IMPHAL, July 10: The PFA Thoubal has informed in a press statement that a young leopard cub was found inside a coop yesterday at the residence of one Waikhom Sureshkumar Meitei of Thoubal Mayai Leirak.
He told PFA that yesterday morning he heard his chickens make unusual noise. When checked, he found the cat. Many insisted him to kill the animal so that it would no longer harm chickens or ducks. But he declined with the concern for the animal listed in schedule 1, it said.
“The Leopard cat was found drenched and got a minor injury at its left ear. We clean and dried the animal. It is now at the transit shelter of PFA for observation”, it said.