Ezekiel Elliott dad Stacy Elliott will be facing 21 charges after several of his cats were shot and killed after it attacked a dog.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture filed nine charges against Elliott, including failure to notify of dangerous wild animal escape, falsification, obstruction of official business, allowing a dangerous wild animal to escape, failure to notify law enforcement of a dangerous wild animal escape, failure to have a dangerous wild animal signage at property entrance, possession of a dangerous wild animal, failure to obtain a dangerous wild animal permit and failure to have a dangerous wild animal signage on cage.
You can actually own these cats if you have the right permit.
A serval cat is native to Africa and to own one in Ohio requires a special permit. Officials said there are no serval cats kept with a permit in the county. The animal is about a foot tall, has a small head, large ears, black spots and a black striped tail.
Neighbors told WBNS-TV that they have seen “wolf dogs” and other exotic animals around for years and they believed the animals were coming from Elliott’s home. The neighbors told the station they saw the serval cat wearing a collar while it roamed the neighborhood prior to being killed.
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