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On an hour-long drive from Vancouver to the heart of B.C.’s Fraser Valley, I contemplate the most professional way to ask if I can pet this cat I’m about to meet. There’s journalistic value to being able to describe its fur, I imagine arguing, as I drive past bucolic fields and cheerless industrial parks. In the end, I don’t need to ask at all. “Do you want to feed him?” Mike Hopcraft says, holding out a dish of raw chunks of beef and a pair of long metal tweezers, as the cat glowers beside me. My commitment to gonzo cat...

A wildlife refuge in Arkansas said an African serval cat on the loose in Missouri for at least six months has been safely captured on a farm and will have a new home at the refuge. Officials said the serval was likely an exotic pet that escaped or was abandoned by its owner. The cats are common as exotic pets and are used to breed Savannah cats, a hybrid of a serval and a domestic feline.

Tigers, Lions, Leopards, all cat species can catch fleas, so at Big Cat Rescue we have to treat all of our 100+ residents with flea prevention just like your domestic cat at home every single month! It's expensive and hard work to keep the cats flea free and happy at the sanctuary! Watch our volunteer vet Dr. Liz Wynn cover the 55 acres and treat all of our cats.

PHOENIX -- A rare and exotic African Serval cat bolted from its owner and is loose on Valley streets far from its native African savanna. Karen Shaw said while several residents have spotted Suzie, her pet eludes capture. "She's nothing like a domestic cat," Shaw said. House cats don't grow to be as big as the serval or have ties to ancient Egypt. "They've actually been pets for about 1,000 years," Shaw said. The long-legged cats with large ears generally have a length of 34 inches, plus 16 inches of tail. The shoulder height is about 21 inches. "She can...