Final Missing Serval Cat in Berks County, PA Tragically Found Deceased
Published On: 12/2/2025
Last Updated On: 12/2/2025
By Callie, Seymour, Yebba, and Mama and our Hooman Ashley!
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Serval cat from Cricket Wildlife Center
This morning in Berks County, PA the snow arrived—soft, quiet… the kind of snowfall that makes everything feel still and gentle. But the news that reached our newsroom windowsill wasn’t gentle at all.
Cricket Wildlife Center shared the update no one wanted to hear:
The final missing serval cat was tragically struck by a car last night and did not survive.
We sat together watching the snow drift down, feeling that cold settle into our whiskers and our hearts at the same time. Some stories don’t match the season around them—but the weight of this one somehow felt heavier against the silence of the first snowfall.
A Community That Showed Up
Adorable serval cat playing in the leaves
Even through freezing temperatures, windy nights, and long days, people searched for her.
Over 100 sighting calls flooded in.
Dozens of volunteers walked fields, woods, and back roads.
Neighbors put food out.
Farmers kept watch from barns and silos.
Drivers slowed down.
Whole neighborhoods looked out for a glimpse of her spotted fur against winter grass.
In a month full of stress, cold fronts, and early sunsets, Pennsylvania showed up—not casually, but fully.
This serval was loved, even by those who never met her.
Cricket Wildlife Center said it the way only grieving hoomans can:
“This is not the outcome we wanted, but we take solace in the fact the other two are home and safe because of the dedication and compassion of this community.”
And in our little newsroom, we felt that deeply.
Loving Animals in a World That Isn’t Always Gentle
Young girl smiling with the serval wildcats
As rescue cats ourselves, we know how fragile safety can be.
We know what it means to run, to hide, to be scared in a world too big for us.
This serval deserved a long life—warm places to sleep, quiet mornings, food she didn’t have to hunt for, people who adored her. And she had that, right up until fate took a different turn.
Losing her this way feels sharp.
It feels unfair.
It feels wrong.
But grief is also a sign of how deeply a community cared.
To Everyone Who Helped — We See You
If you gave your time,
your backyard,
your barn,
your headlights,
your cameras,
your patience…
you were part of her story.
If you watched the snow fall this morning and felt the loss a little differently than a stranger might—that means your heart was in it.
Cricket Wildlife Center is asking all helpers to:
disarm live traps
remove any food left out
wait for official pickup of equipment in the coming days
It’s the last step in a long, emotional search.
And if today feels heavy, it’s okay.
We’re holding that weight with you.
A beautiful serval cat from Cricket Wildlife Center
