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That is to assume that people are not illegally breeding, selling and keeping big cats today in Britain - people who keep one of these cats and lose it (or set it 'free' when it becomes to problematic to look after), would not be approaching the authorities.

There a surprisingly large trade in illegal animals in the UK - most people will know nothing about it. But check out recent new articles about dumped snakes and giant tortoises https://eastdevonnews.co.uk/2024/02/13/east-devon-police-inv.... Local to me a man was arrested for breeding Savannah cats.