Exotic Incident #2354

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Sandstone, MN - USA

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Incident Date:

15/03/2015

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Summary:

The owner of two lynxes relinquished one named Cleo to the Wildcat Sanctuary. The other lynx had passed away from a health issue a couple years prior. They were originally purchased from a game farm.

Cleo was declawed, never fed meat, and had not been outdoors in 13 years.

It is illegal to own a lynx as a pet in Minnesota.