A Michael Broad Blog
I’m referring to the ownership of a serval by an individual living in Pennsylvania, USA. Is it legal? The answer is NO, unless you have a permit. I would take issue with the way the Pennsylvania law is written on the subject. I have found a lack of clarity when researching the legality of …
It is illegal for individual living in Georgia to own and possess a serval without a licence or permit. I can quote the law of Georgia on this with confidence and I have just got off the telephone to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division (tel: [001] 770-918-6408). They confirmed that …
This applies to the present (May 29, 2022). Under Ohio statute: Chapter 935. Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes, section §935.01 (C)(7)(e) it is illegal for an individual Ohio citizen to possess and own a serval as they are classified as a dangerous wild animal. However, under section 935.02, the following circumstances and organisations …
For the serval, estrus (the recurring changes brought on by reproductive hormones) lasts about 4 days. During this time a male and female can stay together. Gestation (pregnancy) is about 74 days. The serval usually has two kittens. Servals are polyestrous (go into heat several times a year) and the location in Africa dictates …
Update May 2, 2022: I have revisited this page and rekindled my memories of this meeting. As I recall, this was a smallish, perhaps a young, male serval at the A1 Savannahs farm. A1 Savannahs is a cat breeder but also a farm because there are lots of farm animals there or there were …
It is legal to possess a serval in Florida provided you have the requisite permit. Servals are classified as a class II wildlife species by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). I believe the question is asking whether an individual resident of Florida has the legal right to own and possess a …
The serval lifespan in the wild is possibly about 10 years while in captivity servals have been known to live for 20 years. The oldest serval mother was a female at Switzerland’s Basel Zoo. She raised her last litter when she was 14-years-of-age. The shorter lifespan in the wild means that females could potentially …
The serval is one of the more specialised wild cats. This means that it will have adaptations to improve survivability. The serval has the longest legs compared to overall size of all the cats. More precisely the serval’s feet are elongated. The metatarsals in the palms and soles add to the servals height to …
