Now that the living standards of mainland people have risen, many families like to keep pets, and cats and dogs are the most common choice. However, what most people don't know is that some pets are protected animals in the mainland and cannot be kept casually, especially some cats, which are easy to ignore their protective animal attributes. Today, I will take an inventory of several cats that cannot be kept for you.
The first one that cannot be kept is the Pallas cat.
The name Pallas's cat may not be familiar to everyone, but if you say rabbit, you will understand. Rabbit fox is widely distributed in the mainland, its size is slightly smaller than domestic cats, ordinary individuals are about three kilograms, rabbits are very cute, the hair on the body is much softer than ordinary domestic cats, which gives it a strong ability to withstand cold.
When it is young, it looks very similar to a domestic cat cub, and when it grows to adulthood, it looks much thicker than a domestic cat, and its call is thicker than that of a domestic cat, which sounds very cautious. Rabbit in captivity is very difficult, in captivity environment rabbit is easy to be infected with toxoplasmosis, infected with toxoplasmosis rabbits will not have obvious symptoms, but female rabbits in the infection of the cubs will basically die, the death rate is close to 100%.
Toxoplasma gondii
There are many people abroad who keep rabbits as pets, and their cubs basically come from the wild. The mainland rabbit fox is basically distributed in the northwest region, and the number is not as large as that of foreign countries. In foreign countries, the rabbit is not a protected animal, but it is a national second-class protected animal in the mainland. Don't be fooled by the name Pallas, private breeding rabbits is to eat prison.
The second one that cannot be kept is a caracal.
The caracal cat is not distributed in China, so it is not a protected animal on the mainland. Mainly distributed in Africa, South and West Asia, the caracal is much larger than the domestic cat and usually has yellow hair, which allows it to lurk undetected in deserts and Gobi.
The most striking feature of the caracal cat is the two large ears that stand up, which do not match the size of the caracal cat and look like two horns. Caracacs have a very ferocious personality, feeding mainly on hares and mice in the wild, and occasionally attacking antelopes and ostriches.
Many people think that the caracal cat is not a protected animal in the mainland, so it will not be caught by the police, which is very wrong. Caracal cats have been listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora for a long time, not to mention raising them, even buying them is illegal.
The third one who can't keep is an ocelot.
The ocelot has a wide range of distribution in the mainland, its body has copper wire-like spots, and the adult ocelot weighs about 4 kilograms. The artificial breeding of ocelots is much simpler than that of rabbits, so leopard cats are very sought-after in the pet markets of Europe and the United States, with prices of about 3,000 yuan, most of which are Bengali breeds.
In the mainland, the leopard cat is a national second-class protected animal, and individuals cannot keep it. Although the law explicitly prohibits it, there are still many cases of leopard cats in the mainland every year. Mainly because ocelots look so cat-like that they don't look like wild animals at all. In some remote mountainous areas, villagers can pick up leopard cat cubs by working in the fields or going up the mountain to collect mushrooms, and those who do not know them can easily think of them as ordinary tanuki cats, and they will break the law when they are brought home and raised. If the cat at home is picked up, friends can take a closer look, maybe it is a protected animal leopard cat.
The fourth cat that cannot be kept is the black-footed cat.
The black-footed cat is the smallest member of the feline family, and the female is only the size of an ordinary thermos cup, and looks like a miniature version of a tanuki cat. Black-footed cats are not distributed on the mainland, they are mainly distributed in the southern regions of Africa.
Black-footed cats feed mainly on mice, insects, and birds. Outrageously, this kitten likes to eat spiders very much, and biologists have observed the life habits of black-footed cats for a long time through cameras, and found that spiders can account for 50% of their diet.
Black-footed cats also attack larger animals, and they will lurk in flocks of goats to bite the neck of lambs. The lamb dies shortly after the blood vessels in its neck are bitten through, and the black-footed cat waiting to the side can enjoy the meal.
The number of black-footed cats is very small, it is an endangered cat, and private breeding is prohibited worldwide, so friends must not buy this cat. In addition, the black-footed cat is also very dangerous to raise, although its size is not much larger than the mouse in Guangdong, but its canine teeth are very sharp and has the habit of biting the neck, if someone raises it, it may be bitten at night, and the black-footed cat is more dangerous for babies!
In fact, the most suitable cat in the mainland is the beaver cat, which is very suitable for the climate of the mainland and is very good-looking. The feeding cost of tanuki cats is very low, there is no need for high-end cat food, the owner eats whatever they eat, and eating white rice can also grow fat and strong.
Tanuki cat
The most important thing is that the tanuki cat is a little master of catching mice, and friends in rural areas know that there must be a tanuki cat at home, and there will be no mice within 100 meters nearby, and the mice will run away when they smell the smell of the tanuki cat. In addition, the tanuki cat can also prevent snakes from entering the house, and friends who are afraid of snakes can adopt one.
The list of protected animals on the mainland is the largest in the world, and it is best not to keep any cats that you don't know, because they are likely to be protected animals. If you find a cat cub in the wild, don't pick it up, and friends who live in the mountains should pay more attention, because you don't know what the cat you pick up will look like. Some people picked up the cat and found that it was a snow leopard after it was raised, and some people picked up a small black dog and learned that it was a dog bear after raising it, and these cases can be found on the Internet.