Food: Fish, crustaceans, small mammals, birds, snakes, frogs, and insects.

I really dont believe it will eat a kid or a dog. “small mammals” as in mice and so on. It doesnt seem like it would take much joy in hunting and killing your kid. You guys need to learn your facts. And I think its not very polite when people start there replies with “to the stupid idiot that said…” get over yourself people can have there opinion it doesnt make them stupid.

Beautiful puss.

Once and for all, the ‘grenade’ is a rubber inflator for a blood pressure device, camera lens brush or similar. Ever seen a cat chewing cast iron? Don’t think so.

There are some idiots posting here, especially the few advocating violence towards cats. Like to see THEM eaten by dogs…

I’ve not eaten meat in decades, and I can’t stand political vegans. Understand that other creatures have dietary requirements specific to their species. Personally I wouldn’t feed puss live chickens in the house, rather in the garden where he can hunt properly and have more kitty fun whilst doing so.

Enjoy!

I’d buy cat like that if I could, but ofc they need much living space and so on.

Where did you think domestic dogs and cats came from, some magic land? Originally they came from wolves and the African Wild Cat, try doing some basic research before you have a ridiculous knee-jerk reaction because you don’t like what other people are doing. Then have a good, hard look at yourself and what you are doing before you even think about criticising.

Then you get the other extreme, the ones who want a Fishing Cat of their own. Again do your research, these cats require an awful lot of work, that’s why the majority of animal welfare organisations don’t like ordinary people having them. Most people don’t know how to look after them properly, or are unable or unwilling to put in the huge amount of work necessary to look after them properly. The advice to them is similar, take a good hard look at yourself and consider whether you could put in the work required, make the sacrifices required, and give the animal a good life in an environment you share with it.

Strange isn’t it, that two people in Russia who have a Fishing Cat, a wild animal, and seem to be giving it a good life, (take a look at their website http://www.johndevis.com/) should excite so much comment, when animal shelters all over America are full to overflowing with ordinary so-called domestic animals.

Some people would call that truly monumental hypocrisy.

Keeping endangered animals as pets is incredibly selfish because it places the desires of the pet owner over the good of the population. In other words I don’t care if the animal goes extinct as long as I have my pet.

And wild animals don’t make good pets. It doesn’t matter how cute it looks in the picture; it bites, it sprays and it’s unpredictable. There’s no such thing as a wild cat that makes a good pet. Please if you’re one of the people asking where to get a cat like this as a pet, do your homework, research the animal and then if you’re still determined to do it, get really good insurance. Most insurance will not cover personal or property damage by a wild animal kept as a pet.

Sure, this cat looks okay. But the fact is that most wild pets are not. Most are not suited to living in a constricted environment. Most are distressed or malnourished because their owners can’t provide a special diet. Most were caught or traded illegally. Most are eventually handed over to zoos because they become too big for the owners to handle. Whatever this particular case may be like, however content this particular animal may be, it is not okay to advocate the owning of wild animals in general.

Some people are saying that its safer for the cat to live indoors rather than in the wild. And yes, seeing as how THIS cat was probably raised with humans, that is probably the case. But normal Fishing cats that were actually raised in the wild should stay there. Saying that wild animals in general should be adopted because it is not safe in the wild is…kinda stupid.
Some commenters mentioned that feeding live prey to the cat is exactly like feeding live prey to a pet snake. Keep in mind that feeding live prey to snakes is also a controversial issue. This is because 1) Cornered prey might lash back at the predator in self defense, meaning the predator might be injured. Prey is stronger than you think: snakes have been known to suffer heavy injuries from cornered mice. Both animals are capable of inflicting harm on eachother, especially when there is very little space. And 2) No, it is not natural. In the natural environment, prey would have a place to run. Here, the prey has nowhere to go. That is where the question of ethics and animal abuse comes up. Would you be willing to feed a live gazelle to a lion with both animals in a cage? Feed a monkey to a clouded leopard? Really there is no reason to opt for live prey. Most animals, this cat included, will accept freshly-dead prey or thawed prey. If you want to sharpen its instincts and keep it active, then there are other ways to provide a stimulating environment for the cat. There is no necessity for live prey and it can be dangerous.

Wild cats are not the same as domesticated ones. Anyone who has taken any psychology 101 course will know: behavior has a lot to do with genetics. Domestic housecats have been bred for thousands of years to become pets. They make good pets because they were bred to have calmer temperaments than wild animals. Sure, some wild animals that have grown up around humans are nicer, but most still have a wild temperament. Even feral cats are more sociable with humans than wild cats.

Also, the fishing cat is endangered. Most of you will say that the pet cat here is in no danger: it is living, therefore it adds to the population of fishing cats. But the fishing cat is still endangered in the wild, and this cat has been taken out of the breeding population. Zoos, at least, attempt to breed the animals and reintroduce them or conserve them. But one wild cat in a household equals one less reproductive cat in the wild. Not to mention, many wild animals are captured illegally to be sold as pets. And when this happens with many cats…