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Residents in Roehampton were left shocked after realising a serval cat was being kept in their neighbourhood. James Brown, kept the animal as a family pet without a licence, and has been convicted of an offence under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act (DWA) 1976. Magistrates heard that the animal, normally found in sub-Saharan Africa, is a dangerous predator that cannot normally be purchased in this country and if legally imported, can only be kept by special licence holders.
It is not clear how the animal came to be in the UK Wandsworth Council’s licensing team first because aware of its presence when Mr Brown emailed the town hall to inquire about obtaining a DWA licence.
Residents in Roehampton were left shocked after realising a serval cat was being kept in their neighbourhood. James Brown, kept the animal as a family pet without a licence, and has been convicted of an offence under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act (DWA) 1976. Magistrates heard that the animal, normally found in sub-Saharan Africa, is a dangerous predator that cannot normally be purchased in this country and if legally imported, can only be kept by special licence holders.
It is not clear how the animal came to be in the UK Wandsworth Council’s licensing team first because aware of its presence when Mr Brown emailed the town hall to inquire about obtaining a DWA licence.