![A serval escaped in Decatur last fall and was on the loose for about two months before the cat was captured and sent to animal control, according to Ronald Atkins, administrator for Macon County Animal Control.](/images/uploads/_small/IMG_0939.jpg)
Wild animal pet trend prompts legislation banning servals, kangaroos and other animals in Illinois
The new measure would ban the ownership of exotic animals including servals, caracals, kangaroos and wallabies along with any hybrid of these animals. This bill is an amendment to the 2012 criminal code act which includes a section that makes it illegal to own certain animals.