A warm home is every furry child’s lifelong desire. Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to rescue and adopt stray cats. What a loving thing it is to take home the little poor thing you meet by chance on the roadside, sign a love contract with each other, accompany each other and warm each other! However, there are also some cute little things that you can’t just take home if you want!

If you meet the following cats on the road, don’t think about “collecting” them, because many of them are nationally protected animals. If you accidentally keep these cats, you may face fines, confiscation or even criminal prosecution. The risk of liability is a veritable beast sitting in jail.

1. Leopard Cat Leopard cat is a wild cat that mainly inhabits mountainous forest areas, suburban shrubs and near forest edge villages. They are widely distributed in China. As a national and world-class protected animal, leopard cats are prohibited from being raised. Because ocelots are wild and difficult to tame, if you encounter them outdoors, please stay away immediately and do not try to raise them. What needs to be more noted is that leopard cats are national second-level protected animals. If you do not obtain a national license, it is an illegal act. In mild cases, you will be subject to administrative penalties from the wildlife protection department, and in serious cases, it may constitute a crime. 2. Serval Cat The Serval Cat is distributed in west, central and eastern Africa. Its body shape is like a small cheetah, with a slender trunk and limbs. Its fur is yellow with black spots. The black spots blend with the longitudinal markings on its back and head. All in one, very handsome and mysterious. Serval cats have amazing jumping ability, like to jump, and are highly aggressive. They will not let you pet them like pet cats, so they are dangerous. In my country, serval cats are classified as national second-level protected animals. The sentencing method for buying, selling and transporting them at will is equivalent to illegally selling and transporting national second-level protected animals. Serval cats have been banned in China for a long time, and it is illegal to keep them again. 3. Black-footed cat Black-footed cat is named black-footed cat because the soles of its feet are particularly black. This is a small cat, weighing just over three pounds. Although black-footed cats are small in size, they are known as "the deadliest cats in the world" and they dare to attack lambs that are four times their size. The black-footed cat's attack power is very powerful. When hunting at night, it can kill one prey almost every 50 minutes and can eat 10 prey in one night, with a hunting success rate of 60%. 4. Pallas Cat Pallas Cat, also known as Rabbit Cat, has a stout and short body, similar in size to a house cat, has a furry appearance, rich expressions, and even looks a little cute. The innocent-looking Pallas cat is actually very eccentric, very territorial, and very aggressive. It is easy to attack people or other animals, and it is very cruel. Due to the rare number of Pallas cats, they have long been listed as national protected animals. They are also one of the banned cats. It is illegal to keep them. 5. Rusty-spotted leopard cat The rusty-spotted leopard cat, referred to as the rusty-spotted cat, is also one of the protected wild cats. Since the female cat only weighs 1 kilogram, it is tied with the black-footed cat as the smallest wild cat in the world. The rusty-spotted cat is agile and active. It lives semi-perched in trees. It is an expert climber and can easily hunt for food in trees. It mainly feeds on birds and small rodent mammals. Today, the number of spotted cats worldwide is less than 10,000, and they are considered a vulnerable species, so they are also protected. 6. Desert cats Desert cats are distributed in northwest my country and other places. They are larger than domestic cats, have a long tail, slightly longer limbs, and a tuft of short hair at the end of their ears. They are not afraid of harsh weather and mainly prey on small animals. The desert cat is known as "one of the most mysterious cats on earth" and is also a second-level protected animal. It has been banned in China for a long time. If you raise it again, you will be put in jail! 7. Sand dune cat The sand dune cat is also a small cat. The weight of an adult cat is about three kilograms. The sand dune cat has big ears on its small face and looks very interesting and cute. Because they live in the desert all year round, their flesh pads are very thick and their hair is thick, which effectively insulates them from the hot sand and heat. The sand dune cat is protected by the laws of many countries and has been listed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. 8. Asian Golden Cats Asian golden cats are mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and parts of China. They are medium in size, have yellow body hair, and have beautiful patterns. They have also been listed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and are also a national first-level species in my country. ANIMAL CROSSING. 9. Lynx The lynx is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the cat family and the genus Lynx. It looks like a cat, but is much larger than a cat. It is a medium-sized beast.

It lives in forest and shrub areas, and is more common in dense forests and rocks. It likes to live alone, is good at climbing and swimming, and has strong hunger resistance. It can lie still in one place for several days, and is not afraid of severe cold. It feeds on rats, hares, etc., and also preys on small wild boars and deer. The nests are mostly built in rock crevices or tree holes. 2-4 litters per litter. Widely distributed in Europe and northern Asia. It is the national animal of Romania. It is also a second-level protected animal in my country.

10. Caracal The caracal is an animal of the genus Caracal in the order Carnivora, family Felidae. Caracals mainly eat small mammals and birds, and occasionally attack gazelles, small antelopes or young ostriches. Caracals are territorial cats that live alone or in pairs. They are extremely territorial and have strong jumping ability. They do not like to bark. They occasionally make calls similar to leopards and will lie in caves during the day. The above cats have long been banned for various reasons. If you really like cats, you can raise ordinary domestic cats, such as Chinese garden cats, civet cats, British shorthair cats, American shorthair cats, ragdoll cats, etc. Most pet cats have good tempers and are very suitable for domestic breeding. As long as you spend more time with them and interact with them more, they will treat you as their closest person!