A serval rescued from a tree in Cincinnati earlier this year tested positive for cocaine, an animal rescue group said Thursday.
Fresh off the theatrical release of"Cocaine Bear," news of the serval's drug test quickly led to the moniker"cocaine cat" trending on Twitter. The big cat's name is Amiry.
A serval rescued from a tree in Cincinnati later tested positive for cocaine, an animal rescue group said. Hamilton County Dog Wardens responded to reports of a"leopard" in a tree on Jan. 28, Cincinnati Animal CARE's Ray Anderson said. They retrieved Amiry and brought him to the organization's facility.
The organization's medical team looked over the big cat, who'd suffered a broken leg during the retrieval, Anderson said. They also performed a DNA test, which determined the cat was a serval, not a leopard, and that he had been exposed to cocaine. Servals are illegal to own in Ohio, but charges are not currently being pressed against Amiry's owner, Anderson said.
"We're extremely proud of the work done in this case by the Dog Wardens and Medical Staff and are immensely appreciative to the Cincinnati Zoo for getting Amiry the care he needs," the organization posted on Facebook."We ask that our community please be respectful of the Zoo's privacy at this time as they are working diligently to determine next steps."
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