If you're in Chicago's northwest suburbs, you had better keep your eyes peeled.
People in Chicago's northwest suburbs are being warned to stay alert after a sighting of an exotic cat.The animal in question, a caracal native to Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, was spotted last week in Hoffman Estates , prompting concern from police and animal rights groups.
Jodie Wiederkehr, from the Chicago Alliance for Animals, believes the caracal may have been someone's pet purchased on the black market."They likely are stuck inside a home or inside a cage. So they cannot roam. They cannot do anything that comes natural to them," she said.While caracals are not illegal to own in Illinois, House Bill 4446, currently pending in the state legislature, could change that.Wiederkehr is urging people not to buy trafficked animals.
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