save the African Serval from being banned in Texas
The serval is a small cat, quite often a pet...usually reaches a max of 40 pounds and eats mainly rodents and birds.
The Serval flees from humans rather than attacks. So why is the serval listed as a Dangerous Wild Animal?
There is a history of TWO Serval BITES in the past 23 YEARS but 4,700,000 DOG BITES each and every YEAR, requiring 800,000 incidents requiring hospitalization. So which is safer - serval or dog?
The names/signatures on this petition will never be sold or shared with any third parties other than the Texas legislators. We will keep you up-to-date on how we are progressing via email.
Please help keep Servals legal!!!!
Sign this petition today! And you do not have to donate to iPetition to do it. Just ignore their requests.
Updates
February 2, 2014
Five hundred people have signed this. The long hours reading legislation and fending off critics feel a little lighter today because I know I am not doing this alone.
Reached 500 supporters
January 31, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2014
215 Comments
Simply put... Keno is part of the family and is well taken care of. They have responsibly cared for this animal. Living in a loving home is so much better than anything the gov't has to offer.
If there were no laws in effect against having this animal when she got it, her being able to keep the cat should be grandfathered in, just as other changes are taken care of when new laws go into effect. Obviously the cat has harmed no humans and that should be taken into consideration.
An overreach by the wildlife folks, the cat is a family pet and a danger to no one. If you can get a permit for large cats it makes sense that you should be able to do the same for small one.
This is awful, this woman takes care of her animals- with no history of the animal being outside of its boundaries- and now because there is an exotic pet law- they want to come and take her Serval? She should be grandfathered in. LEAVE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS ALONE.
I think if tis lady has kept the serval up to date on shots and it has not bitten anyone , then the law needs to stay out of it. They get into it. Go looking for some bad dogs and kill them.
My son, 10yo, and daughter, 14 yo, have played with Keno and love him. He is NOT a threat to them as children or to anyone. Kristy takes amazing care of him and he's part of her family.
I don't think they should be allowed to take our exotics as long as they are probably taken care of
I don't think they should be allowed to take our exotics as long as they are probably taken care of
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Simply put... Keno is part of the family and is well taken care of. They have responsibly cared for this animal. Living in a loving home is so much better than anything the gov't has to offer.