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Move over, 'Cocaine Bear.' There's a new intoxicated canine in town.

Amiry's owner was cooperative with the investigation, Anderson adds, and Hamilton County dog wardens are not pursuing charges at this time. The DNA test also concluded he was indeed a serval. However, after assistance from a big cat expert, officials said they were pretty certain Amiry was a serval, which is illegal.

Hamilton County dog wardens responded to reports in January of a “leopard” spotted in a tree in Oakley. So they went to remove the animal and bring it to ...

The African wildcat was spotted up a tree in the Oakley neighbourhood of Cincinnati in late January — a bit far from home and hopped up on some illegal ...

WKRC reported that the owner was cooperative with officials. The serval, a wildcat species that is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, was spotted up a tree on Jan. Officials rushed him to the medical team at Cincinnati Animal Care for emergency treatment. “In the morning we were able to get a hold of the zoo to take over care,” Taylor said. [once being the home of Harambe the gorilla](https://globalnews.ca/news/2729588/a-senseless-tragedy-cincinnati-zoos-killing-of-rare-gorilla-to-rescue-boy-sparks-outrage/). [Cocaine Bear](https://globalnews.ca/news/9509987/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story/) may be already brewing after animal control officials in [Ohio](https://globalnews.ca/tag/ohio) say they captured a wild African [serval](https://globalnews.ca/tag/serval) high on narcotics in a local neighbourhood.

Amiry the African serval cat is in the care of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden after getting rescued from a tree in Ohio and testing positive for ...

"He's doing well, and the next step will be for our Cat Ambassador Program team to work with him and determine if he's a good fit to be an ambassador animal. While assessing the serval's health, caretakers ran a toxicology report — which is when the wild story took another turn. "It did come back positive for cocaine," Anderson said. I don't know if it was environmental or experimental." "We got called in to get the cat out of the tree," Ray Anderson with Cincinnati Animal CARE told the station. [Cocaine Bear](https://people.com/movies/cocaine-bear-true-story-behind-elizabeth-banks-movie/) is in the theaters, but cocaine cat is in Ohio.

Ohio authorities were flabbergasted to capture an escaped African wild cat in January that later tested positive for cocaine.

“Toxicology came back the animal was positive for narcotics,” Taylor said. Amiry has been transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo while an investigation continues. They’re known for having the largest ears of any cat, using them to detect movements in the grass like fleshy radar dishes. The cocaine cat caper unfolded during a January traffic stop. [the investigators in “Cocaine Bear,”](https://nypost.com/2022/12/01/the-real-cocaine-bear-story-behind-the-coke-fueled-rampage-for-blow-and-blood/) they weren’t harmed during the hunt for the snorting serval. [“Cocaine Bear”](https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/woke-movie-goers-say-cocaine-bear-encourages-drugs/) spinoff in the near future.

Hamilton County dog wardens responded to reports in January of a “leopard” spotted in a tree in Oakley. So they went to remove the animal and bring it to ...

He’s doing well, and the next step will be for our Cat Ambassador Program team to work with him and determine if he’s a good fit to be an ambassador animal. So they went to remove the animal and bring it to Cincinnati Animal Care. [Anderson told](https://www.fox19.com/2023/03/07/cincinnati-zoo-takes-exotic-cat-after-daring-rescue-id-rather-deal-with-tiger/) [ Cincinnati Fox affiliate WXIX TV](https://www.fox19.com/2023/03/07/cincinnati-zoo-takes-exotic-cat-after-daring-rescue-id-rather-deal-with-tiger/). He will likely be behind the scenes for a while.” [according to Cincinnati CBS affiliate WKRC TV](https://local12.com/news/local/exotic-cat-rescued-in-oakley-was-a-dangerous-serval-cat-that-was-on-drugs-cincinnati-animal-care-zoo-cocaine-broken-leg-). [Cincinnati Animal Care](https://cincinnatianimalcare.org/) (CAC), though it suffered a broken leg in the process, [according to Cleveland.com](https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2023/03/an-exotic-cat-with-cocaine-in-its-system-is-caught-in-cincinnati.html).

"It reduces stress and anxiety within the workplace," said Madison Friesen, the volunteer and foster care co-ordinator with the SPCA.

The SPCA asks that all people working in the office are informed about the decision to foster a cat. The SPCA provides all supplies and medical care for fostered cats, and will work with an office to make sure the animal is a good fit for the culture. Jaimie Svennes, Century 21 office administrator, said foster cat Misty is a great addition to the business and immediately resulted in less office stress.

Flossie, a rescued tortoiseshell had 3 homes before going to UK rescuers. Then, a kind woman adopted her to live out her golden years.

She immediately thought Flossie was “perfect” and wanted to give her the best years of her life. Tiffany Two passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 27, 2 months, and 20 days. Then, the woman’s son cared for the cat, who was by then age 24. She lived in San Diego, California. Sometimes, she misses the litter box and needs help grooming but otherwise, she’s doing fine. Rubble was a fluffy Maine Coon who also resided in the UK. She lived in Austin, Texas and passed away in 2005. They share the bed at night, snuggling with each other. She had previously cared for four senior kitties, including a 21-year-old. She had good sight and hearing and could still go up and down stairs without issue. Yet the average lifespan tends to be around 13-14 years, with [cats over 15](https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/cat/how-long-do-cats-live) considered geriatric. [ cat age calculator](https://www.almanac.com/cat-age-chart-cat-years-human-years).

A serval is recovering at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens after a traumatic experience that left the animal drugged and injured earlier this year.

He’s doing well, and the next step will be for our Cat Ambassador Program team to work with him and determine if he’s a good fit to be an ambassador animal. “In the process of getting the cat out of the tree... Anderson said the expert told them, “‘I’d rather deal with a tiger.’” obviously, the cat didn’t want to get out of the tree... They can also jump seven feet in the air. A serval is an exotic cat breed native to Africa.

A serval is recovering at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens after a traumatic experience that left the animal drugged and injured earlier this year.

He’s doing well, and the next step will be for our Cat Ambassador Program team to work with him and determine if he’s a good fit to be an ambassador animal. “In the process of getting the cat out of the tree... Anderson said the expert told them, “‘I’d rather deal with a tiger.’” obviously, the cat didn’t want to get out of the tree... They can also jump seven feet in the air. A serval is an exotic cat breed native to Africa.

Not long after adopting a tiny chesnut- and-beige kitten, my daughter and her husband flew to Kenya to visit his family. They'd be gone for a month, ...

I scratch her ears, and she stretches her neck to meet my hand. Zizi and I have the same sort of détente we make with family for the holiday season, born of custom, and longing, and shared memories. When we host parties, we have to barricade her in a bedroom and put up signs: WARNING: CAT DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS! She has to be sedated for trips to the vet, where, once we arrive, they give her even more sedatives before they dare to examine her. Not long after adopting a tiny chesnut- and-beige kitten, my daughter and her husband flew to Kenya to visit his family. Who bares her teeth at my husband and me—the very hands that feed her!

A wild cat is being treated at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens after being captured in Oakley earlier this year.

Police and animal control in Ohio captured a wild African serval cat with cocaine in its system. It's now being cared for by Cincinnati Zoo.

(but) will likely be behind the scenes for a while.” [Servals are a wild African cat](https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article271649377.html) species about as large as a medium-size dog, McClatchy News previously reported. While they are not domesticated, there is still a market for them as pets, though they are illegal to own in some U.S. It looks too small to be a leopard, but it’s clearly no house cat. “Our initial thought was the cat was a hybrid F1 Savannah, which is legal to own in Ohio, but our expert was pretty certain Amiry was a serval, which are illegal,” Cincinnati Animal CARE said. 28, Cincinnati Animal CARE told McClatchy News.